Friday, December 30, 2005

What's next ? Schlitz ?

So when the heck did Pabst Blue Ribbon and Miller High Life beer come back into style ?? I was out at a bar a few days ago and some College aged guys came in and were downing them all night. maybe they were just a lot cheaper than the 30 plus other good beers they have on tap there ? it was strange.

Thursday, December 22, 2005

Mom is staying with us for Christmas

Lot's of fun with the kids and all of us too.

Beatles - live, better than they could even do (back then)

Not sure if i posted this before...but these were the guys that i heard on the radio over the summer (Howard Stern) playing a live version of 'I am the walrus' in the studio. It was amazing. John, Paul, Ringo and George couldn't even pull it off back in the day.

Hopefully, these guys will find their way to Portland one of these days.

A Lexus for Christmas? It Happens

"Lexus now sells more vehicles in December than in any other month, and the campaign has spurred similar ads from rivals, including General Motors and Jaguar."

Big red bows anyone ?- TK

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Bye Bye Johnny, Bye Bye

''It was a very tough decision, but New York came after me aggressively and that's what sealed the deal," Damon told Channel 4 last night. ''They showed they really wanted me. I tried with Boston, waiting for them to step up, but unfortunately they didn't and now I'm headed to New York

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Do good search

Support your favorite charity or school whenever you search the Internet.

Millinocket Regional Hospital is listed...This clicks for you Lorena!

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Darcy's Legacy Remembered

Darcy's Award-Winning Essay
This essay from Darcy's series of audio journal entries on living with ALS is titled "FALLING". It aired in June of 2004, and later won a national award from Public Radio News Directors Incorporated. Darcy Wakefield was a regular contributor to Maine Things Considered. She died this weekend after a two year battle with ALS. She was 35.

Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.®

The Writer's Almanac

Monday, December 12, 2005

Different

We got a little under a foot of snow on friday...guess what? there was no "milk and bread" frenzy at the supermarket, no media "December Blast 2005!!" 24x7 snow coverage...from locations across the state, there was no panic, no anxiety, no worries about what I'm going to do in the car for 3 hrs as i try to get home 15 miles away. It's december, it snowed, its going to snow again. move on.

I like it

Razors and blades...Satellite radio prices continue to fall

"Sirius and XM are also relying on demand from new car buyers through their separate, exclusive pacts with auto manufacturers. In both cases, the service is offered free for an introductory period. After the trial, the consumer must decide whether to continue listening and pay for the service."

Right now, some 12 year old kid is trying to figure out a way to get both XM and Sirius on the same piece of hardware...TK

Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Hannaford Boozer's ?

Is it me or does it bother anyone else that every aisle that you go down in Hannaford Supermarkets has wine or beer in it? Chips ? How about some beer...picking up some deli meat, have some wine...fruit roll up, a nice chardonany perhaps. it seems like every where you turn, the number one add on sale they are trying to make is wine. Its also on every page of the flyers. Now i don't have a problem, but if i did, it would drive me nuts to walk by all this booze when i do my weekly grocery shopping.

don't even get me started on their private label frozen veggies (and other products) squeezing out the national brand selections

Rollin right along

The Maxima rolled to 186,000 miles this morning. Still running fine (he's says while knocking on wood) I think we got it with 35,000 on it in 1999. Hopefully, my reduced commuting miles will help it last that much longer. -TK

Monday, November 28, 2005

Guess what Garrett wants for Christmas ?

Christmas Card 2005...work in process


It's not easy getting that one special picture.

Live...from Augusta

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- In this town, window shopping is attracting a lot more guys than usual.

mission accomplished

Well thanks to mass media, merchandising and marketing bombardment this is the first year that i actually fealt kind of guilty for NOT doing any holiday shopping this weekend.

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Scarborough Unicyclers on Macy's Parade

"Thousands of acts apply to perform each year, and Macy's officials say only 10 performing groups and 10 marching bands are chosen.

The size, skill and height of the unicyclists is what made their audition tape stand out. They rise above the marching bands and clowns, said Orlando Veras, spokesman for Macy's."

Thursday, November 17, 2005

WWDD ??

What would dad do?

So after my truck was overflowing with leaves, I broke down and bought 2 paks of leave bags at ACE Hardware. $2.99 for a pak of 5. I filled them up last weekend and have been tormenting myself all week about them getting wet in the rain and how i was going to be able to save them to use next year, where I'd store them, how small i could fold them, etc etc etc. Surely i should be able to use these bags more than once !!

all the way to the dump this morning i'm strugling to justify throwing away $5.98 with my leaves (that I'm not even composting...but thats a whole nother rant) and what would my dad say ?

I decided on the way over that they were going to get tossed and I was going to not think about it any more. I'll buy new bags next year if i need to.

So i jump up on the truck and immediately start emptying the bags out, inspecting them as "not that bad" just a little wet and rationailze that i'll only keep 5 bags, hang them out to dry during the day, and fold them up,

At the end of the day, i just couldn't bring myself to actually throw away "perfectly good " trash bags. Thanks a lot dad...and grampa too for that matter !!! :-) Some things you just can't "unlearn"

Tweet

The Center for Disease Control has released a list of
symptoms of bird flu. If you experience any of the
following, please seek medical treatment immediately:

1. High fever
2. Congestion
3. Nausea
4. Fatigue
5. Aching in the joints
6. An irresistible urge to sh!t on someone's windshield

Monday, November 14, 2005

$2.07 in The 207

Paid $2.07 for gas yesterday at Sam's. The closest its been to $2.00 in a long time

my head hurts

Stupid daylight savings time! I whacked my head on the stairs under my deck last night...it was 5pm and pitch dark. It still hurts

The flip side is that it’s 60 degrees and sunny today.

And, I just saved 15% on my car insurance. :-)

Born to Run turns 30

(AP) Bruce Springsteen is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the "Born to Run" album, which landed him simultaneously on the covers of Time and Newsweek, with a special box set this fall.

Friday, November 11, 2005

Edmund Fitzgerald...30 years ago

At exactly 7:10 pm, 30 years ago Thursday, the captain of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald radioed in on Lake Superior, "We're holding our own." Five minutes later, the Edmund Fitzgerald disappeared from radar, going down in both the big lake and in history.

Thursday, November 10, 2005

My office



This is where the magic happens...or so I tell myself. What do you think ? - TK

Are you ready for some football ??!!



Alan and I were...too bad the Patriots weren't. We had a good time, but the D just couldn't stop (or even slow down) the Colts this time. It was bound to happen eventually. Bring on the AFC East !!

Snow...snow on the mountain

Friday, November 04, 2005

Say no to pears

A pot belly increases the risk of a heart attack -- even if the rest of the physique is as skinny as a beanpole.

Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Oh...

John the Conqueror was supposed to be an African-American prince who was sold as a slave in the Americas. Despite his enslavement, his spirit was never broken and he survived in folklore as a sort of a trickster figure, because of the tricks he played to evade his masters.

John the Conquerer Root ?

Hoochie Coochie Man
by Willie Dixon

Gypsy woman told my mother 'fore I was born,
You got a boy-child coming, gonna be a son of a gun.
Gonna make pretty womens jump and shout,
And then the world gonna know what this all about.

But you know I'm here.
Everybody knows I'm here.
Well, I'm the hoochie coochie man.
Everybody knows I'm here.

I got the black cat bone and I got a mojo, too.
I got the John the Conquerer Root, gonna mess with you.
I'm gonna make you girls lead me by my hand,
And then the world will know the hoochie coochie man.

Chorus

On the seventh hour, on the seventh day,
On the seventh month, seven doctors say,
"He was born for good luck, that you'll see."
I got seven hundred dollars; don't you mess with me!

Red Snapper's and Whoopie....oh my!

By Colleen Stone -MaineToday.com

There's a reason I hadn't eaten a red hot dog before. Actually, two:

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Monday, October 31, 2005

Full Circle

Some kids must have been out and about in the neighborhood last weekend. they actually took a few things off MY lawn. Things certainly have a way of working out...i'll just be sure not to leave a sprinkler set up in my front yard (and maybe my pool furniture nailed to the deck?) -TK

Funny/sick bumper sticker I saw Saturday

Gut Deer.

As opposed to Got Milk?

Friday, October 28, 2005

Luzern bridge

Great !! Let the criticism flow !!

Oil Industry Seeks to Cast Huge Profits as No Big Deal
By Terence O'Hara
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, October 28, 2005; Page D01

By most familiar comparisons, the $9.92 billion profit earned by Exxon Mobil Corp. in just three months is almost unimaginable. It would cover all Social Security benefit payments for three months. It would pay for an Ivy League education for about 60,000 kids. It would pay the average list price for more than 160 Boeing 737s. It would fund the military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for more than two months.

Nice

There's something kind of magical about the first day wearing flannel...at work.

Thursday, October 27, 2005

Exxon Mobil, Shell Post Record Profits

This makes me so friggin mad!! Hey, I'm all for making a buck, but the thought was that oil prices HAD to rise because the cost to get the oil to my gastank had risen too. Now, they come out with RECORD earnings and they have the gaul to say that it was thanks to the higher gas prices. What the F! Their PR teams better be getting ready to start spinning a "Yes, we made a lot of money, but we're donating XYZ millions to the victims of katrina, etc." and although their shareholders won't want to hear it, they should be saying that somewhere down the line, these costs are going to come back to bite into their earnings.

Of course, before i rant anymore...i'll have to check my mutual funds to see if they are part of my portfolios. haha - TK

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Sugar Pops...where art thou ?

Dig Em' ? Oh, yeah !

Lucky for all of us that the public outcry for Dig'Em's™ untimely demise was so loud, he was reintroduced.

Monday, October 24, 2005

Are you going to Scarborough Fair ?

Well, I guess you're not headed to maine. Good thing we have the internet...i would have been driving around town for weeks looking for this ? :-)

What i'm reading-The House of Sand and Fog

Good story, two points of view. Halfway through and I don't see how it could have a happy ending for either character.

Yee hah, Yamaha



Japanese motorcycle giant Yamaha unveils the concept model of a high-performance hybrid motorcycle, the 'Gen-Ryu" equipped with a 600cc engline and a electric motor hybrid system which can achieve over 1,000cc class machine performance.

the upside rain

if nothing else, all this rain will all but insure the bulbs and perennials that i've plated this fall will come up again in the spring. If this doesn't help the roots to grow (with no sign of frost) i don't know what will. Maybe i should put some grass seed down under the trees too ? - TK

Friday, October 21, 2005

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

In a land before time...

Very funny clip that features "the voice" from all the movie trailers you see on TV/radio.

Monday, October 17, 2005

Friday, October 14, 2005

So, now you know.

What would happen if I drilled a tunnel through the center of the Earth and jumped into it ?

We grow em tough up here, ayup.

Or...I fought the well and the...well won.

"Because the truck´s transmission failed, he said, he crawled on his hands and knees down the uneven, overgrown logging road to his home to dial 911."

Thursday, October 13, 2005

Pitching "The Nation"...and the Curse of Lead Time

After shipping 16,000 quarts, with a retail price of $3.99, the day after the Sox beat the Yankees, Brigham's pushed out another 25,000 quarts on the weekend. They even sent one to the Baseball of Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.

Wednesday, October 12, 2005



Surfers scan the horizon as a rainbow makes its mark on Higgins Beach in Scarborough Maine this week. (Contributed photo by Lisa Jesmain)

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Today

To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.
Henry David Thoreau

Haven's TV coverage

Haven's Candies celebrated its 90th anniversary with an open house Monday.

Nitrogen for tires ?

Hawks don't read stop signs

I saw a hawk flying down the street this morning near the beach. it was about 10 feet above the ground and heading toward the marsh...it blatantly ran straight through the stop signs at two intersections and then rustled a small group of other bird. Not sure if it got one, but it was interesting to see something as free as a hawk in the same setting as something so restricting as a stop sign.

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Happy "Sweet' ?? Sixteen Audrey

OAK HILL 2, ERSKINE 2, 2OT: The Eagles and Raiders played to a KVAC tie at South China. Audrey Grass and May Nadeau tallied for Oak Hill while Christina Haiff and Diana DeRocker scored for the hosts. Erskine goalie Sam Richardson had seven saves. Oak Hill goalie Frankie Curtis had 13 saves. Both teams are 1-7-1.

Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Joke

When asked how he felt about Roe versus Wade, George W. Bush replied:

"Frankly, I don't care how people get out of New Orleans. As long as they
get out."

Big man, Big stick...Big Thinker ?



Maybe we'll see a sequel to Teddy Ballgame's book by Big Papi someday ?

I can smell the ocean

Fog

There’s nothing that brings you back down to the present like the suffocating presence of a foggy morning. It envelopes everything around you and amplifies the sounds of anything that dares to break its grip. When you can’t see more than a few feet in front of you, you can’t help but turn your attention inward. - TK

Friday, September 30, 2005

Red Sox Yankees...again, of course.

If the Yankees win two, they are division champs for the eighth consecutive season. If the Sox win two, there's a playoff game at Yankee Stadium Monday. If the Sox sweep, they win the East for the first time since 1995.

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Funny/sad bumper sticker I saw today

No one died when Clinton lied.

Reminds me of a local anti-moking ad campaign slogan "Where is the outrage?"

Tuesday, September 27, 2005

The real Jager - Meister

"His pals in the liquor business thought Sidney Frank was crazy when he started importing a German herbal elixir, called Jägermeister, in 1972. The drink was selling about 500 cases a year. But Frank had a plan, revolving around promotion techniques the liquor industry had never seen. He employed a squadron of young women--dubbed Jägerettes--to patrol bars and sell drinks, and he threw parties for high visibility. In the first half of 2005, Sidney Frank Importing sold 2 million cases of Jägermeister."

and now, it's a Father's Day Tradition - TK

Cars I've owned

1968 Mercury Cougar
1972 Mustang
1981 Buick Skylark
1982?? Mazda 626
1990 Buick Regal Coupe
1993 Nissan Sentra (Michelle)
1994 Ford Explorer
1996 Nissan Maxima
2001 Subaru Forrester
2003 Honda Odyssey

you know who's loaded ???

Whoever the guy is that made that da-glow SwanSong Led Zeppelin poster. I was in Spencers the other day looking for a poster for my niece (Napoleon Dynamite) and while flipping through the rack the same poster that I had as a kid is right up there with Eminem, Tupac and few others I definately didn't know.

I mean, that poster was 15 years old when I was 15 years old !!

TK

PS...the kid working at the counter had a "vintage" Aeroforce One Aerosmith T shirt on

Monday, September 26, 2005

Why ?

Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?

Why doesn't glue stick to the bottle?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Beta Hurricane - Running out of names

Each year, 21 common names are reserved for Atlantic Basin hurricanes, with the list arranged alphabetically and skipping certain letters. Rita is the 17th named storm in the Atlantic Basin this year. There are only four left.

NASA Planning Return to Moon Within 13 Years

And I'll put "return" in quotes....30 years ago they were able to do it with computer power equal to a Palm Pilot today and tin foil space suits. Yeah, right. - TK

Michael D. Griffin, the agency's new administrator, detailed a $104 billion plan that he said would get astronauts to the Moon by 2018, serve as a steppingstone to Mars and beyond, and stay within NASA's existing budget.

My morning bike ride

Watching the sunrise...almost, has provided a great start to my day. The pedalling uphill on the way home i could do without though. Looking forward to walking this in the winter, maybe with snowshoes ??

Thursday, September 15, 2005

Bye, Bye Seadogs for 2005

Jon Lester will not pitch here again. Hanley Ramirez will not play shortstop here again. Craig Hansen will not be coming out of the bullpen again. David Murphy will not hit another home run here. Jared Sandberg probably will not play first base here again.

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Drywalkers - a real marriage saver !!

These heavy felt slippers slide over wet or dirty shoes and boots to let you walk across a clean floor or carpet.

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

It's all happening in Sabattus lately

LEWISTON, Maine - James Dougherty, the retired Los Angeles detective who was the first man to marry Norma Jeane Baker — before she went off to Hollywood and took the name Marilyn Monroe — has died.

Dougherty worked for the Los Angeles police department for 25 years, serving as a detective and training the department's first Special Weapons and Tactics group. After his retirement in 1974, he moved to Arizona and later to Maine, living in the small town of Sabattus.

Monday, August 15, 2005

Fixing Humvee's in Maine

The Maine Military Authority got its start overhauling surplus Humvees for National Guard units. It was awarded Army contracts worth $22 million for 620 Humvees this year because Army depots in Pennsylvania and Texas were at capacity.

Monday, August 08, 2005

Hurricane caused 'tallest wave'

The distance between the crest of the biggest wave and its trough was 91 ft (27.7 metres) but they suspect the instruments missed some waves that were as tall as 132 ft (40 metres).

Monday, August 01, 2005

Fenway wallpaper

....finally a solution to the god-awful wallpaper in our dining room !! Makes a great Christmas present !

Friday, July 22, 2005

Refuse to Lose

A unique experience last week when Garrett and I went to the Day of Destruction races. They had something called Spectator Drags which I had never seen before. Essentially, its a drag race, but held on a race track instead of a drag strip. This meant that cars were actually racing, not just being judged on reaction time and horsepower.

The highlight of the event was when a quick, 70-something Duster with a pretty beat up body, put a very nice looking 2000 mustang GT into the wall because the guy wasn’t going top let him pass any other way.

I’ll always remember the announcer saying “Good luck explaining THAT to your insurance company!” as the Mustang limped back to the pits with its passenger side pretty well banged up.

It reminded me of something Earnhardt said (in the movie at least) “It’s not the guy with the faster car that wins, but the one that refuses to lose.”

Maine Rock Gym

Maine Rock Gym is a specially designed and highly controlled area that allows people of all ages to safely experience the sport of rock climbing and to take it to what ever level they desire.

Thursday, July 21, 2005

Hall of Happiness

May the joy that is everlasting gather in this hall. Not the joy of a sumptuous feast, which slips away even as we leave the table; nor that which music brings—it is only of a limited duration. Beauty and a pretty face are like flowers; they bloom for a while, then die. Even our youth slips swiftly away and is gone.

No, enduring happiness is not in these, nor in the three joys of Jung Kung. We may as well forget them, for the joy I mean is worlds away from these.

It is the joy of continuous growth, of helping to develop in ourselves and others the talents and abilities with which we were born—the gifts of heaven to mortal men. It is to revive the exhausted and to rejuvenate that which is in decline, so that we are enabled to dispel sickness and suffering.

Let true affection and happy concourse abide in this hall. Let us here correct our past mistakes and lose preoccupation with self. With the constancy of the planets in their courses or of the dragon in his cloud wrapped path, let us enter the land of health and ever after walk within its bounds.

Let us fortify ourselves against weakness and learn to be self reliant, without ever a moment's lapse. Then our resolution will become the very air we breathe, the world we live in; then we will be as happy as a fish in crystal waters. This is the joy which lasts, that we can carry with us to the end of our days. And tell me, if you can; what greater happiness can life bestow?

Cheng Man-Ching
New York City, 1973
This poem by Professor Cheng, hung in the Tai Chi studio on 87 Bowery.

Can you say Muy Largo Cajones ?!

Hand tagging great white sharks...

"What, the dynamite tester job was already taken?"

Deep thoughts...or too much free time

You decide...

"A REALISTIC ASSESSMENT OF HOW MANY 12-YEAR-OLDS I COULD BEAT UP BEFORE THEY OVERTOOK ME- BY MATT SCHWEIGER"

Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Fast truck, big flames



Cool...for so many reasons. A surprise appearance at Beech Ridge Speedway Day of Destruction

Dinner



Good food, good friends...good god, we've known each other for a long time !!!

Monday, July 18, 2005

The Jerk - Steve Martin

Navin R. Johnson: The new phone book's here. The new phone book's here. This is the kind of spontaneous publicity I need. My name in print. That really makes somebody. Things are going to start happening to me now.

RiRa - Portland, ME

“All the pub’s interiors were salvaged and restored in Ireland and shipped to Portland. Ri Ra is an exciting combination of history and culture. I cannot imagine more appropriate surroundings than Portland’s waterfront area,” said Ciaran Sheehan, a native of Dublin who designed the pub and is one of the owners.

Full Circle Synergy

As a martial art, T’ai Chi clearly demonstrates that one’s greatest martial power is found in cultivating and maintaining relaxation, internal peace, and emotional calm.

Yogism

"I just want to thank everyone who made this day necessary." - Yogi Berra (1925~) American Baseball Player, Coach, Manager

Stewart's many hats

Marketing executives call it the hat dance - the moment just after the victory lap when, as cameras flash, a race winner shuffles through an array of logo embroidered hats in an effort to please his many sponsors.

Thursday, July 14, 2005

A Poem for Kate and Anna Pearl

When the Wind awakened
And moved across the still face of the water,
A tiny Wave was born, not much more than a ripple.
The Wind pushed down harder on the Sea,
Rolling the water before her, bunching it up,
And the ripple became a Wave in full.
And it grew until its head curled mightily upward,
Rolling onward, surging with great strength forward,
Rising higher and higher.
And now the Wave could see a great distance,
And he shuddered in fear when he saw
Those ahead of him, ceaselessly, one after another,
Crashing onto the sand
And dying with a great pitiful roaring.
So the Wave cried to the Wind, begging her to be still.
But she would not.
And so he asked her, “Why are you doing this?”
The Wind asked, “What is it you think I do?”
“You are pushing me to my death!” The Wave exclaimed.
“And if I stop pushing?”
“The Sea will receive me back into itself,” said the Wave.
“And if I keep pushing?” the Wind asked.
“I will crash – “ and the Wave paused,
“And the Sea will receive me back into itself.”
And the Wave,
Water before he was born,
And water evermore,
Laughed a great roar, and rolled mightily onward.

-Henry Stewart as written by Sonny Brewer, The Poet of Tolstoy Park – A Novel

Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Loud Goodbye for Hunter Thompson

Looks like its going to happen after all...

Gonzo goes bang

Friends and relatives of Hunter S. Thompson are preparing to pepper the sky with his ashes, The Associated Press reported. Thompson's cremated remains will be shot into the air Aug. 20 from a cannon installed on a 150-foot-high tower behind his home in Woody Creek, Colo

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Looky what we found

So we got lucky last night. You see, we still have hundreds (little exaggeration) of boxes and crates filled with our Stuff from the move. Problem was, Garrett lost his front tooth last night...it had been hanging by a thread for a week or two now. And, since we started a little tradition where the Tooth Fairy brings him a silver dollar for each tooth, courtesy of my grandfather who gave them to me for each good report card (and my parents for saving them all these years), we were under the gun to find them before the night was through.

So off we went last night to find an old check box with the coins in them...somewhere in a box called Office in the house. We searched 5-6 likely candidates and then wouldn’t you know we came across it within 15-20 minutes.

It was worth it to see Garrett’s face this morning when he learned that the Tooth Fairy was able to find his new house. He must have grabbed the coin while he was sleeping, because when he woke up he was amazed to find it in his hand !!

He was thrilled

Monday, July 11, 2005

King Cole tea



Ssshhhh...i took some over the border on my last trip. Don't tell

"Earth Options" Raid Bug Killer

Kill bugs without killing the environment....what's next, fruit flavored Drain-O ? They should have come out with a new brand name in my opinion. When you think Raid, you think "dead"...for better or worse. I think they missed an opportunity to extend their brand into a more favorable image by not calling the whol line something else.

Friday, July 08, 2005

See what others see...and take pictures of

Search for places you've been to see if anyone has taken the same picture you did when you were there ! (And other time wasters)

Report- David Lee Roth to replace Howard Stern

Wooblie zoobolie zibbity bop !!

Start that Sirius Radio subscription today !!

What i'm reading-A World of Thieves

"In 1928 New Orleans, eighteen-year-old Sonny LaSalle is a top prep student and champion amateur boxer -- and he venerates his fraternal twin uncles, Buck and Russell, armed robbers who love their profession. "

Wednesday, July 06, 2005

07-06-05

We'll call it countdown day

Ethos....one month down

Time flies when you are having fun...and i can actually say that the last 30 days have been just that. I think this is going to be a great fit for me.

Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Friday, July 01, 2005

Mainely Motorsports

Kind of cheesy...but they must capture quite an audience.

just wondering

So who rakes up all the leaves on the highway ? There are tons of trees...but you never ssee piles of leavves along the roadside.

Thursday, June 30, 2005

Tatoo you...for $10k

So I guess she can never tell her son "Do you think I have a sign that says 'stupid' on my forehead or something ?"

Well, mom...

A good launching point....refdesk

Where do you want to go today?

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Pirelli sure makes a nice set of tires

Jarts - A real mans sport

Lawn Darts - good clean fun

WARNING: Lawn Jarts have been banned for manufacturing and resale in the United States. The government of the United States has asked that all Jarts be destroyed. In no way do we encourage or condone children using Jarts. Injuries from Lawn Jarts can result in serious injury or possibly even death. Those who play in this tournament are aware of the dangers of using Lawn Jarts and choose to take on the responsibilities associated with this sport.

Riddle - How do you keep a Swiss glacier cold ?

Wrap it in a fleece blanket of course !!

What will those wacky Swiss think of next ??!!

Thursday, June 23, 2005

Warning - Breaking up with these girls may be hazardous to your health

"Imagine a weird parallel high-school universe where the pretty, popular girls carried shotguns instead of pompoms. Such a dimension exists, not in the Twilight Zone, but in McKenzie, Tennessee, where the all-girls trapshooting team includes beauty pageant winners, cheerleaders, and the homecoming queen."

To do - Today

Live each day as if it were your last....someday you'll be right.

Tuesday, June 21, 2005

The ultimate chicken humiliation....but damn good!

I'm gonna build me one of these...

Fry King

Been there, done that...one more thing to cross off my list. Hey, they needed something to eat in between Molson's, eh.

The Village of Florenceville

The small community of Florenceville, consisting of approximately 762 citizens, lays claim to housing the international headquarters for the multi-million dollar McCain Foods Incorporation, which today supplies over one third of the world with french fries. Due to this statistic, in 1998, Florenceville was given the trademark, "French Fry Capital of The World".

Legal flashing...copper

Bet you didn't know that the new pressure treated lumber does not get along very well with aluminum hangers and flashing. I didn't either until I met these guys. The solution ? Same as it ever was....coppper. Since the new stuff has increased copper to compensate for the reduced arsenic, this is only way to go if you don't want your deck to corrode in a few years.

If they hire us, I might be able to tell this story.

mmmmm....chocolate

another one of the clients i am working with...how sweet is that !

VIP Car Show

Show Shine and Drag....lots of black t-shirts and tube tops I would imagine. It will be fun though !

The 24th Annual VIP Show Shine & Drag will be held Sunday, June 26, 2005.
Once again the event will take place at Oxford Plains Speedway, Route 26, Oxford, Maine.

Thursday, June 09, 2005

Changes in latitude, changes in attitude

Well, we've landed....after a long, cold, wet spring we are now in our new home and trying to find our way around the great State of Maine. Lots of cool stuff going on, I'll update when I get a chance...TK

Thursday, May 12, 2005

Signing off...for a few weeks

Well, I'm about to become unplugged as we enter the final stages of our move. I'm sure to have lots to share when I sign on again in a few weeks. Here we go...

Oh, and lets be careful out there. (Hill Street Blues)

Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Confusing words.com

Can this affect there use of good English ?

Happy 1st Blog day !!

Well its been a full year since I started this site and its safe to say there have been a lot of things going on in that time. We've packed, sold and moved two houses, found a new house, jobs and schools...I think the second half of 2005 we will take a nap.

But, you never know what the future will hold...it's time to ramble on.

Tuesday, May 10, 2005


Bawk, Bawk, Bawk...Alan loved seeing the chickens at Great Brook State Park Posted by Hello

Thursday, May 05, 2005

Bill to put Maine in Atlantic time advances

Story contributed by my lovely wife.

5/5/5

Not sure what they call it, tres cinco ? I always feel like things are more alligned on days like today. 3/3/3 was a good day 4/4/04 was pretty good too.

Tuesday, May 03, 2005

Chicken or fish ?

when it comes time to go to a wedding, i can never remember what I ordered. I wonder if the kitchen just makes extra of both just in case? I was thinking you could solve this problem by designing a perferated (punch out) piece of paper as part of the invitation that you rip off and it says "chicken" or "Fish" or whatever, could even be the shape of animal. Number the back and tell people that there will be a drawing at the wedding so they remember to bring it with them.

Monday, May 02, 2005


Alan is working hard to help dig the test hole in the back yard.  Posted by Hello

Garrett petting a baby dinosaur at the Musem of Science in Boston Posted by Hello

Sunday, May 01, 2005

Stay to the right except to pass

Do you think anyone would pay attention if they started posting these signs in Massachusetts, perhaps it would help to reduce the amount of competition on the roads.

It's amazing the difference you feel driving the minute you cross the Portsmouth bridge into Maine.

GPS Determination of Course and Speed

So a cars spedometer can tell you how fast you are going by understanding the relationship between the tire, some gears and the road, but I was wondering how a GPS can figure speed when the reference point is constantly moving with the vehicle you are trying to measure.

I think I'll have to read this explanation a few times...

Friday, April 29, 2005

Huh? - great parody...or is it ?

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Tuesday, April 26, 2005


New Pond, Norwood Massachusetts. Good times...good tree. Posted by Hello

Thursday, April 21, 2005

"This is Littering"

What a wonderful sign I saw recently on a drive down 495 from Maine.

Recently, along every bridge overpass, there are signs made from cups stuck into fences that create letters. "Happy b-day Angela" or "Welcome home Dan!"...you've got to wonder if the person that goes through the effort to construct these signs (backwards, so they can be read by oncoming traffic below) actually takes the time to take down and dispose of all the cups after the reader has seen the sign.

One person seemed not to think so and used the same cup technique to spell out "This is Littering Too."

I laughed out loud and said, "you know, they're right."

Ethos Marketing, Portland Maine - Developing written and visual communications that are compelling, tell the truth and drive results.

So, here is where I'm headed come June 6th. No sense rushing into things right ? We'll be on the move all through May anyway. Should be an interesting time. My family is my foundation, time to advance confidently...

"I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to establish themselves around and within him; or the old laws be expanded, and interpreted in his favor in a more liberal sense, and he will live with the license of a higher order of beings. In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness. If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. " - conclusion of Walden

Bayley's Camping Resort

...much more than a campground !

Monday, April 18, 2005


A spring afternoon at the beach...Pine Point in Scarborough, Maine. Posted by Hello

Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed
A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed,
Then one day he was shootin at some food,
And up through the ground came a bubblin' crude.

....Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.

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Friday, April 15, 2005

Big League Haircuts

I happened into one of these shops the other day and I gotta say it was pretty good. For the price of a regular haircut, I watched ESPN on my own personal TV and even got a 5 minute back massage on my way out !

Think they'd expand to Portland ?

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Thursday, April 14, 2005

To be 6

So we were talking about buying our new house and Garrett asks me if we'll need one of the those "big giant boards that the man won on TV after hitting the golf ball across the lake and into the hole".

A few weeks ago we were watching some golf tournament and someone was given one of those giant check on TV for their efforts. Makes sense, right ? To buy a big house, you need a big check.

Friday, April 01, 2005


Here's why Henry got up each morning...why do you ? Posted by Hello

Monday, March 28, 2005

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Just do it

The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your arm.

Monday, March 21, 2005

Friday, March 18, 2005

Lego my...

Put together a small Lego building set with Garrett after his birthday. It had a draw bridge, a trap door and 46 page booklet on how to put it together !!!

You decide.....Brad Bird, director of The Incredibles Posted by Hello

Is it just me, or was anyone else a little freaked out when the Director for The Incredibles came up to accept his Oscar and he looked scarily similiar to the main villian ??? Posted by Hello

Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Old Bars of New York

"We began our Forgotten NY bar tour on a bitterly cold February afternoon with temperatures in the teens and the impending Blizzard of 2003, which dropped 20" of snow, quickly to follow, with visits to McSorley's Old Ale House in the East Village and Chumley's in the West Village."

Spamalot on Broadway...a smash

"Someday, all this will be yours."

"What, the curtains?"

Python Comes to Broadway with Musical 'Spamalot'

Tuesday, March 15, 2005

If only

What do you think the world would be like if everyone
had to drive the speed you drive the day after a snow storm?



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Monday, March 14, 2005


No injuries, no lost children, no food fights. I'd say it was a successful 6th birthday party ! Posted by Hello