A Bob's Life

Easter 2013 Crocus Dawn is breaking and I checked out the flowers in the garden this morning as I walked Makayla. The daffodils and croc...

Although I have not been in school in over a few decades, I continue to celebrate the idea of Spring Break by taking a much needed week off ...

The FEDEX truck left a present for me the other day. Contained in the package delivered to my door was one of the sure signs of Spring. ...

A friend sent me this. It says it all. Phil is no longer my friend. -- Bob Doan, Elkridge, MD

I ran across an article in the NY Times yesterday about the first rabbi to enter Buchenwald concentration camp and proclaim freedom to t...

In a modern kitchen there is a dishwasher under the counter and a disposer at the bottom of the sink. What happens when they both break wi...

March 25, 2013, Baltimore Washington Parkway Call it wishful thinking if you like, but the snow which fell in the Baltimore area yesterd...

1. It is snowing and many schools have a two hour delay for starting this morning. What is wrong with this picture? 2. The joys and thrill...

What an interesting word--repurposing. The online dictionary defines it as: To use or convert for use in another format or product. I pref...

There it was--attempting to bring springtime to reality, alone in my still sleeping garden. A solitary crocus. But, it did its job--it m...