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Now the first of December was covered with snow...

 Not in Howard County, though. Just on the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston. In Howard County we got an earthquake on the eve of December 1st. Sure. Why not?  I missed it because I was driving home from work. It was fun to relive the experience on social media once I got home. I use the word “fun” because this was a small enough earthquake that no one was hurt and no major damage was done. It was just something to talk about. Like snow on the first of December.

Something else to talk about:

River Hill High School Choral Concert, tonight, 7pm. Free admission. Concert Choir, Women’s Choir, Chamber Choir, Leading Ladies, Talon Tones, and Chorale. Come early to make sure you get to try out the new comfy auditorium seats recently installed in the front portion of the hall. (Oh, and you can make a donation if you wish to help fund seats for the rest of the hall.)

Midnight Madness in Old Ellicott City. Begins at 6 pm. There’ll be a periodic parking shuttle to save you some steps. Please go and report back on your experiences. I’ll be at the aforementioned concert, so you do the shopping for me, won’t you?

In closing, a thought that stopped me in my tracks yesterday.


What can you do today that will change the future?



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