The emotions, associations and experiences conjured by the onset of summer are different for children and their parents…
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Lawn care: A pleasurable pain in the grass
Take three and a half acres of property, and subtract one 1500 square-foot brick ranch with a detached garage, then carry the seven, and you know what you’re left with? A hellova lot of grass to cut.
Remember the hot dogs, but never forget the military heroes
[A]fter 28 years of marriage and military life, my brain cells are shot. Maybe it’s hormones. Maybe my reckless college years finally caught up with me. Maybe I’ve ingested too many artificial sweeteners. Maybe raising three kids causes premature dementia…
Modelers pay tribute to military moments and memories
In the back room of a Patuxant River game store, men gather at long tables formed into a square. They aren’t there for the video and board games. They come to discuss plastic models of miniature military aircraft, ships, armored tanks and artillery.