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

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

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

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.

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. "

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.

From Cape to Crepes

Viva le media.

Race to the Tour

Think you could ride 75 miles a day on a bike and then type out a report on what you did that day ? Ted has won the opportunity to try...and I won the opportunity to bring the story to the media.

Blogspotting

Steve talks about blogging as it happens

Live 8 Highlights

Floyd

At live 8...but MTV didn't play it. Go figure

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.

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?

Someday...1966 Ford Fairlane

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 ??!!

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.

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.

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

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)

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.

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

What I'm reading - The poet of Tolstoy Park

I hope it has a happy ending !

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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

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New Pond, Norwood Massachusetts. Good times...good tree. 

"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 !

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

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.

 

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 ?

Ethos -

The disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement.

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.

Alan is ready to move ! 

Flowers and Snow in April.  

Yes, it's April 13th and we still have snow in our back yard !! 

The Wiggles Named Australia's Wealthiest

The power of marketing to children.

Google Intros Q&A Service

"What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow ?"

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

Ding dong

The oldest bells in North America are in Boston's Old North Church. The bells were cast in 1744 and hung in 1745.

Uncle Louie

Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight

What's up there...

One year ago, Luzern Switzerland ! 

What I'm Reading - The Winter of Our Discontent

by John Steinbeck

Henry says,

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

Just do it

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

Shut up and say something

Amen, brother ! This is why I left high tech PR...

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 

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 ??? 

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'

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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Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday!
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No injuries, no lost children, no food fights. I'd say it was a successful 6th birthday party ! 

Robots

Good movie and a great time was had by Garrett and his pals this weekend for his birthday.

Should I let it go ?

Should it bother me when parents get to cut out in front of the bus that they just put their kids on while the rest of us have to wait in the back while it makes 10 more stops?

Snowmobile Trail Report

Next picture will hopefully be of Dan.
TK

A reason to Boycott Sports Authority

Went to buy Garrett a new baseball glove today for his birthday. I was shocked and alarmed to see that the Rawlings and McGregor mits were Derek Jeter and A-Rod signatures.

Can you imagine !!??

I told the sales guy that he would make a bundle if he sold Sharpie markers next to all the gloves. He laughed...but I could see the wheels turning.

Garrett will love his new Nike baseball glove, endorsed by no one. It cost a few bucks more, but at least I can be sure that none of my money will make its way to the Evil Empire !!

What if ?

What if everyone had to always drive the speed you drive the morning after (or during) a snowstorm?

Please spell "humiliation" for a good cause

Heard a pretty good idea on the radio today. Brookline public schools is doing a fund raiser this week during the kids spelling bee. The kids do their thing during school and then at 2pm there is the adult Bee in which teams of 3 compete for a few prizes. The cost is $300 per team and the ad said that local business people, politicians and parents would be participating.

Sounds like a good way to raise money for the schools...and show kids that you don't have to know how to spell to be successful (kidding).

If it wasn't for a pretty loaded town like Brookline, I'd think it was great. How'd they come up with the $$ to advertise on the radio in the firsty place ?

Takes money to make money...

Save Toby

Shhhh...be vewy, vewy quiet. I'm hunting wabbit.

....you'll be seeing this on the news by the weekend. I'm sure the PETA folks will certainly be on the case shortly.

Its amazing how some things take off.

And most don't.

The Winter of Our Discontent - Steinbeck

just starting this book...curious to see what happens to Ethan after he gets off his high horse and takes a few risks. - TK

Ethan Hawley works as a clerk in the grocery store owned by an Italian immigrant. His wife is restless, and his teenaged children are hungry for the tantalizing material comforts he cannot provide. Then one day, in a moment of moral crisis, Ethan decides to take a holiday from his own scrupulous standards.

The Da Vinci Code, Special Illustrated Edition

Some truth, some fiction...the best kind of book.

What I'm reading

Saving Faith -

Danny Buchanan and Faith Lockhart are the greatest influence peddlers in Washington because they can do something no one else can: guarantee results. But when Buchanan's scheme is uncovered by Robert Thornhill, a zealous CIA chief, he is forced to spy on his clients and network of politicians to further Thornhill's grand plan.

Movin On

The times they are a changin'

Time to get on with it and see what happens.

Hunter S. Thompson - One last blast

Gonzo Writer Hunter S. Thompson's Family Might Follow His Wishes to Blast His Ashes From Cannon

Out on the trail in Maine. We didn't win the Poker Run but we had fun trying... 

Alan and Makayla say Hello 

Bus ride

A woman holding a baby gets on a bus. The bus driver looks at them and says, "Damn, That's the ugliest baby I've ever seen!"

In a huff the woman slams her money into the farebox and goes to the rear of the bus. The man seated next to her sees she's agitated and asks what's wrong.

"The bus driver insulted me!" she fumes. "That's outrageous!" says the man.

"He's a public servant and shouldn't be insulting passengers."

"You 're right! the woman says. "I think I'll go up there and give him a piece of my mind!"

"That's a good idea," says the man. "I'll hold your monkey."

Live Forever...just 20 more years to go.

Inventor Kurzweil Aiming to Live Forever

Better stock up. TK

No Brain, No Pain

Hissssssssss!

Since Garrett was born, the Patriots have now won 3 Super Bowls and the Red Sox have won the World Series !  

Big farmers in the land of Steinbeck

We proudly display giant sculptures by local artist John Cerney, who was assisted on occasion by Dong Sun Kim. These sculptures are a tribute to the hard-working people employed in the farming community of the Salinas Valley. Without them, our country would not be blessed with such abundance.

A smarter search engine

worth a try if your not finding what you need through Google

latest

There's been so much going on lately that i haven't had time to post. Not a lot has caught my eye recently anyway. I've got to keep my nose to the grindstone for the forseeable future.

The snow continues to fall and the news continues to cover every conceivable angle about it. 24x7 cancellation banners along the TV screen...on every channel. I wonder how the advertisers feel about getting 20% of their ad space deleted, not to mention the fact that as everyone is reading the names, no one is payaing ANY attention to the ads.

I smell some 'make goods' for the spring

It's the truth: Experts agree that money really can't buy happiness

"But it could rent it for a while" is my usual response to this statement

Even faster - fast food?

Now some McDonald's restaurants in Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri are trying a system that's supposed to get people back on the road more quickly.

Ball Fight

Doug Mientkiewicz has the ball. The Red Sox want it back. Stay tuned.

Rinse and spit just not the same

Judge: Listerine no replacement for floss, despite claim by ads

Simple

Simple Man - (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Written by Gary Rossington - Ronnie Van Zant

Mama told me when I was young
Come sit beside me, my only son
And listen closely to what I say.
And if you do this
It will help you some sunny day.

Take your time... Don't live too fast,
Troubles will come and they will pass.
Go find a woman and you'll find love,
And don't forget son,
There is someone up above.

(Chorus)

And be a simple kind of man.
Be something you love and understand.
Be a simple kind of man.
Won't you do this for me son,
If you can?

Forget your lust for the rich man's gold
All that you need is in your soul,
And you can do this if you try.
All that I want for you my son,
Is to be satisfied.
(Chorus)

Boy, don't you worry... you'll find yourself.
Follow you heart and nothing else.
And you can do this if you try.
All I want for you my son,
Is to be satisfied.