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Is there something in Howard County's water?

So I was reading this article the other day, and while we all in the HFC wait with bated breath for the first application for a winery in Howard County, it would appear possible that Howard County already is in possession of its own marketable beverage product.  And that would be, Howard County's water!

OK, so we know that most store brand bottled water is really just the public water supply of wherever the stuff is bottled.  So why not "Howard County water"?  At the very least, it could be given away (or even, gasp, sold at a small price, because God knows the county collects enough cash) at local events.  How about next year's local publicly-sponsored excuse to vomit and catch venereal disease being called, "Wine (and Water) in the Woods?"  How about the tourism office giving stoppers-in a bottle of HoCo H20 as they embark upon or seek respite from a tour of Main Street?

Howard County could do far worse things than market its local bottled water supply. 

The Friday When Wegman's and Dyer Burned

Good ol' MM was busy brutalizing himself in the heat Friday-- was at Druid Hill Lake walking 3 miles, then biking 15, then walking 3 more.  Wasn't jogging as a concession to the heat, don't cha know?

Anyway, I was certainly searing Friday, but turns out I wasn't the only thing native to Howard County that was burning, or at least hot under the collar.

Wegman's got itself in the headlines for the first time it opened, and not in a good way.  there was a fire in the "Market Cafe" area that required the store to be closed for a period of time Friday.  Speaking of Wegman's, I did get to go there for the first time last week; look for more in an upcoming post!

And, our good buddy Allen Dyer took the stand, as expected, at his administrative law hearing Friday.  You can read more about it here.  Allen apparently was trying to justify how his shenanigans contributed to the Board of Education actually being better for his service upon it.  While I of course agree that some conflict is a healthy thing, I staill say and will reiterate for approximately the 283rd time; not the type of conflict Allen brings.  Not at all.