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The holidays are both a joyous and tumultuous time of year. It’s crazy, hectic and celebratory; it’s time spent and memories made with friends and family near and far—it’s for many, as that well-known song says, the most wonderful time … Continue reading →

It wasn’t until the opening teaser that the public knew for certain—Shawnee Berzonski, proprietor of Cupcakes in Bloom in Berlin, MD had indeed made it onto Cupcake Wars, the Food Network’s popular TV competition.  Berzonski had organized a viewing party … Continue reading →

Well, we’re now into part 4 of this piece documenting the antics of my roommates and I during our first summer here. For most of them, it turned out to be their last summer in O.C. I, on the other … Continue reading →

I hope you’ve all been following along through Parts 1 and 2 of this piece. It’s basically a synopsis of all of the bizarre and humorous events that took place during my first summer in Ocean City involving me and … Continue reading →

On a practically daily basis, we are faced with experiences that either completely shatter our faith in humanity, or restore it. More often than not, unfortunately it’s the former. I’d like to share with you a true experience I’ve had … Continue reading →

Well, I hope you’ve all been following along and have read parts 1 and 2 of this segment. If you have, then you are up to speed and no intro is necessary. If you haven’t…number one-shame on you, and number … Continue reading →

Hopefully you’ve read last week’s article, which was merely a set-up to this one. If not, here’s the cliff notes version…I described the “old guy in the bar”. There’s one in every bar room in America. He’s the aging regular … Continue reading →

We touched briefly last week on the fact that I am technologically inept and that I have no formal writing skills and limited education. If you are seated with red pen in hand, or are expecting literary genius, I’m probably … Continue reading →

In the formative stages of this fun little column, I feel compelled to give you a little background on me, and maybe even provide a few disclaimers. I have had absolutely no formal training as a writer what-so-ever, so bear … Continue reading →