October 14, 2009 RSS feed / Irregular Regulars

OUT & ABOUT WITH LAURA

I was so pleased this past week to get an e-mail from “my buddy” Scottie Nichols, who is on a tour of duty in Afghanistan; and to know he is safe (for that day). More...

F.A.R.M. (Fresh Air & Room to Move)

This week I am welcoming my good friend Jack Ramsay -–the Scotsman living Down Under–- to “Observations from The F.A.R.M.” For more samples of his sometimes-humorous, sometimes-thought-provoking writing, check out his lin More...

REAR VIEW

Dan Meyers, backlit by the sun, explodes through a mogul on his way to victory in the State Freestyle Championships on the cover of the March 1, 1978, Vol. 11, No. 12 issue of the Sugarloaf and Rangeley Lakes Irregular. More...

Thought for the Week

Sweetest Day is Saturday In about the same degree as you are helpful, you will be happy. —Karl Reiland If you have a positive thought you’d like us to print, please send or email it to us. More...

NORTH BY NORTHEAST

A shortcut across the Prairie Home Cemetery …and other Keillorian Connections

For decades I have considered myself “Maine’s Captive Minnesotan.” More...

Recipes from the Ridge

Eat those Yucky Turnips! More...

AS THE LEAVES TURN

Neal Tranten at Tranten’s Too needs to be a little more careful in his employee screening process. Cashier Janice Kehoe is a Yankees fan! More...

IRREDIOMS ~ A look at common idioms

Phrases, sayings & expressions, what they mean & where they came from

Have Your Cake and Eat It Too To spend or use something up but still have it; to have two things when you must choose one. This saying started sometime in the 1540s. Once you’ve eaten a piece of cake, you don’t have it anymore. More...

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