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    Think A Little

    … 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

    Tags: just ponderin', aging, Wonder Proxy, Being Mortal, A Sense of Wonder, medicine and aging, musings

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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 than twelve years ago. For... Read More

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

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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 like a bunch of sex-crazed... Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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: midcoast maine wedding, darling photography, musings, poem, poetry, photography, joy, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', midcoast maine

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

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Should People

You know them. They know how things “should” be. What you “should” say, and do and wear and eat and and and and and (and they give me a hive).

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