The kid (actually a legal adult, horrors!) had a service gig at Sunrise Assisted Living in Hickory Ridge. It’s a cool thing called “Songs for Seniors” where music students share their talents with residents. I had some time to kill and the perfect plan.
I’d nip over to the Hawthorn Center in Hickory Ridge where the folks at Howard County Pride were having a donut sale fundraiser. I’d get one for myself and one for my musician. Perfect.
Did I GPS it? No. I thought I could get there on dead reckoning alone. I had a general idea of where I was going.
I ended up turning on a road called Jerrys Drive, thinking it would cut through to where I was going. Holy mackerel. Not only did it not cut through, it turned out to be the craziest amalgamation of housing styles and land use choices I have seen in this area to date. You start out thinking you’re in Columbia but then it’s almost immediately apparent that you are in the Land of Outparcel.
Yikes. Who knew what mysteries awaited me when I made that left turn off of Owen Brown Road? I have no criticism. I was fascinated. It’s amazing how you can move from total architectural control to “anything goes” in less than half a block. Perhaps I am just easily entertained.
Well, I broke down and GPS’ed it to no avail. When I arrived at my destination what I saw was a community yard sale. I drove away sadly and landed at Mad City for some iced coffee and a snack. While I was there I glanced at social media posts for the event and realized that the Donut Sale was a part of that community yard sale. I had been so close!
Sigh.
I went to the Howard County Pride website and made a donation instead. You can, too. From their website:
Saturday
June 29, 2019
11:00am-5:00pm
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Join us for the first annual Howard County LGBTQ PRIDE festival!
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Centennial Park
10000 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, MD 2104
In the meantime:
- Take a drive down Jerrys Drive
- Tell me the history of Jerrys Drive
- Tell me your story of getting lost in Columbia/HoCo
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