You can almost hear the wind blowing through the windows...

....or through the engine bay.

Believe it or not, this is considered "close" to being done. Anyone else thnk he should sandbag it one more year, until 2008 to make it an even 20-year project ?

1988- ?

Don't Worry, Be Happy

Why We Worry About The Things We Shouldn't... ...And Ignore The Things We Should.

Some very interesting reading that will make you think.

This says it all:

God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to tell the difference. -Amen

Buy Walden stuff here

Pretty cool Christmas party band !

Here’s a quick quiz:

What do Bob Dylan, Jay McShann, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, John Hammond, the late Jimmy Witherspoon, Dr. John, Maria Muldaur, Roomful of Blues, and the Canadian band The Rockin’ Highliners all have in common?

Answer: Duke Robillard.

This was the band that played at our Christmas Party last night. He definately cooked !

TK

What i'm reading- The Fall of the Year

Excellent storywriting here...even if i did kindof guess where it was headed, i did really enjoy the writing it took to get me there. It's the journey, not the destination, right ?

Snap the Whip - Winslow Homer

Not so Silly anymore

American troops use the Silly String to detect trip wires around bombs.

Mars Hill, ME

Traveled far to say goodbye
Strangers, friends and family try
To remember jokes, jabs and winks
Content to amuse only one.

Cold, gray and damp we trudge together
Far away saws hum and blades spin
through the weather.

A final prank. Where are the keys?
Safe and dry, locked inside.
Men in black will be walking home.
We all smile a little with pride.

Be

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.

- Henry David Thoreau, "Walden"

What would MacGyver do ?

Check out a book that a very funny guy i work with contributed to...makes a great stocking stuffer!

What I'm reading - Fiddler's Green

"The greatest mystery concerning the State of Maine's Moosepath League is that its members involved themselves with so many adventures and contributed so significantly to the solutions of several celebrated riddles, and yet are relatively unknown to the public at large."

Painters with a Maine cause

Capturing a moment in time

Good Wine

Philosophy
St. Francis Winery & Vineyards, located in the heart of Sonoma Valley, produces big, bold, full-bodied wines that deliver on flavor. Each wine is produced from 100% hand-picked Sonoma County fruit and is a direct expression of our winemaking philosophy of “maximum extraction, minimal intervention."

Where is the outrage ?

File away as two great tastes that DON'T taste great together:

You would think two of my favorite things, Jimi Hendrix music and Victoria's Secret TV commercials, would make me want to stand up and cheer. But it didn't...

Maybe Hendrix's estate is trying to make this list:

Special Report
Top-Earning Dead Celebrities

Scarborough Land Trust

Local group that I'm going to work with to help make sure they don't "pave paradise to put up a parking lot."

I like what they are doing because of the "active conservation" of the land that they promote. Not all development is evil and land should be protected but also enjoyed by as many as possible by allowing biking, hiking, hunting etc.

Community Auditions

Star of the day
Who will it be ?
Your vote may hold the key.
It's up to you
Tell us who
Will be star of the day.

(it's saying something when a jingle stays in your head for 30 years!) - TK

Pop Quiz

Can you find me in this picture ?

Volunteer Fair PR

Here's a recent article about a local event that i helped promote.

Not exactly the sexiest thing in the world....but hey, it pays the bills, OK ?

Volunteer fair aims at tapping retirees
By Erica Thoits

Hot Toddy

DRINK RECIPE

Hot Toddy
Bring on Winter !!
1 oz. Brandy
1 Tablespoon Honey
1/4 Lemon
1 cup Boiling Water
1 Tea Bag

Coat the bottom of a mug with the honey. Add brandy and juice of lemon quarter. On the side, boil water and add tea bag to make hot tea. Pour steaming tea into honey/brandy/lemon combination.

Word puzzles - Jumble

Often, this is my favorite part of reading the newspaper. Not so much the puzzle or the solution but the ability to find the time to do it.