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    Laugh A Little

    … on a new maine dictionary

    The other day I wrote that Maine is “a place where words are redefined on a daily basis”, and then I gave a for... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, maine, comedy

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    Think A Little

    … on discovering the gardens

    When I’m in Maine, it is easy (and, c’mon, natural) to be drawn to the water. Because, here’s why: The boats (Maine’s summer ‘traffic’), the... Read More

    Tags: The Inn and gardens, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, maine, comedy

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    Think A Little

    … on maine interrupted

    In addition to being ocean-y here, it is also pine-y. There is something so deeply ingrained in my psyche about the combination of pine... Read More

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

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    Think A Little

    … on feeling twenty-two (plus a couple of decades (plus))

    Taylor Swift sings a song about being twenty-two. The chorus is “I don’t know about you, but I’m feelin’ twenty-two…” And it is as... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, humor, first apartment, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on jungle cats… er…dogs

    I know. Powerful. Elegant. And I can now tell you…. move-y. This thing moves all the time. Not only do you need to find this... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, german shepherd, comedy, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on hole-y marshal dillon dingle.

    In photography, when you take a photo and then you don’t do anything to it, because you do not rent Photoshop or are too... Read More

    Tags: comedy, humor, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, german shepherd, maine

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the relativity of a pile of crap

    The other day, I was hangin’ out down at Baby Beach. Baby Beach has the official name of Hendricks Head, but we have called... Read More

    Tags: musings, everyday life, comedy, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on me and stephen hawking and twister

    This morning I met Fred, a human, in the Old Barn. I made the point because there is also Fred-the-dog, who doesn’t really know... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, maine, comedy, humor, old house restoration

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a princess photo shoot with mac and jack

    Yesterday was the 4th of July and, due to a certain tropical storm, fireworks were cancelled all over the Northeastern United States. Including, like,... Read More

    Tags: dogs, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, german shepherd, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a labyrinth

    When I was designing the gardens in Maine, working with some very cool garden planners, I knew pretty much what I wanted. Well, the feeling... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, maine, comedy, humor, The Inn and gardens, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the innumerable offenses of a mother

    Micro -space- Biotics. Whoa. What a smart kid I have, studying ‘Micro -space- Biotics’. Any mother would be proud. Especially when she was, like, seven.... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, kids, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on testing the water first

    Totally looks like Marshal Dillon Dingle is ready to head poolside, doesn’t it? Nope. Every day, every single freakin’ time he is let outside,... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, german shepherd, comedy

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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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