Summer That time we took a wrong turn into NASA 23 Jul 201529 Jul 2015 GREENBELT, Md. — We knew we'd made a mistake as soon as we turned in. This was not the NASA we were looking for. There were two layers of barbed-wired-topped…
Spring break In which we are welcomed by Maryland Unitarians 7 Apr 201410 Jun 2014 BOWIE, Md. — As teenagers do, Trevor spent his Saturday night on vacation surfing the Internet for Sunday-morning church services. He narrowed his choices to two Unitarian Universalist congregations near…
Spring break Baltimore and a day of almosts 17 Mar 20147 Apr 2014 BALTIMORE, Md. — Sunday was a day of almosts. We almost went to the National Zoo, but it had taken us so long to get out of New York on…
Summer Fossil-hunting between the storms 9 Aug 20126 Sep 2014 CALVERT CLIFFS STATE PARK, MD. – The rain arrived at Calvert Cliffs about five minutes before we did. We sat in the truck and listened helplessly as giant drops pummeled…
Summer Ocean City: An awkward love child 31 Aug 20102 Sep 2010 OCEAN CITY, Md. -- Atlantic City and Virginia Beach had a love child. They called it Ocean City. I’m not sure what I was expecting, but certainly not the mindblowing…