by admin | Aug 9, 2012 | News
In the good old days of the Cold War, come summer Olympic time, you could count on a killer Soviet gymnastics team fanning out across the arena, ravenous for gold, their leotards proudly blazoned with the letters “C C C P.” As a youngster, I puzzled over...
by admin | Aug 2, 2012 | News
This time of year down in pestilential Baltimore, we’ve come to expect an all-out attack by Aedes albopictus, a nasty little customer more commonly known as the Asian Tiger mosquito. The Asian Tiger can be identified by distinctive bands of black and white on...
by admin | Jul 26, 2012 | News
The magical rise of the firefly is one of the great glories of a humid July evening on St. Peters Church Road. As night lowers its shroud, the cut grass, then the tall weeds, and finally the sleep-heavy boughs of the trees come to life with flashes of LED green. They...
by admin | Jul 19, 2012 | News
Summer is the testing-time for trees. High-powered storms soften the ground with torrential rain, then follow up with tornadic winds, delivering a one-two punch that can topple even a healthy specimen. Downed trees are practically a given in the summer. How you and...
by admin | Jul 12, 2012 | News
For the record, I am not proud of any of this. The scenario: a July parking lot; an oven of a car, the air conditioner blowing hot air in my face; a truly obnoxious driver. The “obnoxious driver,” in this case, is the jerk in the Volvo waiting for my...
by admin | Jul 5, 2012 | News
Last Thursday, with a media circus in full swing on its famous marble steps, the Supreme Court handed down a fascinating decision. And no, I’m not talking about the very sensible affirmation of the Affordable Health Care Act. I mean instead the repeal of the...
