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I just got back to work after six glorious (but non consecutive) days off.  We took two mini vacations in state and had some really good times.   The first was at a camp on Randall Pond in Parsonsfield near the NH border and the second was in the Pemaquid Point area.
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This weekend we had a pretty good sized swell come in from a deep low pressure system a little ways offshore.  I saw it coming and rushed production on a new handplane.  I still hadn’t tested the first one I made because I realized shortly after finishing it that the weight and thickness were all […]

I just got back from what, depending on how you look at it, could be seen as the most efficient or the most asinine road trip to NYC ever.  I left my house in South Portland at 4:00 AM Sunday morning and got back at 7:00 AM Monday morning.  The only sleep I got in […]

My wife and I celebrated our second wedding anniversary last month.  The funny thing is, we had to go looking for our marriage certificate to find out exactly what day it was on.  I guess that’s just what happens when you elope.  When you have a more traditional wedding the date sticks in your mind […]

Frenzied reporters getting the scoop at Sundance 2010.  Gives a good impression of the festival atmosphere.
The Sundance Film Festival 2010 began yesterday.  That means it has been ten long years since I wandered the streets of Park City during that famed week where independent filmmakers from around the globe vie for their shot at super […]

Earlier this week my heater fan quit working.  It was old and tired and that’s that.  So instead of putting on thermal underwear just to commute to work I drove my wife’s car this week while I waited for the part to arrive from Camden.
The timing couldn’t have been worse, because during the three days […]

I’ve never been much of a car guy - never understood the appeal of one make over another or the allure of the newest models.  I agree that new cars smell nice, but no odor is worth that amount of depreciation.  I’ve always looked at cars in a utilitarian way.  A means of getting from […]

Its Thursday and the minor surfing injury I sustained on Saturday is still making it hard to sit comfortably.  The effects of what had been Hurricane Ida reached Maine last weekend in the form of a very large swell and a 12 hour long downpour.  Some areas got over five inches of rain, but compared […]

Last night I watched Into the Wild. Sean Penn wrote and directed this movie which is based on the book of the same name by Jon Krakauer. I read the book several years ago, and in my opinion the movie falls seriously short. It was a good try, but nothing about the film […]

I was always a huge fan of the Price is Right when growing up. Still am. I think Drew Carrie is a great replacement for Bob. Of course no one can truly replace Bob Barker, but Drew has done a good job stepping in and making the show his own.
When I was […]