Baltimore is a small town.  Everybody knows everybody.

So is Annapolis.  I was reminded of that today.

I was about to get up from lunch at Galway Bay when in walked Terence Smith.

Smith was a reporter for the New York Times, CBS, and the Public Broadcasting System.

I had met him at environmental receptions over the years, but our paths had not crossed since the pandemic.

He knows David Rubenstein, the new Orioles owner, from his work at the Carter White House.

The first person I’ve met who knew David from his post-City College days.

Terence remembered me and the fact that I was working to save Pimlico Race Track.

I was very impressed by his recall of my efforts.

He may have attended his first Preakness before I did.

His father, Red Smith, was a noted sports columnist.