Talk of the Town: Here and gone — naked guys, potato sticks and plastic shopping bags.
Mark LaFlamme
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Street Talk: Arguing with a fool
I’m pretty sure that if I kept track, I’d find that I talk to myself way, WAY more than I talk to others.
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Talk of the town: Going my way?
Supermarket flaggers, the state of the economy and too many poles: The view from writer Mark LaFlamme’s desk.
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Mark LaFlamme: Don’t step on any sparklers
Talk of the Town: Readers know a lot about pedaling pet passengers and names that rhyme with mayor. But do they know what NOT to do with fireorks?
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Eureka! Walmart pole mystery solved!
Street Talk: Behold the A-pillar blind spot, the cause of so much woe and/or hilarity.
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Mark LaFlamme: Who WAS that masked dog?
Talk of the Town: It’s unlikely the dog’s name is Goggles McGee and that Leo Sayer will run for mayor. But a columnist can dream.
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Street Talk: Old time sleuthing with Ma Bell
Say what you want about the archaic nature of phone books, but with one of them, I found exactly what I was looking for in about six seconds.
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Talk of the town: Ode to the potato
Target coming to Auburn Lord, I hope they don’t put up yellow poles to control parking. Stick with those giant red balls, Target. Only a fool would ram into one of those. (Wait for it …) Maine Legislature torches Viking-style funeral pyres bill Waddaya mean? Are you telling me these rituals are illegal at the […]
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Those yellow poles in the Walmart parking lot; they’re out to get us
Street Talk: I think we can all agree on this: In the war between Walmart’s yellow poles and our cars, trucks and minivans, the poles are winning on every front.
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Talk of the Town: Do you smell that?
“Lobster lovers feeling the pinch of high prices” “Feel the pinch!” I get it! Because lobsters have pincers. Ha! That’s a good one! I am laughing out loud. But as far as the craving for lobster, count me out. I lost my taste for them a few years ago when it occurred to me — […]