Last week was a crazy sad and frightening and bewildering week, for sure. For me, the more public news of the horrors in Las Vegas, and the death of... Read More
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… on waves
Waves have it hard. I mean, we treat them as if they are hard. Especially big ones. They don’t touch or caress or embrace… They crash, And pound, And batter the rocks and... Read More
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… on a day and a night of tailgating
The other day I was up early and I can’t remember why. Oh no wait. I was up early to bring Gronk* down to the car place to have... Read More
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… on the needs of my seasoned soul
My friend Kim is an amazing mom, cook, yoga do-er and instructor (she has only instructed me once and I laughed my way through the whole thing), athlete, friend,... Read More
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… 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 than twelve years ago. For... Read More
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… 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 like a bunch of sex-crazed... Read More
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… 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 went off and the alarm... Read More
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… on rebellious processing
Yesterday was gorgeous here on the island. The sun rose over a lowering tide, and I was later than usual to answer the call outside. I took a walk... Read More
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… on suddenly autumn
We got to Maine this year, accompanied by our furniture, clothing, and far too many large, plastic containers stuffed with everything from Christmas decorations to a single can of Campbell’s... Read More
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… 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 is appropriate for today, because... Read More
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… 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 had cosmotological… wait… climate-ological… okay... Read More
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… 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 was probably the milk bones.... Read More