July 21, 2010 RSS feed / Irregular Regulars

NORTH BY NORTHEAST

From 6,288 feet to sea level… Northern New England again proves to be a summertime gem (whew!)

Here I sit, trusty laptop and steaming cup of coffee before me (and sore quads telling me I may have overdone it once again) on our screened porch. More...

Away With Words

One of those days

I was in the cashier line at Wal-Mart, waiting of course, since that’s what we do in lines, when I noticed I was surrounded by beautiful people. These beauties smiled at me from the covers of the Hollywood magazines. More...

REAR VIEW

“The steed bit his master; How came this to pass? He heard the good pastor Cry, ‘All flesh is grass,’” this anonymous quote graced the top of Page one of the Oct. 22, 1980, Vol. 13, No. More...

Thought for the Week

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out. —Alfred Hitchcock More...

OUT & ABOUT WITH LAURA

Ever since the Stanley Museum was started in 1981 when only a handful of people showed up in the basement of now the Camden National Bank, I had never had the chance in all those years to ride in a Stanley steam car. Shame on you Sue... More...

Recipes from the Ridge

Super Summer Salads

One thing I like to try to do at home is copy the sandwiches and salads I see in the supermarkets. Mine are usually made with whatever I have on hand so the flavors are usually unique each time. More...

FLY DOPE

Seth Wescott was at Fenway Park in Boston on Sunday helping fans celebrate Maine Day. The crowd cheered as Seth walked out onto the field and was announced as a two-time Gold Medal Olympian from Carrabassett Valley, Maine. More...

IRREDIOMS ~ A look at common idioms

Phrases, sayings & expressions, what they mean & where they came from Keep your Nose to the Grindstone To force oneself to work hard all the time; to always keep busy. Erasmus, a Dutch scholar, used a similar saying in the 1500s. More...

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