Give me 10 What woman will we see on the 10 dollar bill? The debate is on. Frankly, I never saw the honor in having one’s face on U.S. currency. I mean, think about what we do with our cash. We fold it up, stick it in our wallets and then sit on it all […]

George Orwell said: “He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” Well, to be fair, Orwell himself didn’t say it. His beleaguered character, Winston Smith, thought it. He thought it in relation to the government willfully erasing the facts of the past and replacing them with convenient […]

The Pool Hall Hustler comes around a couple times a week, always looking for a quick bite, always slick and sly as he passes through. Although I’ve never personally heard his shtick, it is easily inferred through his mannerisms. “Hey, hey. How ya doing? Is anybody going to eat that? Nah, nah. Nobody wants that […]

Unhappy holidays It has come to my attention that, at a certain hobby store in Auburn, there are two – count them, TWO – aisles crammed full of Christmas ornaments and related holiday bling. Closer to the front of the store, I’m told, you will find the Halloween decor. Halloween! In June! So, I guess […]

Every day, you people just keep calling and writing with the same question. “Mike,” you demand. “It’s been 20 stinkin’ years. Why won’t you tell us what’s in your office drawers?” OK, that’s never happened. As far as I can recall, not a single person has ever asked what’s in my drawers. It’s a real […]

Here’s looking at you What the heck is a “Selfie Stick” and how can I avoid poking my eye out with one? Whatever they are, they’re all the rage right now. Everywhere you look is a photo taken with a Selfie Stick. If you had told me 20 years ago that one day everyone would […]

Coming out of my shell Some of you may have noticed that I haven’t been the same since I wandered onto the flats at Wolfe’s Neck last weekend. The man who went into that mud last Sunday isn’t the same man who came back. Clamming changes a man, man. It makes him harder. Colder. Stinkier. […]

‘A’ for effort This was posted on my Facebook wall late last week. The fellow remains unidentified, although not unappreciated. “About an hour ago I witnessed a man valiantly trying to help a small group of ducklings trying to cross the intersection of College and Russell streets (in Lewiston). The motorists blared their horns and […]