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86The Mechanics of a Good Travel Article
You are sharing your experience with someone who may never visit where your are; make them want to go. Give them reasons to want to go; add interesting side trips, activities and restaurants. Give links to...
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76The Secret Maine Coast Hideaway
Acadia National Park in Maine boasts being one of the top twenty most frequently visited National Parks in the country, but I've a little secret about a little-known part of the park that might interest the...
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73All I Ever Needed to Know I Learned From a Spanking
My brothers, mom and me. I think of myself as being a pretty good kid growing up. I get this idea through the fact that one of my brothers was a real pain in the butt (and he knows who he is), so the mischief I got myself into was pretty mild. Well,...
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69Hey Walmart--What About Me?
Am I the only one between Walmart's "sizes" of clothing? They have a large display of Hannah Montana clothes that although offer size 12, are clearly inappropriate for a 54 year old woman. I gave up belly tops and torn jeans quite a few years ago,...
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69Taking Care of Mom
My mom was diagnosed with Alzheimers many years ago, and thankfully, Aricept, has kept it in the early stages for a lot longer than what is considered normal. The signs were easy to detect; my...
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68Close to Home - Brann's Mills Pond, Maine
Close to Home There's a pond that is close to my home that attracts fishermen and sightseers year round. In the winter, the fisherman who drill holes to lure pickerel abound in large numbers and in spring, lures and bobbers fly through the air...
0 comments68Lalalalalalala!
Whenever someone is trying to give me information that I don't need or want to hear, I cover my ears and start singing "lalalalalala!" I want the media to stop talking about the economy. That simple. Let us...
3 comments67Brain Zaps
I have no idea what other people call them, but I call them brain zaps. I get them when I’m tired, and I’m tired a lot. I have insomnia and since I’ve stopped taking Ambien I can count on not sleeping a couple nights a week. I lie in...
4 comments66A Scent of the Past
A few years ago I was browsing in a local bookstore and saw an adorable stuffed Gund bear on a shelf. His winsome face made him irresistible to me and he ended up in my bag of magazines and a book on, of all things, writing memoir. I cut his tag...
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68Squirrel Shootin!
I love to feed birds in the winter and I start putting out the feeders in October. I came home one day last week from my mother's house to discover that one of my feeders was moving under its own power. Upon investigation, I found that a curious...
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