By Ed Linz Exchange Publishing (2023) History has not been supportive of either the origins or the rationale of American involvement in the Vietnam War nor of its legacy a half-century later. Author Ed Linz takes the reader back to what is fast becoming a distant, perhaps forgotten era. The wartime lives and experiences of […]
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Book review: Zorrie
by Laird Hunt Bloomsbury Publishing (2021) Zorrie, by Laird Hunt is a brief but deep and beautiful portrait of a woman from the last century. However, Hunt’s desk side companions of authors Herodotus, Virginia Woolf, Gustave Flaubert, Michel Montaigne and Anne Frank indicate the themes are timeless and universal. This is a story of orphaned […]
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Planks and wall sits are best for lowering blood pressure — here are 6 more reasons they’re such great exercises
If you were told to do more exercise to lower your blood pressure, you might think you’d need to break out your running gear or hit the weights. But one of us (Jamie) recently published research that found exercises that you hold in a static position, such as planks and wall sits, are actually the […]
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The Fountain of Youth is Found
Nothing has vexed humanity quite like the inevitable pull of aging. A bizarre enigma grips us: As we grow wiser with years of experience, our bodies begin to weaken and stiffen. “Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen,” writer Mark Twain once […]
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Dahlias are Divas
Dahlias are divas! Despite this, they are worth every bit of work for the beauty they offer to the late summer and fall garden. A seemingly endless variety of forms and colors and sizes means every gardener can pick and choose what would best beautify their homes, indoors and out. A sturdy plant in the […]
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THE BEST WAVES AREN’T IN THE BAY
After being widowed, I moved to Maryland two years ago to be nearer to my son and his family, who live in Arlington, Virginia. Although I was born and raised in the Deep South, I had lived for the last 40 years near Princeton, New Jersey. I had never even been to Maryland, and didn’t […]
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Alzheimer’s diagnosis? Start planning now!
People diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and their families need to address estate planning issues early while the person has sufficient mental capacity to understand the issues and make informed decisions. Here are several tips that are vital estate planning steps that Alzheimer’s patients and their families need to take now. Have a Durable Property Power […]
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Fall 2023
In the Summer 2022 issue of OutLook by the Bay, learn about artisan frozen treats from Mexico, the town of Crisfield on the Eastern Shore, hiking adventures in the region, and more!
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Book Review: The Truth About Lies: The Evolution of Honesty and The Evolution of Deceit
The Truth About Lies: The Evolution of Honesty and the Evolution of Deceit By Aja Raden St. Martin’s Press (2021) Do you ever lie? Probably only occasionally when you want to avoid hurting someone’s feelings. More importantly, do you ever lie to yourself? I surely have. As I was growing up, I told myself, “When […]
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Cindy Fletcher Holden: Annapolis’ First Muralist
Cindy Fletcher Holden knew when she was in elementary school that drawing was something she really liked. Maybe it was the influence of her artist mother, but after graduating from Severna Park High School, Cindy headed to Baltimore to The Maryland Institute College for Art. Founded in 1826, MICA is the oldest and one of […]
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Book Review: Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool and Making the World’s Uglies Sweater by Peggy Orenstein
Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World’s Ugliest Sweater By Peggy Orenstein HarperCollins Publishers (2023) Remember each school year’s first writing assignment, “What did you do for your summer vacation?” The up-to-date version is “What did you do during the COVID quarantine?” Did you grow a sourdough […]
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From The Desk
Where has the summer gone? The older I get, the more I realize that my time on earth is finite and valuable. As I write this, I’m about to send this issue of OutLook by the Bay to be printed, and I’m wondering where the summer went. This summer, I had a birthday, and got […]
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Marvelous Mushrooms
Mushrooms have a robust unique flavor called umami, (pronounced oo-MAH-mee), which many consider the fifth basic taste, alongside sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. Umami, which is Japanese for “pleasant savory taste” or “yummy” was identified by Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda in the 1900s. While eating seaweed soup, he noticed that the taste could not be […]
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Maryland’s Most Haunted
I’ve spent the better part of my life collecting strange and ghostly tales around the world. Whatever your personal beliefs may be about the paranormal,” there is no denying that ghost stories make for great entertainment. After gathering hundreds of these tales, I find that they follow a certain pattern. Certain places just naturally attract […]
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The Last Lighthouse Keeper
Hearken back to the great age of 19th century sailing when giant frigates and long-haul sea clippers passed through the deep waters of the Atlantic coast line and around the world. They carried freight, agricultural cargo, and passengers from continent to continent. Their towering masts and myriad sails could propel those graceful ships at speeds […]
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DOWNSIZING: A Love Story
During his career as a Marine Corps officer, Don, his wife Anna and their children lived all over the world. When the time came, Don and Anna retired in Annapolis largely because their children had settled there. They built a beautiful house and enjoyed it for nearly 10 years, entertaining family, friends and the Midshipmen […]
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Respecting A Life Lived
Over the years in the funeral profession, we have witnessed an increase in the options of disposition. In the late ‘60s, 96% of the population elected for traditional body burial in a cemetery. Meanwhile today the population is nearly split 50/50 with cremation taking the lead in most areas. Regardless of the method of disposition […]
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The Longest Lasting Fad
I have a T-shirt with an iconic covered wagon on the front, and underneath it is the harsh sentence, “You died of dysentery.” Many who went to school when the Apple II computer invaded K-12 education smile when they see me in it. On a fall afternoon in 1980, at the end of a school […]
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Elevate your mood
During my many years of practicing psychotherapy many of my patients either refused to take prescription psychotropic medications or suffered unpleasant side effects, motivating them to stop the medication. With virtually all my patients, before recommending prescription medications, I encouraged them to engage in activities that would spark the production of the very same neurotransmitters […]
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Ghosts of Ellicott City and Savage Mill
The village of what became as Ellicott Mills was founded during the English colonization of the area in the 18th century. The Ellicott brothers, Joseph, Andrew and John, came from Quaker Country—Bucks County, Pennsylvania — in 1772 to create what would eventually become one of the largest milling operations in the colonies. The settlement that […]