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    Think A Little

    … on poop day 2014 (an oldie but a goodie)

    Note: Today, whilst coming through the back yard after our walk, I sidestepped one of Belle’s ‘winter’s gifts’. Now that there is no snow... Read More

    Tags: humor, dogs, poop day, dogs pooping on lawn, comedic writing, maine, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on that elusive ‘next to godliness’ thing

    This post was going to be professionally illustrated. I drew the amoeba, and then the red circle with a line through it. Then I... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, humor, just ponderin', maine blogger, maine photographer, COVID-19, disinfecting, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on not washing the dang door

    I just want to say… I’m not washing the dang door. The other day, I read an article about making one’s home more welcoming. I... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', just pondering, maine blogger, maine photographer, maine writer, creating a welcoming home, musings, welcoming home, comedic writing, dinner parties, humor, photography, cleaning

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    Think A Little

    … on a day in bed

    On Monday, I went walking in the morning with my friends (What. Yes, I have some of those. Not a lot, just a handful... Read More

    Tags: sick day, maine blogger, rescue dog, therapy dogs, nursing, musings, comedic writing, german shepherd, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on stuff that wasn’t in the contract

    So. It has now been nearly two months since Belle-ah’s coronation as the newest Dingle princess, which came about when she was officially welcomed... Read More

    Tags: rescue dog, rescue transport, dogs in trees, climbing dogs, english pointer, comedic writing, dog humor, german shepherd, humor, photography, just ponderin', maine blogger

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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... Read More

    Tags: comedy, musings, comedic writing

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

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

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on delayed processing

    Get coffee… or wine, then sit down. I’m just sayin’. There are jumbles everywhere in my life right now. Jumbles of books… or chords…... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, comedy, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on every man for himself

    That is not a rat. It’s Tony Soprano, a made man on Southport Island. Tony is, in fact, a mink. An American one. I... Read More

    Tags: humor, New Orleans, NoLA, rats, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the rand cove monster

    So… yesterday. One of the things that is hard to resist, even when I am yearning for more time under the covers, is the... Read More

    Tags: spring in maine, beaver, Nessie, musings, river otter, comedic writing, maine, comedy, humor, photography, Southport

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Spiking

Getting really, really mad really, really quickly (and often embarrassingly so)… “Oops, sorry. I spiked.”

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