…I married the most amazing man. Happy Anniversary, Tarun. I love you!

You know how to pronounce “Towson.”

You remember what the Inner Harbor looked like before it was the Inner Harbor.

You have eaten at Haussner’s.

You love the Domino Sugar sign you can see across the harbor.

You know B&O is not body odor.

You remember that downtown smelled great near McCormicks.

Every kitchen has a can of Old Bay.

You refer to your state as “Marilyn.”

You know where “Downey Ocean” is.

You know how to eat steamed crabs, but also know how to tell the males from the females.

You don’t think that Assawoman Bay is a strange name.

M. R. Ducks makes perfect sense.

Everybody knows what a “zink” and “payment” are.

Anywhere else, you can only laugh when you see signs saying “Maryland Crab Cakes!”

You say “Blare Road” for Bel Air Road.

You remember Jerry Turner and Al Sanders.

You remember Oprah and Richard Sher together in the mornings on Channel 13.

You know which bridge their talking about when someone says, “The bridge traffic is backed up.”

I recently received an email from Nancy J. in Omaha whose friend is stationed in Afghanistan and is looking for hats, mittens, scarves, sweaters and blankets for children who don’t have warm clothing. She’s hoping that some folks who knit, crochet or sew could dig around in their stashes and make something to help keep these kids warm.

She sends a box or two a month and will be doing this for the next 15 months or so. She also sends over things like backpacks, pens, notebooks, rulers, pencils, crayons, coloring books, calculators, soccer balls and footballs (deflated), hackey sacks, yo-yos, jax sets, beanie babies, and thermoses for water.

Oh, and the warm clothing doesn’t have to be handmade, so if you’re not crafty, but still want to send something warm, that’s ok, too.

I’m going to dig in the stash and make some hats. If you’d like to coordinate with Nancy J. and send some items, you can reach her at janousek2 (at) cox (dot) net. Or leave me a comment and I’ll email you her cell phone number.

And one big thing: Yesterday our daughter turned one year old. I have a post I’ve been working on for that. More to come.

We are buying two tickets for the Frederick “String Fest” Benefit Concert on Sunday, May 6th at Tuscarora High School in Frederick, MD. However, we are not going to be in Maryland to attend. So, that means free date night for two lincolnblog readers! The lineup sounds great:

Plus, there’s plenty to do and lots of nice places to eat in Frederick. You could make a whole day trip out of it! Just send me an email or leave a note in the comments and the tickets are yours!