What’s worse is that now ordinary people like possibly you are talking about the coming storm, too, so I have to employ my black belt level talent for denial everywhere I go.
Mark LaFlamme
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Talk of the town: Cold as a what, now?
It’s cold I know it’s cold because EVERY SINGLE TIME I step outside, I declare: “Holy $#!@#! It’s !#@! cold!” That’s the scientific way to know for sure that it’s $#!@#! cold. This is exactly how Lord Kelvin, the physicist William Thompson, discovered in 1892 that it was $#!@#! cold outside his lab over there […]
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Street Talk: Weird scenes inside the new normal
You know you’re in weird times when … a dinner order is conducted like an arms deal.
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Talk of the Town: Your guide to healthy living
Man, this is a rough time of year for writing this column.
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Murder! What the crows are trying to tell us. Probably.
If you see five crows, sickness will follow; see six crows and death will follow. If you see seven crows or more, you probably need to wash your car.
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Talk of the Town: Feed the kitty. Or else.
Avert your eyes! Did you know that in Turner, they have something called a “view tax?” I kid you not, my incredulous friends. I visited a family out there earlier this week and when I commented on their view of the mountains, all white-capped and rolling and whatnot, I was told that they have to […]
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‘Gardening begins in January, with the dream’
For many gardeners, January and February are very fertile months — for gathering seeds, planning their gardens and dreaming of spring.
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Street Talk: Winter lies I tell myself
Come late summer, I’m typically sanguine about my chances of finally enjoying winter for a change — enjoying it the way I did when I was a boy and every day was a thrill of sleds and skates and snowballs hucked at the unwary.
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Block party: The Lego universe calls to Mainers young and old
With something like 1,300 Lego pieces being produced every second, local Lego buffs say the ‘healthy habit’ appeals to their love of design, architecture, engineering, community building, control and simple fun.
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Building momentum: The Lego universe calls to Mainers young and old
With something like 1,300 Lego pieces being produced every second, local Lego buffs say the ‘healthy habit’ appeals to their love of design, architecture, engineering, community building, control and simple fun.