Deck

On deck -- Red Sox@Yankees-- Seven-game winners Mike Mussina and Josh Beckett meet tonight in the opener of a four-game series at Yankee Stadium.

The Baltimore Gas and Electric Association announces with deep regret the death of retired employee JOHN F. DECK, Nuclear Power Department, and extends deepest sympathy to his family.

This weekend marks the official start of the deck-sitting season, and millions of Americans will celebrate by taking to their decks, pulling up a chair, and doing absolutely nothing. I have always found that deck-sitting is best done with a cold adult beverage in one hand. At first, as you sit there with your legs up, things may not seem that exciting. But then you have another adult beverage, and another one, and suddenly it's not so bad out there. Suddenly, the world begins to look rosier.

If information hasn't been published about someone in your family who has died, call the Anne Arundel County Sun at 761-1732 or 332-6211 or (800) 829-8000, Ext. 6211.A Mass of Christian burial for homemaker Marie T. Deck of Glen Burnie will take place at 9 a.m. Feb. 9 atthe Holy Trinity Church.Mrs. Deck, 96, died March 5 at North Arundel Hospital after a lingering illness.She was originally from Baltimore, and her interests included crocheting, sewing, canning fruits and vegetables and cooking.

The natural-gas campfire that burned on Billy and Linda Krone's deck that night had its beginnings at a trade show a couple of years ago. Billy Krone saw it on display and was determined to figure out how to install one, even though they weren't available through retailers at the time. "It wasn't anything more than a kit. A round, metal base, a bag of gravel, and four ceramic logs," Billy said. "It is really nothing more than a gas grill, except that the burner has bigger holes." Upon returning home, Krone found a plumbing and heating supplier that was able to order the kit for him for about $400 from Kingsman Fireplaces (www.