Warmer weather is fast approaching, and if you’re a parent of older kids (like me), the search is just beginning for them to land a summer job. Now, back in my day (we’re talking the 1980’s here), a job that paid more than $5 or $6 an hour was pretty hard to find. Sure, you could flip burgers, mow lawns, or find some other seasonal profession, but the pay wasn’t all that great (although to be fair, I can still…
It seems like the older I get, the more I am remembering my nightly dreams. Of course, I don’t think I’ve had a good night’s sleep since 2005, but that’s a different story. Dreams are a common – and necessary – part of everyone’s nightly sleep cycle. They happen during the REM (rapid-eye movement) portion of a nightly sleep cycle. Your body shifts from REM to non-REM sleep many times during the night, and – as it happens – you…
Always on the lookout for something new and local to try, my wife and I had heard that “The Plum”, a downtown Hagerstown daytime lunch staple for years, was now open for dinner. Now going by the name of District Provision & Supply Co., we headed towards the county seat on a recent Friday night to check them out. After parking in a downtown parking deck, we ambled down the alley that is Rochester Place, just off of West Washington…
Spring is in the air (although I will admit that the weather lately has hardly been spring like), and with the budding of the trees and the greening of the landscape, thoughts turn to the spring/summer/fall garden. With the ongoing rise in food prices, gasoline, and all things consumer-related, more and more people are contemplating ways to cut costs in their household budgets. The government is even warning the population about food shortages and ongoing supply problems, making trips to…