Prizes and Procrastination

The contest has closed! Winners have been selected!

And I can’t tell you because I forgot to ask any of the entrants for their consent to share their names on the blog.

Oh, bother. Look for all that - - and more! - - in tomorrow’s post. You would not believe what I have learned about creative reuse.

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In the meantime, take a look at the latest on The Merriweather Post about CA’s proposal to remove a few pools and replace them with splash pads. I feel like he does a good job looking at the pros and cons. I have been gathering my thoughts on this since I heard about the proposal and I will be writing about it soon.

It’s a difficult issue for me because one of the pools likely to be removed is my neighborhood pool. As you might imagine, I have feelings.

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Hats off to the local man who offered to give free shoveling lessons to all and sundry in the convenient location of his own driveway, all supplies provided. No, he wasn’t serious. It was delightful to read something humorous that wasn’t at all mean-spirited. (Perhaps he might give free lessons in that.)

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There appears to be some dirty pool going on in the County Executive race. I don’t want to get into the weeds here but, if you see a letterhead that looks like this it’s important to know what you are looking at.

This group is a voluntary membership-based nonprofit. It is not the actual police department. They are an advocacy group. Can they express opinions? Sure. Can they speak on behalf of the Howard County Police Department? Absolutely not.

It would be interesting to know who is generating all the energy behind this.

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One last thing: mark your calendar and offer up good vibes for cooperation from the weather. This is Friday.

Howard County is partnering with local entrepreneur Althea Hanson for a community charitable event this Friday. Learn more in this television interview on Fox 45 News.

It’s easy to be weighed down by our own woes right now. Jamaica continues to struggle after the damage wrought by Hurricane Melissa. This this is a local opportunity to reach beyond our bubble.

Stay warm today if you can.

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