Talk of the town: Riverside buffiness, tag-less T-shirts, mustard memos and more.
talk of the town
Mark LaFlamme: Talk of the town — Spiders, ducks and Tommy Lee
Duck! So, I was happily riding my motorcycle out in the boonies of Minot, or possibly Buckfield, when I spotted two huge ducks at the side of the road. Now, you may think of ducks as innocuous creatures, but when you’re doing 55 on a bike, you definitely don’t want Daffy and co. waddling out […]
Mark LaFlamme: Slow down, cowboy
Once in a lifetime I’m not one to brag, but I happen to be in possession of a rare photo of a hot air balloon floating over Lewiston. Believe you me, these types of pictures are not easy to come by, but I’m a journalist, by gum, and I tracked one down. Give me a […]
Mark LaFlamme: Talk of the town: What’s that scent you’re wearing?
When it comes to gauging fluctuations in the economy and preparing for potential recessions, I use the price of aerosol cheese to dictate my level of panic. Well, it’s freak-out time, friends.
Mark LaFlamme: We’ve got enough problems with Target balls and earwigs
Talk of the Town: Target is almost here. I can hardly wait to see if Target’s iconic red orbs are going to get the same treatment Walmart’s maligned yellow poles get.
Mark LaFlamme: Long pants for the coming zombie apocalypse
Talk of the Town: Once you pay to get into Range Pond State Park, you might as well enjoy some beach time even if you’re wearing long pants on a sweltering hot day and being called ‘Senor Pantalones’ by other beachgoers.
Mark LaFlamme: Does anything say summer like spittle, beguilement and nagging hoot owls?
Talk of the Town: Just don’t get within spittin’ distance.
Mark LaFlamme: Oh, nuts! Oozing garbage and pickpocket chipmunks
Talk of the Town: Does any heartbreak compare to the anguish of finding a full shelf of pistachios before discovering . . .
Mark LaFlamme: They grow up so darn fast
Talk of the Town: That closed elevator door started to feel like the wall of a tomb and I’ll tell you: I was starting to plot a bold, Hollywood-style escape through the ceiling hatch.
Mark LaFlamme: Let me tell you about the birds and the bears
Talk of the Town: You won’t hear a peep out of us.