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    Laugh A Little

    … on loons and kurt vonnegut

    Oh, I know. Loon-atic. I spotted that guy from the window yesterday afternoon as the sun was sinking to the bottom of the sky. With my binoculars. I mean,... Read More

    Tags: maine blogger, maine photographer, nature photography, common loon, being able to laugh at yourself, humor as medicine, nat geo wild, musings, humor, maine birds

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the bistro in winter

    Heeeeeeeee’s baaaaaaaaaaack. Oh, I know. This… this is what I saw when I stepped outside, onto the farmers porch, the other morning. Side note: Houzz refers to this type of... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', winter in maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, nature photography, red squirrel

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    Think A Little

    … on the peace of the present

    I took this pic in the pink light of early this morning. It’s not a perfect shot of the dove’s head, but that was actually on purpose (I’ve had... Read More

    Tags: Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine, being present, winter in maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, mindfulness, wildlife photography, musings, mourning dove, photography

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    Laugh A Little

    … on that marie kondo

    I am not Marie Kondo. But I could be Marie Kondo. Nah, just kidding. I will never be Marie Kondo. For one, she seems to be everything that is quiet... Read More

    Tags: musings, humor, cleaning, just ponderin', marie kondo, tidying, spark joy

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    Think A Little

    … on insta-dad

    I’m not even going to try to cutely ease into this one. JoHn* is on Instagram. No, no. It’s tragic. Like, for me. For a few years now, and... Read More

    Tags: musings, humor, just ponderin', southport maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, when parents instagram, instagram wife

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    Think A Little

    … on looking up

    When the writer Anne Lamott was 48 hours away from becoming sixty-one years old, she wrote down “every single thing I know as of today”. I have visited that... Read More

    Tags: anne lamott, musings, photography, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', maine blogger, maine photographer, perspective, moon, look up, gaining perspective

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    Cry A Little

    … on the hat

    When the kids were much less tall than they are today, we often read a book by Jan Brett, called The Mitten. It was… well, it is (I haven’t read it in... Read More

    Tags: Christmas, Grieving, grief, just ponderin', christmas in maine, maine blogger, memories of loved ones

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    Laugh A Little

    … on die hard (or dying laughing)

    Apparently, we are not alone. I’m not talking about the possibility of life on other planets (that’s already settled science). I’m talking about the fact that, in this family,... Read More

    Tags: fun at christmastime, musings, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', maine blogger, maine photographer, die hard, die hard christmas movie, christmas ornaments, die hard christmas ornament

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the admission of colored christmas light snobbery

    This post was originally posted on December 2, 2013. This morning, whilst walking with friends, we touched upon colored light vs. white light ‘class-i-ness’ and I remembered this post. So, here... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, comedy

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    Think A Little

    … on christmas beacons

    Oh yes. The day after Thanksgiving was, as it always is, Decorating Day. Decorating Day is a National Holiday for Dingles (no, seriously, it just keeps getting more national.... Read More

    Tags: decorating day, musings, grief, just ponderin', maine christmas, christmastime, home for christmas, missing loved ones at christmas, first christmas after loss, grief at christmastime

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    Laugh A Little

    … on thank you pies

    Yesterday I went to the local YMCA (‘The Y’) to walk with my friends. We’ve been alternatively walking and lifting/pushing/complaining (a.k.a., ‘the weight machines’) regularly since July. Usually we... Read More

    Tags: maine thanksgiving, musings, humor, thanksgiving, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', thanksgiving pies, boothbay ymca, dolphins swim team

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    Think A Little

    … on the rising sun thing

    That’s my friend Kim, with a sunrise on her face. Hang on… Oh, here we go. This sunrise… I know. It was pretty great. We’d been talking about sunrises... Read More

    Tags: musings, grief, just ponderin', Sunrise in Maine, death, midcoast maine, secrets of happiness, sunrise, maine blogger, maine photographer

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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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