Boom! There it is – winter!
Some years winter comes in slowly. You get a few chilly days and you can feel it in the air. You have a rain storm and for a few minutes you notice it has turned to flakes and then back again. But oh no, not this year, this year New Englanders can clearly mark November […]
“Believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see.”
A Tale of Two Faircloths ~ A refreshingly positive political story!
Bangor and Penobscot County residents may be wondering why two of the folks running for office this election season have the same last name. Amy Faircloth and Sean Faircloth are great friends. They also happen to be ex-spouses, and the proud co-parents of two grown sons, and each is very supportive of the other’s political […]
Making ourselves vulnerable is so hard, and so worth it!
We are all afraid!
Dear Summer 2014
Wow, you have been a pain in the ass! Seriously, what was wrong with you? Clearly you were not meant to be a summer of leisure, of long drives and grand vacations. Almost every attempt at enjoying you was met with resistance or road blocks. You, apparently, were meant to be a summer of challenges […]
Things I’ve learned, or been reminded of, this summer!
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
It is almost unbearable. It is unbearable and yet we have no choice but to bare it. I woke this morning, like almost all of my dearest friends and neighbors, and thought “it simply cannot be, all of that could not have been real.” But it was, and it is, and this is one of those […]
Conservatives continue to vote for candidates who are robbing us all blind!
You know what really frustrates me? What is really frustrating me this week is watching my conservative friends back candidates who are simultaneously screwing them over! (Yes, I have a few Conservative friends)! Maybe it’s time we all take a step back and look at the big picture here, common sense people, common sense! It […]