#key

Well, today was the day. One year ago to this day Baltimore's Key Bridge was destroyed early in the morning darkness. There has been even more content about this showing up on various local (and some national) media. Some of this concerns memorials for the victims, while others discuss blame for ...

Last night I watched that special about the Key Bridge, and, for the most part, it was a waste of time. A good portion was consumed by interviews with politicians, one of whom (our foolish governor) was far more concerned with his upcoming run for re-election than the bridge disaster. Which, of c...

Today I had a mildly disconcerting experience while picking up laundry at the laundromat in town this afternoon. As I have mentioned before, there has been a major proliferation of those creepy specialty license plates around here in the last couple of months. Yes, this is the one with an image o...

The fallen Key Bridge has been in the news again here lately, and that has got me thinking back to that subject again. It seems that wherever there is a man made monster, there is a creator and a keeper of such. An announcement was made the other day, as to the state's choice of…

Thus far this summer things have gone relatively quiet with regards to the eventual reincarnation of Baltimore's demolished metal monster, the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The state has said it would select a contractor by the “end of summer”. Such time is generally marked by the advent of Labor Day...

Now that the summer is just about over, it is expected that very soon (possibly before labor day) an announcement will be made regarding the rebuilding of the Key Bridge. The state will have then chosen a contractor (or contractors) to construct a new bridge to occupy the space of the iron monste...

I wonder if the new monster that will replace the Key Bridge might be celebrated? Maybe only for the day and hour it opens to traffic, with a show of triumph over disaster done with great fanfare. Some bridges have started their working lives with everything but a ticker tape parade. Will people ...