Strolling along a public trail, you breathe in the fresh air and feel your stress melt away. Birds sing. Tree branches sway in the breeze. Sunlight warms your skin. And then you step in a pile of dog poop. Yuck. The… Read More
A ‘new strategy’ unveiled by AG Sessions, last week in Portland, is the same approach that has failed in the past. More funding for enforcement, less for treatment. Read More
The old-timers used to say that oysters “r” in season for all the months with an “r” in the name, and the best time to eat them. Last I knew it wasn’t Jur-ly with Aurgust coming up but we had grilled oysters the other… Read More
It’s too long, there’s not enough action, they are always (messing around) with the rules and quite frankly after the steroid era, we kind of saw everything didn’t we? Read More
I live vicariously through Carey Kish, enjoying his posts about all his outdoor adventures. He and his wife are amazing hikers and adventurers, and Carey has written a number of hiking books. But I’ve got to say, his new book, Maine Mountain Guide, published by AMC… Read More
Trump sides with Russia against intelligence agencies at Helsinki summit. — News Item… Read More
He’s complex, sometimes loving but often grouchy. And theres a complex set of rules that the Red Sox must follow or chaos indeed will ensue. Read More
Maine's more conservative congressional district is again being seen as a potential swing seat. The Democratic challenger must do a lot of work to flip it. Read More
Did you know that when your back hurts, it's trying to tell you something? Learn to understand the language of your spine and maybe your days of dealing with back pain will come to an end Read More
Be honest, did you know Jerry Remy made an All-Star team? What if I told you that in 1978, Remy hit TWO home runs and batted .278? Struck out 55 times? Walked 40? The best stat from Remy’s ’78 season? 30 stolen bases, only got caught 13 times. My god baseball was weird in the 70’s. Read More
Who knew so many wild plants in Maine’s fields and forests are edible? Well, Tom Seymour does, of course, because he’s been eating them his entire life. The third edition of Tom’s guide, Wild Plants of Maine, is truly amazing. I have his earlier editions, and… Read More
Record speeds over 200 mph about at Loring Timing Association Maine Event. Racers give LTA officials high marks. Read More
I continued to explore recent releases from Nine Inch Nails and Let's Eat Grandma on the show this week, while the retro alternative set looked back to some of the standout albums of 1997. Read More
In my book, Your Countdown to Retirement, I talk about the retirement experience sometimes being like driving a car through dense fog. There are times you cannot see the road ahead of you, the obstacles and dangers obscured by the fog, or the clear highway beyond the fog. Read More
For the past few weeks we have heard a Northern Bobwhite singing in our neighborhood. This is a bird we associate with Southern New England, so we were surprised to hear it in Eastern Maine. My first thought was, here is yet another bird whose range has… Read More
I almost didn’t read Sean Poage’s book, The Retreat To Avalon. It’s 450 pages long and a fictional account that takes us back 1500 years. Little did I know how fascinating this could be. Now I am very excited that this turns out to be the… Read More
The Trump-Putin relationship. Read More
Dipping my toes ever so slightly into a restaurant review - featuring newly opened North Beacon Oyster in Rockland. Great bivalves! Read More
Three nests at Acadia National Park produced eight peregrine falcon chicks in 2018, making for a successful year for the state-endangered birds despite the unusual failure of a nest at the Precipice. But that nest failure means the Precipice Trail is now open, earlier than the usual late July, early August time frame, after chicks fledge. Read More
Instead of government taking over businesses in line with historic socialism, the American version would more likely enhance the public role in meeting the basic needs of Americans. Read More
