John McIntyre
@johnemcintyre.bsky.social
Retired Baltimore Sun editor, flaneur. Author of “The Old Editor Says” and “Bad Advice.” Kentuckian transplanted to Baltimore.
Kathleen steps up too
October 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Kathleen steps up too
Forty-three years ago today.
October 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Forty-three years ago today.
They’re going to call us an adorable old couple. Grrrrr.
October 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
They’re going to call us an adorable old couple. Grrrrr.
Guess where I am today, enjoying beer and oysters in the October sunlight.
October 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Guess where I am today, enjoying beer and oysters in the October sunlight.
First, the papadam.
July 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
First, the papadam.
Miss Massie is tired of your nonsense.
June 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Miss Massie is tired of your nonsense.
Last night at the Vienna Staatsoper.
June 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Last night at the Vienna Staatsoper.
You think that “who” refers only to human beings and that “that” can only refer to animals and inanimate objects?
May 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
You think that “who” refers only to human beings and that “that” can only refer to animals and inanimate objects?
An herb-infused Old Fashioned for brunch at Maggie’s Farm.
April 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
An herb-infused Old Fashioned for brunch at Maggie’s Farm.
A light spring supper.
April 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
A light spring supper.
I walked down to the creek today after a week with Covid, and the maple trees are definite about the advancement of spring and little insects are skittering across the surface of the water. We go on.
April 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I walked down to the creek today after a week with Covid, and the maple trees are definite about the advancement of spring and little insects are skittering across the surface of the water. We go on.
The sun finally came out, so it seemed like a good idea to sit and watch it go down.
April 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The sun finally came out, so it seemed like a good idea to sit and watch it go down.
The redbud that I asked the city to plant in front of the house in 2008 is about to put on a show.
April 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The redbud that I asked the city to plant in front of the house in 2008 is about to put on a show.
Prosecco on the porch. We’re back!
March 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Prosecco on the porch. We’re back!
The ducks are back in the creek at the bottom of the hill.
March 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The ducks are back in the creek at the bottom of the hill.
This card my daughter made shows how well she knows her father. (“Nostril Head” is what our children called us when they were young, presumably because that’s what they saw when they looked up at us.)
February 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This card my daughter made shows how well she knows her father. (“Nostril Head” is what our children called us when they were young, presumably because that’s what they saw when they looked up at us.)
Though I am gone from The Sun, people keep sending me evidences of its decline. Today page A15 is page A15 of The Philadelphia Inquirer. No doubt a slipup by Gannett’s crackerjack team in Wilmington. This is coming close to mocking the afflicted.
February 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Though I am gone from The Sun, people keep sending me evidences of its decline. Today page A15 is page A15 of The Philadelphia Inquirer. No doubt a slipup by Gannett’s crackerjack team in Wilmington. This is coming close to mocking the afflicted.
A friend sends me a Baltimore Sun article that appears to be an unedited press release, a copy and paste. At one time we would have had more shame than to do that.
January 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A friend sends me a Baltimore Sun article that appears to be an unedited press release, a copy and paste. At one time we would have had more shame than to do that.
Done with The Sun after 38 years. A year ago David Smith of Sinclair Broadcasting bought the paper. As of today I have canceled print and online subscriptions, deleted the app, and unsubscribed to the emails. And I am not happy that it came to this.
January 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Done with The Sun after 38 years. A year ago David Smith of Sinclair Broadcasting bought the paper. As of today I have canceled print and online subscriptions, deleted the app, and unsubscribed to the emails. And I am not happy that it came to this.
Noted Baltimore artist and children’s book author Kevin O’Malley has given me the sketch of his illustration for the cover of my book, “Bad Advice.”
January 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Noted Baltimore artist and children’s book author Kevin O’Malley has given me the sketch of his illustration for the cover of my book, “Bad Advice.”