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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 went off and the alarm... Read More

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

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    Think A Little

    … 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

    Tags: September 11, 9/11, just ponderin', midcoast maine, secrets of happiness, southport island maine, autumn in maine, musings

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    Think A Little

    … 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

    Tags: just ponderin', midcoast maine, secrets of happiness, autumn in maine, new england autumn, fall in new england, fall in maine, canada geese, musings

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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 is appropriate for today, because... Read More

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

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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 had cosmotological… wait… climate-ological… okay... Read More

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

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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 was probably the milk bones.... Read More

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

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    Think A Little

    … on a phone stack inspired ramble

    Yesterday we – Gabe, Sam, Disney-Princess-Avery, and I – headed over to Freeport-Maine-Home-of-LLBean-and-many-other-outlet-stores. And in between making Sam try on shorts, awaiting our approval, Avery’s search for the perfect tote bag,... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, photography, joy, technology, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', human connection

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    Cry A Little

    … on this happening

    Was it really two weeks ago… That I was fluffing your dress, my beautiful daughter Daddy’s little girl. Did it all really happen… Realizing it was just an hour... Read More

    Tags: poem, poetry, photography, joy, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', midcoast maine, midcoast maine wedding, darling photography, 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 are (the dawgs, not the... Read More

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

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    Think A Little

    … on clarity in the midst of bustling joy

    The day before yesterday… was it the day before yesterday? I don’t even know. Anyway, one of the days before today, I was writing about our trip to Monhegan... Read More

    Tags: empty nest, photography, just ponderin', midcoast maine, Boothbay Harbor, southport island maine, sandwich generation, musings

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    Think A Little

    … on what (and when) we cannot see

    A few days ago, we tumbled out of bed early to make the ferry to Monhegan Island. Mac, Jack, Klack, Lack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack and I… Fine.... Read More

    Tags: maine, humor, photography, just ponderin', Monhegan, Monhegan Island, fog, midcoast maine, Boothbay Harbor, musings

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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 photographer of/in/around/behind/Darling Photography (darlingphoto.net) is... Read More

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

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Gawd

The way to invoke the deity without being hit by lightening for taking the actual name in vain (Side benefit: Also fits in with a Boston (Baw-stun) accent). You have to capitalize it though (just to be sure, and also because of reverence).

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