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Mosquito by Helen Chappell
I just passed a landmark birthday, and the life I saw for myself has not come to pass. This should surprise no one, including me. I only remembered it because an old friend reminded me what my plan had been when I was a whole lot younger and dumber than I am now. Well, whether or not I’m as dumb as I was as a kid is debatable, but here is my childhood dream. I planned to retire to a trailer that used to exist on the Hoopersville side of the Hoopers Island Bridge. It perched between the way and the inlet, precariously on the eroding marsh. Read More …
The Dead Tell Much About Local History by Dick Cooper
Changes: Smart Guys by Roger Vaughan
In 2007, I wrote about Silicon Valley and the early development of the computer by following the track of a man we’ll call John Smith, who went from MIT to Stanford to the insane rigors of a start-up to Apple and finally to Dell. Funding for publication dried up. For writers, that’s collateral damage ~ an occupational hazard. “Reality distortion fields” was coined in 1981 by an Apple employee named Bud Tribble in an effort to explain then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ charismatic effect on people. It is defined as follows: “To be passionately committed to possibly insane projects without regard to the practicality of their implementation, or the competitive forces in the marketplace.” Read More…
July is Berry Time by Pamela Meredith-Doyle
Did you know that July is National Berry Month? This includes everything from blackberries to raspberries and blueberries. The USDA found that blueberries, cranberries, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries are among the top 11 foods for antioxidant activity. Berries offer potential protection against cancer, a boost to the immune system, and a guard for the liver and brain. An American Cancer Society study of nearly 100,000 men and women found that those who ate the most berries appeared significantly less likely to die of cardiovascular disease. Read More…
Summer on the Eastern Shore by Michael Valliant
I was a chicken-necker first. Not having a boat for crabbing, kids in our neighborhood took to a neighbor’s dock with chicken necks, string, and dipnets. It was how we first learned to catch Chesapeake Bay blue crabs. Crabbing was and is one of the great summer activities that has become an Eastern Shore tradition for many. As a kid, summer was a fresh start. It was a clean slate, sunshine, water and possibility. Summer is a state of mind. It is exhaling and feeling the sun. For many people on the Eastern Shore, summer means crabs. Read More…
The Wizard of Fairbank Village by Gary D. CrawfordSometimes I amaze even myself. Here’s the latest example. But first, let me explain. You see, I was a teacher by profession, not a blacksmith or carpenter or waterman. Still, my father was handy around the house, and he showed me how to do simple maintenance tasks. Years later, when my wife and I lived in the city, I finished off the unfinished half of our basement, creating a pottery studio for her and a nice workshop for me. I fancied myself quite the DIY wizard. Over the years, I have acquired a nice array of hand tools, power tools, equipment, parts, and supplies. All of which came down here when we moved in full time a few decades ago. Read More…
Tidewater Times was established in 1952 as a specialized monthly magazine which would appeal to the tourist, the prospective land buyer, and others for whom the Eastern Shore has a special allure. It was created to be small enough to fit into a woman’s purse or a man’s coat pocket. Today it has blossomed as a vital symbol of our thriving community.
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