Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist

Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist
Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Md Troopers Assoc #20 & Westminster Md Fire Dept Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist

Friday, November 25, 2016

Marnie and Louis Paumier, and Marian Rognlien talk with Peter Graham Dunn

Marnie and Louis Paumier, and Marian Rognlien talk with Peter Graham Dunn, the owner of P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor
Nov. 25, 2016 Friday

Marnie and Louis Paumier, and Marian Rognlien talk with Peter Graham Dunn

Marnie and Louis Paumier, and Marian Rognlien talk with Peter Graham Dunn, the owner of P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor
Nov. 25, 2016 Friday

Visiting the P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor... store

Visiting the P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor... store in Dalton, Ohio Nov. 25, 2016 Friday

Visiting the P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor... store

Visiting the P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor... store in Dalton, Ohio Nov. 25, 2016 Friday

Visiting the P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor... store in Dalton, Ohio

Visiting the P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor... store in Dalton, Ohio Nov. 25, 2016 Friday

It is a fascinating store that manufactures and sell woodworking products; much of which is of a patriotic, agricultural, arts and crafty, and religious theme.

The customers are predominantly Mennonite and some Amish - complete with horse and buggies outside. Another great bonus is that the clientele actually dresses appropriately to be out in public. And folks are respectful and polite. Just saying.

It is a really neat store. Almost like an art gallery... Perfect place to visit for someone who maintained his woodworking workshop and radial arm saw in the living room for fifteen years.

P. Graham Dunn | Inspirational Art, Home Décor, Gifts, Personalized ...
https://www.pgrahamdunn.com
Located in the world's largest Amish and Mennonite community, P. Graham Dunn manufactures inspirational art, gifts, and home decor

Visiting the P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor... store in Dalton, Ohio

Visiting the P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor... store in Dalton, Ohio Nov. 25, 2016 Friday

It is a fascinating store that manufactures and sell woodworking products; much of which is of a patriotic, agricultural, arts and crafty, and religious theme.

The customers are predominantly Mennonite and some Amish - complete with horse and buggies outside. Another great bonus is that the clientele actually dresses appropriately to be out in public. And folks are respectful and polite. Just saying.

It is a really neat store. Almost like an art gallery... Perfect place to visit for someone who maintained his woodworking workshop and radial arm saw in the living room for fifteen years.

P. Graham Dunn | Inspirational Art, Home Décor, Gifts, Personalized ...
https://www.pgrahamdunn.com
Located in the world's largest Amish and Mennonite community, P. Graham Dunn manufactures inspirational art, gifts, and home decor

Visiting the P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor... store in Dalton, Ohio


Visiting the P. Graham Dunn, art, gifts, home decor... store in Dalton, Ohio Nov. 25, 2016 Friday

It is a fascinating store that manufactures and sell woodworking products; much of which is of a patriotic, agricultural, arts and crafty, and religious theme.

The customers are predominantly Mennonite and some Amish - complete with horse and buggies outside. Another great bonus is that the clientele actually dresses appropriately to be out in public. And folks are respectful and polite. Just saying.

It is a really neat store. Almost like an art gallery... Perfect place to visit for someone who maintained his woodworking workshop and radial arm saw in the living room for fifteen years.

P. Graham Dunn | Inspirational Art, Home Décor, Gifts, Personalized ...
https://www.pgrahamdunn.com Located in the world's largest Amish and Mennonite community, P. Graham Dunn manufactures inspirational art, gifts, and home decor

Thursday, November 24, 2016

The Thanksgiving card players

The Thanksgiving card players 24Nov2016

The Thanksgiving card players

The Thanksgiving card players 24Nov2016

We really enjoyed our dinner at The City Square Steakhouse, downtown Wooster, Ohio

Wed., Nov. 23, 2016 We really enjoyed our dinner at The City Square Steakhouse, downtown Wooster, Ohio

"Located in the heart of historic downtown Wooster, The City Square Steakhouse is your destination for juicy steaks and burgers, fresh seafood and vegetarian entrées,
house-made sides and desserts, and a cocktail just the way you want it."

148 S MARKET ST, WOOSTER, OH 44691-4839 http://www.citysquaresteakhouse.com/ 

http://woosterhistory.org/exhibits/show/german-legacy/christmas-tree-in-wooster

We really enjoyed our dinner at The City Square Steakhouse, downtown Wooster, Ohio

Wed., Nov. 23, 2016 We really enjoyed our dinner at The City Square Steakhouse, downtown Wooster, Ohio

"Located in the heart of historic downtown Wooster, The City Square Steakhouse is your destination for juicy steaks and burgers, fresh seafood and vegetarian entrées,
house-made sides and desserts, and a cocktail just the way you want it."

148 S MARKET ST, WOOSTER, OH 44691-4839 http://www.citysquaresteakhouse.com/ 

http://woosterhistory.org/exhibits/show/german-legacy/christmas-tree-in-wooster

Say no to Black Friday - a new kind of obedience

Say no to Black Friday - a new kind of obedience

Black Friday is nuts. I will not be shopping on Black Friday or Shabby Saturday. If we refused to go out and shop, then corporate America would not force employees to work under such horrid circumstances.

If you have to go out tomorrow - treat the retail workers especially well and tip the restaurant servers extra and be sure to say "Thank you."

Nov. 24, 2016

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A New Kind of Obedience

"Like many, I try to reconcile myself to these daily humiliations through militancy over pressing issues.  But that always seems like just another diversion from the emptiness of it all.  Is it our pursuit of happiness through conspicuous consumption that is at stake? 

"Is happiness a value that we can find within ourselves or must we try to purchase or acquire it?   In this pursuit of happiness, what if it is really me, my soul, and the very essence of my existence that is at stake?" (1.)

"Life has a value only when it has something valuable as its object".
HEGEL, Introduction to Philosophy of History (1852)

"Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve."  ERICH FROMM, Man for Himself, (1947)

 (1.) Captured from a source that I cannot put my fingers on at the moment. If this is your image and your words - please let me know so that I may credit you. Thanks.
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We had Thanksgiving dinner at the home of our neice Marnie and nephew Louis

We had Thanksgiving dinner at the home of our neice Marnie and nephew Louis. They are rock stars. Dinner was awesome. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Be safe out there.

We had Thanksgiving dinner at the home of our neice Marnie and nephew Louis

We had Thanksgiving dinner at the home of our neice Marnie and nephew Louis. They are rock stars. Dinner was awesome. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Be safe out there.

A shout out to those working today.

A shout out to those working today. Thank you. God Bless you for your service. 24Nov2016

A shout out to those working today.

A shout out to those working today. Thank you. God Bless you for your service. 24Nov2016

A shout out to those working today.

A shout out to those working today. Thank you. God Bless you for your service. 24Nov2016

Yesterday we picked-up our Thanksgiving turkey. Wed. Nov. 23, 2016

Yesterday we picked-up our Thanksgiving turkey. Too funny - it says that it was "vegetarian fed." I, for one, am glad that we did not purchase a predator carnivorous  blood-thirsty killer turkey.

It also says that it was a "free-range" turkey. Whenever I think of free-range chickens and turkeys, I think of the June 19, 1967 classic movie, "King of Hearts."

According to one media source, "This quirky comedic war film focuses on Scottish soldier Charles Plumpick (Alan Bates), who is sent to a French town on a mission to disarm a bomb left behind by the retreating German army. Plumpick discovers that the area is deserted except for the inmates of the local asylum.

The mental patients playfully take over the town and pronounce the soldier their king. While Plumpick is intrigued by the antics of the former inmates, he must stay on task and find the bomb before it detonates..."

Wed. Nov. 23, 2016

Heading over with Linus, early in the morning, to the Wooster Ohio YMCA Turkey Trot

Heading over with Linus, early in the morning, to the Wooster Ohio YMCA Turkey Trot

Heading over with Linus, early in the morning, to the Wooster Ohio YMCA Turkey Trot

Heading over with Linus, early in the morning, to the Wooster Ohio YMCA Turkey Trot

The breakfast of champions. Happy Thanksgiving

The breakfast of champions. Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks to Louis and Marnie. Just saying.

The breakfast of champions. Happy Thanksgiving

The breakfast of champions. Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks to Louis and Marnie. Just saying.

Happy Thanksgiving from Uncle Kevin and Aunt Caroline

Happy Thanksgiving from Uncle Kevin and Aunt Caroline. Greetings from the Wooster Ohio YMCA Turkey Trot. 24Nov2016

Happy Thanksgiving from Uncle Kevin and Aunt Caroline

Happy Thanksgiving from Uncle Kevin and Aunt Caroline. Greetings from the Wooster Ohio YMCA Turkey Trot. 24Nov2016

Sunday, November 20, 2016

Hats off to Hannah Brewer. Ms. Brewer, in her role as Miss Maryland ...


Hats off to Hannah Brewer. Ms. Brewer, in her role as Miss Maryland, has done an incredbly great job of representing Carroll County and Maryland. We are so proud of her.

According to this well-written article by awesome Carroll County Times writer, Jacob deNobel, in addition to "her duties as Miss Maryland, the holiday season provides Hannah Brewer with another series of tasks.  The nonprofit she runs, Hannah's Heroes, increases production of holiday cards, gifts and care packages to be sent to military members overseas..."

Hannah Brewer attended and made a great presentation for a meeting of the Maryland Troopers Association Lodge # 20. We were quite impressed with her poise, presence and enthusiasm

Respect! Sun. Nov. 20, 2016

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/hampstead/ph-cc-miss-maryland-profile-20161119-story.html

Hats off to Hannah Brewer. Ms. Brewer, in her role as Miss Maryland ...


Hats off to Hannah Brewer. Ms. Brewer, in her role as Miss Maryland, has done an incredbly great job of representing Carroll County and Maryland. We are so proud of her.

According to this well-written article by awesome Carroll County Times writer, Jacob deNobel, in addition to "her duties as Miss Maryland, the holiday season provides Hannah Brewer with another series of tasks.  The nonprofit she runs, Hannah's Heroes, increases production of holiday cards, gifts and care packages to be sent to military members overseas..."

Hannah Brewer attended and made a great presentation for a meeting of the Maryland Troopers Association Lodge # 20. We were quite impressed with her poise, presence and enthusiasm

Respect! Sun. Nov. 20, 2016

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/hampstead/ph-cc-miss-maryland-profile-20161119-story.html

Hats off to Hannah Brewer. Ms. Brewer, in her role as Miss Maryland ...


Hats off to Hannah Brewer. Ms. Brewer, in her role as Miss Maryland, has done an incredibly great job of representing Carroll County and Maryland. We are so proud of her.

According to this well-written article by awesome Carroll County Times writer, Jacob deNobel, in addition to "her duties as Miss Maryland, the holiday season provides Hannah Brewer with another series of tasks.  The nonprofit she runs, Hannah's Heroes, increases production of holiday cards, gifts and care packages to be sent to military members overseas..."

Hannah Brewer attended and made a great presentation for a meeting of the Maryland Troopers Association Lodge # 20. We were quite impressed with her poise, presence and enthusiasm

Respect! Sun. Nov. 20, 2016

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/hampstead/ph-cc-miss-maryland-profile-20161119-story.html

Saturday, November 19, 2016

Enjoying the wedding of Guy Garheart and Sarah Hayes

Enjoying the wedding of Guy Garheart and Sarah Hayes at Keysville Lutheran Church with Deacon Charlie Barnhart officiating. Nov. 19, 2016

Enjoying the wedding of Guy Garheart and Sarah Hayes

Enjoying the wedding of Guy Garheart and Sarah Hayes at Keysville Lutheran Church with Deacon Charlie Barnhart officiating. Nov. 19, 2016

At Keysville Lutheran Church with Deacon Charlie Barnhart officiating. Nov. 19, 2016

Enjoying the wedding of Guy Garheart and Sarah Hayes at Keysville Lutheran Church with Deacon Charlie Barnhart officiating. Nov. 19, 2016

At Keysville Lutheran Church with Deacon Charlie Barnhart officiating. Nov. 19, 2016

Enjoying the wedding of Guy Garheart and Sarah Hayes at Keysville Lutheran Church with Deacon Charlie Barnhart officiating. Nov. 19, 2016

Enjoying the wedding of Guy Garheart and Sarah Hayes at Keysville Lutheran Church

Enjoying the wedding of Guy Garheart and Sarah Hayes at Keysville Lutheran Church with Deacon Charlie Barnhart officiating. Nov. 19, 2016

Enjoying the wedding of Guy Garheart and Sarah Hayes at Keysville Lutheran Church

Enjoying the wedding of Guy Garheart and Sarah Hayes at Keysville Lutheran Church with Deacon Charlie Barnhart officiating. Nov. 19, 2016

Enjoying the wedding of Guy Garheart and Sarah Hayes

Enjoying the wedding of Guy Garheart and Sarah Hayes at Keysville Lutheran Church with Deacon Charlie Barnhart officiating. Nov. 19, 2016 Set 1

Enjoying the wedding of Guy Garheart and Sarah Hayes

Enjoying the wedding of Guy Garheart and Sarah Hayes at Keysville Lutheran Church with Deacon Charlie Barnhart officiating. Nov. 19, 2016 Set 1

Friday, November 18, 2016

I see where the lakefront Tennessee Johnny Cash property is up for sale...

I see where the lakefront Tennessee Johnny Cash property is up for sale... Who will go in with me? Whadda you say? Friday, Nov. 18, 2016.

I see where the lakefront Tennessee Johnny Cash property is up for sale...

I see where the lakefront Tennessee Johnny Cash property is up for sale... Who will go in with me? Whadda you say? Friday, Nov. 18, 2016.

Grammy, Caroline, and I went to dinner at Asian Sakae.

Grammy, Caroline, and I went to dinner at Asian Sakae in the Cranberry Square Shopping Center. I had vegetable fried rice. Caroline had Chinese vegetables, and Grammy had the Moo Shu Pork.  Clay was not our server. Our server was Rachelle. She is da bomb. Asian Sakae was very busy. And it was epic to see Theresa, Tom, and Thomas Bethune at the restaurant. Fri. Nov. 18, 2016.

Grammy, Caroline, and I went to dinner at Asian Sakae.

Grammy, Caroline, and I went to dinner at Asian Sakae in the Cranberry Square Shopping Center. I had vegetable fried rice. Caroline had Chinese vegetables, and Grammy had the Moo Shu Pork.  Clay was not our server. Our server was Rachelle. She is da bomb. Asian Sakae was very busy. And it was epic to see Theresa, Tom, and Thomas Bethune at the restaurant. Fri. Nov. 18, 2016.

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Uncle Kevin and Kenai Grace Babylon

Uncle Kevin and Kenai Grace Babylon have not seen each for awhile and are excited to have a conversation. Wed. Nov. 16, 2016. Since we are both sick of the election, we talked about string theory. At least we understand string theory.

Uncle Kevin and Kenai Grace Babylon

Uncle Kevin and Kenai Grace Babylon have not seen each for awhile and are excited to have a conversation. Wed. Nov. 16, 2016. Since we are both sick of the election, we talked about string theory. At least we understand string theory.

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Robert "Bob" Joseph Weber January 4, 1937 - November 12, 2016

Robert "Bob" Joseph Weber January 4, 1937 - November 12, 2016

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Barb Weber and Tom Sterner and the friends and family of Bob Weber.

Obituary for Robert "Bob" Joseph Weber: Robert Joseph “Bob” Weber, 79, of Westminster passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2016, at his home.

Born on January 4, 1937, in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Joseph George and Elizabeth Margaret Moffatt Weber. He was the husband of Sara Ann Weber for 59 years.

Bob was a Professor and Department Chair of Political Science at Western Maryland College. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Wisconsin and his Masters and PhD at the University of Maryland. Robert also was a veteran, serving with the United States Army from 1956 to 1958.

Bob was a die-hard Chicago Cubs fan and got to see his Cubs win the World Series. He was also a Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens and Maryland Terrapins fan. He enjoyed playing golf and traveling with his family. He was a lifelong Democrat.

Surviving in addition to his wife are son David Joseph Weber and wife Alice of Towson; daughters Joan Elizabeth Weber and husband James Kinstle of Westminster; and Barbara Ann Weber and husband Thomas Sterner of Westminster; and grandchildren Dylan Joseph Weber, Brian Robert Weber, Ruby Sara Kinstle, Isabella Weber Sterner, and Taj Weber Sterner. He was predeceased by sisters Virginia Weber Zaleski and Barbara Jean Kannapinn.

A memorial service will be held at a later date in the spring.

Memorial contributions may be made in his name to Carroll County Democratic State Central Committee, P.O. Box 2004, Westminster, MD 21158.


To send flowers or a remembrance gift to the family of Robert "Bob" Joseph Weber, please visit our Tribute Store. http://www.prittsfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Robert-Bob-Joseph-Weber?obId=1207103#/obituaryInfo
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E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com

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See also - Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art www.kevindayhoff.com: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, music, culture, opera... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem. “Deadline U.S.A.” 1952. Ed Hutcheson: “That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!” - See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.4HNLwtfd.dpuf
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Lonely is the runner that enjoys the fall colors

Lonely is the runner that enjoys the fall colors in a 2 mile run at SouthPark Charlotte NC Mon Nov 14, 2016 #running

Lonely is the runner that enjoys the fall colors

Lonely is the runner that enjoys the fall colors in a 2 mile run at SouthPark Charlotte NC Mon Nov 14, 2016 #running

Enjoying the trees and the fall colors at SouthPark Charlotte NC

Enjoying the trees and the fall colors at SouthPark Charlotte NC Taking a break #amwriting #bingewriting Nov 14, 2016


Enjoying the trees and the fall colors at SouthPark Charlotte NC

Enjoying the trees and the fall colors at SouthPark Charlotte NC Taking a break #amwriting #bingewriting Nov 14, 2016


Lonely is the runner that runs in circles around Symphony Park Charlotte NC

Lonely is the runner that runs in circles around Symphony Park Charlotte NC in the fall Mon Nov 14, 2016

Lonely is the runner that runs in circles around Symphony Park Charlotte NC

Lonely is the runner that runs in circles around Symphony Park Charlotte NC in the fall Mon Nov 14, 2016

Marathon writing session at the Renaissance Charlotte SouthPark Hotel.

#bingewriting #amwriting Geeking-out in a marathon writing session at the Renaissance Charlotte SouthPark Hotel. Nov. 13_16, 2016

Political Maryland’s Democratic Cocoon by Barry Rascovar

Political Maryland’s Democratic Cocoon by Barry Rascovar

Barry Rascovar | November 14, 2016 at 4:27 pm | URL: http://politicalmaryland.com/?p=3262

Barry Rascovar’s blog is www.politicalmaryland.com  He can be reached at brascovar@hotmail.com

Nov. 14, 2016 – A Martian landing in Maryland on election night never would have guessed that Donald Trump was about to pull off the upset of the century.

That’s because Maryland is an outlier, an exception to what happens in presidential elections in the rest of the country. Political Maryland's Democratic Cocoon

Trump got slaughtered in Maryland, receiving just a little over a third of the vote. Only a few other heavily Democratic states, like Massachusetts and California, saw such lopsided Democratic victories in the presidential race won by Republican Trump.

The election map in Maryland looked surprisingly similar to the 2012 election map. Democrats have such overwhelming majorities in the densely populated Central Maryland subdivisions that this provides a protective cocoon for the party’s presidential candidate.


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