Grilled Shrimp and Noodle Bowl This light and tasty spring recipe is great for those on a gluten free diet since it uses rice noodles. Find them in the Asian foods department at your grocery store. Ingredients for 4 servings: 14 ounces flat rice noodles ½ cup fresh lime juice 1/3 cup fish sauce ½ […]
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Energy Matters: Is hydro really dirtier than coal?
Once again, when it comes to energy choices and the environment, it is not sufficient to say something is good or bad, right or wrong. There are no absolutes here. If we hope to arrive at sensible policy to save our atmosphere, we need to pay attention to quantitative comparisons. The Numbers may set us […]
What I’ve learned
When I was 16, I got in an argument with a fellow who was 20. He was a high school dropout and had a reputation as a bully and a tough guy. He was being a jerk, and I, heated by a flare of annoyance, told him to shut up. He dared me to meet […]
Tree Talk: In case you’ve never heard it
For some reason, while on a recent trip northern Maine, the first few words of a poem came to me, but I couldn’t recollect the rest of the lines or who had written it. I tiny bit of research on the internet revealed the entire poem and the author’s name, Joyce Kilmer, a soldier who […]
NHS: Medal of Honor
In the collection of the Norway Museum and Historical Society is a small item of great significance: The Medal of Honor. This is the highest medal awarded by the United States to members of the military for “acts of valor”. This medal was first authorized in 1861 during the Civil War to recognize members of […]
Movie Review: Voyagers
Before I get into trashing sixth place weekend box office finisher “Voyagers,” I want to take some time to say some nice things about eighth place finisher “In the Earth.” The latter film played on less than a third as many screens as “Voyagers,” yet it made nearly two-thirds as much money. The underpromoted horror […]
Healthy cooking for the whole family
Roasted Asparagus with Garlic and Sesame You can tell spring is on its way when the fresh asparagus appears at the market. This simple recipe is a delicious way to enjoy spring! Any leftovers make great additions to to a stir fry, salad or a frittata. Ingredients 1 ½ pounds asparagus spears, washed and ends […]
Do you have room in your heart?
Ames doesn’t let a little thing like a cloudy eye stop him from being a brave explorer. He’s on the go whenever he can be. When Ames is allowed to leave his kennel there is no telling where he will go. He has investigated every nook and cranny of the shelter. He has even […]
What I’ve Learned
I like to cook eggs. In particular, eggs over medium, with the whites done and the yolks still runny. There was a time when our nonstick fry pan allowed the eggs to slide gracefully onto a plate. In the last year or so, even with oil and butter in the pan, the eggs have required […]
Movie Review: The Unholy
Some time back I wrote about how Oscar season got pushed back a few months, which was why we were getting movies like “Nomadland” and “Judas and the Black Messiah” in February. Now with “The Unholy,” it’s like January has come to April. January is typically the time of year when studios like to dump […]