Our local volunteer fire department in Lutherville lost one of their brothers tonight. A 4-alarm fire broke out in the Towson Crossing Apartments in Parkville, just south of Taylor Avenue on Loch Raven Boulevard. Firefighters searched through the burning building and performed several emergency rescues. When the command was given for all firefighters to evacuate…

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Of course, I am punning from the ever-eighties song, “Ice, Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice (Yo baby, let’s kick it). It would be wrong (so very wrong) for me to put together a rap of our surprise day off; rather, I think I’ll just share a few of the highlights and call it a day.…

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(I thought this was the perfect image for this post, especially with all of my Pisces-Posting earlier in the week. Check out ZenBikes in NYC for all your biking needs!) Today, I was one with my bike. Well, the truth is, I was one with all of my bike parts that lay scattered around me.…

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Time: 20:06 Opening Impressions: 1. Last Friday, when I looked at how busy and hectic this weekend was going to be, my goal was to just get through it, you know? Three days at the farm for horse events, the gymnastics competition in Knoxville, TN, big meetings about programs with critical needs, play dates, and…

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I get hyped up about football for some reason. I don’t understand half of the game, to be honest with you, and I still don’t know all the positions on the team or what each player is really supposed to do. Still, it’s fun following the Ravens. They’re a good team, and watching them play…

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Time: 2031 Opening Impressions: 1. I’m really looking forward to next Friday, where I will be kicking off a new feature on my blog called Friday Focus: Spotlighting Marylanders Who Are Making a Difference. My first Focus will be on the firefighters and EMTs at our local volunteer fire station. If you live in Maryland…

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Amy dropped a bomb on me today when she posted on my Facebook wall that the zodiac signs had shifted to make way for sign no. 13 (that, alone, tells you how stupid all this is. Yeah, like I want to be one of the lucky ones to have zodiac number 13 as my sign…).…

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Time: 1638 Opening Impressions: 1. We had a 2-hour delay today thanks to a couple of inches of snow that found its way out of the sky last night. The roads weren’t bad, but few of us could help wishing that schools would be shut down anyway. There’s nothing like getting up at 5 in…

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Time: 1733 Opening Impressions: 1. Today’s date is 1/11/11, and those who make wishes at 11:11 a.m. were absolutely delirious with hope that their wishes would most certainly come true today. I missed it, unfortunately, as I was in the middle of class. 2. Schools closed early one hour today so that students’ lives would…

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(photo credit: New York Times) Yesterday, I posted a video on my Facebook wall of an interview with the mother of Christina Taylor Green, the 9 year old girl who was killed in the Tuscon seige over the weekend. If you don’t know the story, Christina was born On September 11, 2001, and her father…

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