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    Laugh A Little

    … on seagull jealousy

      I woke up to a seagull screech That turned into a fight I guessed it was a morning tiff Continued from last night.... Read More

    Tags: poetry, photography, just ponderin', midcoast maine, coastal maine, seagull, musings, maine, poem

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    Laugh A Little

    … on love in the time of (potential) cholera

    As I’d mentioned, it’s our first fall in Maine and it happens to be a strange one. Usually, by the end of October, the... Read More

    Tags: autumn in maine, fall in new england, fall in maine, coastal maine, new england farm stands, Beth's Farm Market, musings, maine, just ponderin', midcoast maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on falling too fast

    This is the first September we’ve spent in Maine since we stumbled across The Inn* (and made the ‘holy-cow-can-you-believe-we-are-doing-this decision to buy it) more... Read More

    Tags: joy, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', midcoast maine, autumn in maine, fall in midcoast maine, musings, family

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    Laugh A Little

    … on an unpermitted business

      The dragonflies. They’re back. And, Houston? We have a problem. Because I think I’m running an un-permitted brothel. I know. Madam Dingle. It’s... Read More

    Tags: dragonfly, memories of childhood, bug day, shyness, shy children, drama, acting, musings, just ponderin', just pondering, midcoast maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on sidetracked time and a frazzled day

    Buckle up. Yesterday started out pretty normal except when the alarm in my head went off several hours before the alarm on my phone... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', midcoast maine, crazy day, coastal maine, musings, secrets to happiness

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    Laugh A Little

    … on shoulds and sharks

    Okay. See that above? That is a completely legal, totally licensed piece of art that I made up when I first began justponderin-dot-com. The image... Read More

    Tags: comedy, humor, just ponderin', sharks, catalina island sharks, shark attacks, shoulding, musings, comedic writing

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    Laugh A Little

    … on attention deficit during an eclipse

    Didja hear?! There was an eclipse! No, I’m not kidding – it happened yesterday. It wasn’t widely reported so only a few people who... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', midcoast maine, maine birds, plover, semipalmated plover, eclipse, golden retriever, newfoundland dog, musings, maine, joy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on caring and therapy from beyond

    Fred was Grampa’s dog. Well, I mean, we fed him and took him to the vets and stuff. But he was Grampa’s dog. It... Read More

    Tags: yellow lab, old yankee man, joy, just ponderin', signs from beyond, signs of a loved one after death, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on other people’s – and dog’s – poop

    Here at The Inn* we have many many flowers. And blades of grass. And also dogs. Two of them. Pee’ing and pooping machines they... Read More

    Tags: comedy, poetry, humor, photography, dogs pooping on lawn, stop dogs from pooping on lawn, comedic writing

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    Laugh A Little

    … on four stalls and a wedding

    So. There are about to be lots of photos of the wedding out in the world because Jen Smith, who is the incredibly talented... Read More

    Tags: humor, photography, secrets to happiness, southport maine, maine wedding, midcoast maine, The Inn and gardens, midcoast maine wedding, comedic writing, southport island maine, maine, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on independence (mine… okay and ours)

    Sometimes in the midst of the everyday we find ourselves mired in the little picture and, if it seems grim, we believe in the... Read More

    Tags: musings, fourth of july, independence day

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    Laugh A Little

    … on advenditures

    This morning, super duper early, I headed out on an adventure. Because the other day my friend Chris (a.k.a., ‘ChrisChrisChris‘) called and asked me... Read More

    Tags: maine, humor, photography, midcoast maine, Boothbay Harbor, tall ships, windjammers

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Wonder Proxy

We have medical proxies. We have legal proxies. But what about the most important stuff? What about the stuff that makes our lives worth living? Who is going to take care of making sure wonder remains available to us when we can’t seek it out ourselves? Who’s gonna sneak us off to the ocean, make sure to bring us our dogs, create playlists of the songs we really love… sing with us, tell us our stories… remind us of the love we still have to give, and also to receive? A Wonder Proxy, that’s who. Don’t get your affairs in order without one!

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