Over a lifetime, I’ve had a lot of camping experience. Sometimes by choice, sometimes fleeing town pursued by angry redheads. I’ve gathered a few tips and tricks along the way, and a buddy suggested I write them out for the … Continue reading
Every year, at least one soul goes lost or missing in the Maine woods. Search parties are organized, blaze orange vested bush thumpers are dispatched along.with search dogs, and the public is given a two to three day spectacle to … Continue reading
Eventually, we’re going to have to ask ourselves what the Maine Legislature actually does. Now we are engaged in the usual biennial budget impasse/power struggle/clown car collision that has plagued this state since the early 1990’s. We’ve grown so little in … Continue reading
This blog post took three and a half years. For those that I lost along the way, I’ve spent that time wandering around Florida working. There was only so much of the sunshine state I could take before deciding to … Continue reading
For those not following along on my other blog (warning: harsh language and snark) over at http://nowhereboundproject.wordpress.com/ I’ve been on one of those “journeys of discovery.” Of course, as soon as I left town, the weird turned pro. The move by the … Continue reading
In a press release this week, Governor LePage announced his support for renewing ferry service between Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and Portland. Just like a poker player way in over his depth at a national tournament, LePage showed his cards, cackled … Continue reading
When you think you’re done all your writing for the week, and decide to head to the bar for several rounds of beverages, you can always count on our Governor to stomp all over your plans. “Back to the house … Continue reading
Legislators gathered this week to try and link the LePage plan to pay off Maine’s hospital debt with Medicaid (MaineCare) expansion. The plan is to expand the program to an additional 70,000 Mainers. The current number of people on the … Continue reading
The US has an interesting intercontinental range missile defense program, at least for SOME of the country. Since North Korea has been upgrading its nuclear capability and saber rattling, there have been furious discussions down in DC about increasing the … Continue reading
Yes, the power of the press as been blunted again, but not at the point of a bayonet. Since everyone seems to be smug with themselves today, I figured a quick summation of the lessons taught to the tune of … Continue reading
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