HAPPY ST. PADDY'S DAY!

This holiday can be as long as the Christmas season some years, since Ocean City's St. Patricks day Parade is held on the Saturday closest to March 17th. This years parade was this past Saturday on the 14th, and it was it's usual great event with the many marching bands, fire trucks, Color Guard waving our flags, bagpipe marching band, the Humane Society walking several of the dogs that can be adopted, and of course the many drinking establishments that had their floats throwing necklaces and candy to the crowds. Of course there were plenty of beer trucks serving the various brews, as well as an Irish coffee and whiskey table. I didn't win the annual basket of cheer drawing again this year, but the proceeds go to a good cause, so I will continue to try next year. Not to forget the great music and food that is always provided, it helps to keep the alcohol in check and satisfy the need to tap your feet to a snappy shanty tune.
I don't have any photos to share, so you will have to see them in the free newspapers next week.

Well the stock market was up four days in a row last week, interest rates are the lowest in decades, housing prices have dropped to atractive levels, and here in Ocean City activity continues to grow. Is this the start of something big? I don't know, but if each of our "Fellow Americans" finds confidence in what our government is trying to do to fix the system, or really believes that the stock market has made a turn around, and the newscasters begin to present a brighter outlook when it does take hold instead to the gloom and bad news that sells copy- then and only then will cars, trucks, appliances, equiptment, etc. be bought and start to shore up our economy!

Time will tell, but until then the temperatures here at the Beach will rise and people will be anxious to come here as they have every year, and new people will find our little piece of Heaven- and some will decide they want a little piece of this town for their own- and they will buy. We are always looking for new neighbors!
ENJOY!