Currently Reading: Shorebilly

This week’s piece was inspired by all of the articles I’ve been reading about the new Beach Bounce place opening this weekend in West Ocean City. It seems that everywhere I look, there’s another article about it, and I for … Continue reading →

Regardless of what holiday you celebrate, I hope you had a safe and happy one. If I happen to have seen you recently and wished you a Merry Christmas and you don’t celebrate it…don’t be offended. Just look at it … Continue reading →

It’s another heartfelt story from Syd, as we well know his love for family, the Christmas season brings him lots of joy. Read along as he takes us on a comical tour of his most beloved memories of Christmases past. Syd always says it best: “Embrace your family. Embrace your beliefs, wake up tomorrow, realize how blessed you are, kiss your children, and say thanks to whomever you are thankful to.” Continue reading →

This is one of those rare times when I had difficulty deciding what to write this week. I knew that I wanted to stick with ‘feel good’ stories throughout the holiday season, I just wasn’t sure where to go with … Continue reading →

As incredibly entertaining as the rest of my family road trip was, I’m going to have to put that piece on the shelf. After seven weeks, I was only 24 hours into a week-long trip. Given my innate penchant for … Continue reading →

I stood there in front of the completely packed restaurant with the cool name feeling a bit dejected. The opportunities for me to dine with my wife and all 4 of my children are very few, and very far between. … Continue reading →

When we left off last week, the delightful town of Asheville, North Carolina had just appeared out of the dense mountain fog like an oasis. After having just spent the past 14 hours of my life driving through miserable weather … Continue reading →

When we left off, I was in the early stages (still) of a family road trip while simultaneously composing a tourism brochure for Accomack County Virginia. So I’m going to pick it up right where we ended. I was driving … Continue reading →

I truly apologize for all of the starting and stopping on this story. Unfortunately, being on a word count is Kryptonite to a guy like me. This is why I’m still telling you a story of a road trip from … Continue reading →

Well, since there’s not a whole lot going on in town this time of year, particularly in the bar scene, I’m going to continue on with the tales from my family road trip. Once I realized that this trip was … Continue reading →

We’ll aptly title this show, ‘the summer of 2014’. The setting –  a busy bar in a beach resort town (sound familiar yet?) The cast of characters – a surreal collection of miscreants that never cease to amaze while simultaneously … Continue reading →

About a month or so back, I introduced a new segment to this column titled ‘Confessions of a Restaurant Guy’. It’s a piece that I mentioned I’d be periodically revisiting. This is essentially where I tell you stories from my … Continue reading →