Rough Year in Charm City
I stayed (not lived) in crime-ridden Woodlawn through the frigid winter of 2018. Nestled in my car bundled under a heavy coat and blanket, with one eye open Baltimore had…
A Good Day for a Hold Up
You don’t mess with Monaghan’s Pub in Gywnn Oak, near Baltimore, MD. On one fall day in 2017, two thugs decided it was wise to rob the liquor store affixed…
Reminiscing CLO
It’s been a quarter of a century since I last visited the sprawling campus of my alma mater. As I embarked on my sentimental jog along Stadium Road passing historic…
Port of Baltimore
Gigantic and easy to get lost. But it’s adventure to drive into a huge deep-water port and see all those towering cranes unloading massive amounts of cargo.
Hauling Steel to Attending School
The week ahead I was scheduled to haul steel coils suicide from AK Steel in Butler, PA to Norfolk, VA. (suicide is when the coils face the driver – shotgun…
From Concrete to Steel
Even before Western let me go, I got a call from a recruiter. “How would you like to drive a 2015 or newer model Mack and come home everyday?” “Sweet,…