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You may have heard the old saying that the best advice is no advice. Well, I frequently adhere to that adage. I'll offer practical advice in the case of a practical matter; say you're using a tool all wrong and it's dangerous. I'll also offer advice if asked. Sometimes I could conceal advice as a …
And the number is 752: trout lily Noh Mask? Catalino's is a bookshop and cat lounge in Milford, New Hampshire Marcus wondering why he wanted to go outside so badly. detail from my carving of the steam yacht Zaida. One of the mural panels from Cat Alley in Nashua, New Hampshire. Trout Lily. One of …
Something that every town needs is a place to get a morning coffee. Somewhere the local folks drop in to grab the local news along with a fresh cup and a light breakfast before heading off to work. I've lived and worked in places like that, and the little diner, coffee shop, or the mom-and-pop …
One of the longest trips I ever took was just a short hop from Mid-Coast Maine to Boston. It was the final act in the drama between my first wife and me. The summer had been spent in a little cabin on the west side of the island; daily I commuted by bike to either …
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My shop, at present, is taken up with drying herbs, sage, rosemary, thyme, and, of course, catnip. On the porch are a few of the pumpkins. There are a load of unpicked tomatoes, zucchini up the wazoo, and other squash. We also picked about a half bushel of pears. The grapes not consumed fresh were …
You want travel advice from me? Travel advice from a former road-tripping, thumb-out Pius Itinerant? You gotta be kidding. Beyond what type of pack to choose and canned or prepared foods to have on hand for emergencies, I'd advise that the best budget tip is to always keep a twenty in reserve. You can pull …
You people don't know how hard we work this time of year. It's Harvest! We arein the process of harvesting the nip that will go into those famous Colonel Clancy products: Colonel Clancy's Bastard Blend, Colonel Clancy's Maui Woweeeeee, Clancy's Massachusetts Gold, and the ever famous Colonel Clancy's Cat Nipshish ( flowers and seeds only). …
Even though he's not the most fleet-footed of cats, our favorite has to be Garfield. No, it's not quite an agape love, just an enjoyable feeling that, as far as cartoons go, he is the top. Always a snappy comeback to his realistically clueless human foil, a dedication to gourmet cuisine, and a love of …
During my years as an itinerant folksinger, I was careful in my choreography of where I stayed and how long for any particular location. Sometimes I was simply homeless. I spent a particularly nasty week in March once residing on a rooftop mattress.Not to place too much emphasis on it, but my first actual small apartment was a true …
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Something critical happened to me in the mid-1990s. My job at the Department of the Interior was "reinvented" away. The result was several years of family poverty because I insisted on searching for "professional" employment. That ended in 1997 when I walked into a United Parcel Service hub and began loading packages and freight for …
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