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The Mystery List



I keep a running list of things that might make a good blog post. Unfortunately, once I put something on the list, I tend to lose all interest in writing about it. 

This is an ongoing mystery to me. Anyway, here is the current list:

  • Cycling without Age
  • People on the Go Maryland
  • The Gathering, a new monthly salon at the library
  • Patapsco Literary Festival
  • Former Ellicott City preschool reopens in Sykesville 
  • China Day October 4
  • CEI Harvest Gala October 16
  • SEEDS
  • Cradlerock partners with Queen Takes Book
Other mysteries include the appearance of multiple fire trucks and more than one ambulance at Elite Spice in Jessup yesterday morning. This would not be such a big deal were it not for a pending lawsuit against the company and reports of EPA violations. Of course, this could be completely unrelated. I am not an investigative reporter. This is beyond my level of expertise.

A mystery which seems likely to be benign: the sighting in Owen Brown of - - a large rolling…horse? sporting an American flag decoration.  These are the kinds of things one learns on Reddit. Yes, there’s a photo. I’m not sharing it because it isn’t my photo. Cool points to the local wit who responded, “Citizens of Troy, be not alarmed.”

In “The Jokes on Me” category, reports of a Big Bird appearance in Columbia were not what I  was visualizing.





Hope springs eternal. I love that big yellow guy.

A complete mystery to me: folks who show up eager to argue the meaning of the United States Constitution with the County Executive.

The best mystery: readership of the blog has increased significantly in the last several weeks and I have no idea why. It doesn’t appear to be tied to any one particular type of story, either. I don’t know if the algorithm on FB has shifted to make the blog more visible or whether it’s some sort of organic/serendipitous development. 

Whoever you are, it’s nice to have you along for the ride. 









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