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Month: November 2021

Black Friday: Why Is This Still a Thing?

Black Friday: Why Is This Still a Thing?

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As we move into Thanksgiving week, once the turkey has been carved, the football games have been watched, and the pumpkin pie has been served, many Americans then turn their sights towards their next holiday tradition. Black Friday. These shopping sentinels arise in the middle of the night, put on their favorite PJs or sweats, grab their lattes and their shopping lists, and head into the breach to join hordes of other would-be bargain hunters on their quest for the…

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Restaurant Review: Sushi Bomb (Hagerstown, MD)

Restaurant Review: Sushi Bomb (Hagerstown, MD)

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My wife and I recently were out and about (doing some early Christmas shopping) and decided to try one of the newest restaurants to grace the Hub City, Sushi Bomb.  Located on Wesel Boulevard (in a renovated space formerly occupied by a now defunct ‘Ruby Tuesday’s’), I’ll admit I was a bit skeptical at first, as there are now three places to get sushi within a mile radius of this new sushi location.  Would ‘Sushi Bomb’ be able to stand…

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Emergency Rooms: Ground Zero for Health Care

Emergency Rooms: Ground Zero for Health Care

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I don’t know if you’ve had the pleasure (or misfortune) to visit an emergency room lately, but if the ER visit is a litmus test on the current state of the US healthcare system, we are badly failing as a society. Let me relay our most recent experience with a local health system provider – whose name I will withhold, but if you live anywhere near me, you’ll know exactly what organization I’m talking about. My mother was involved in…

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A Week of Firsts….

A Week of Firsts….

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My youngest daughter is experiencing a whole lot of “firsts” in her life this week. She’s on fall break from her college, and she decided to fly down to see her grandmother, extended family, and a few friends in Florida. So naturally, there was some planning to do.  Some “adult” things to take care of – as with any journey – but in the past these things were always handled by myself or her mother.  This time, she is the…

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