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Notes from Maine - 2021/09/26

This is difficult for me to write. It’s not bad news. There’s nothing difficult about the topic I’m sharing today. It’s just difficult …

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Notes from Maine - 2021/09/19

I drive a 2005 GMC Envoy. Once a year or so, I’ll pull up at a red light and there will be another Envoy next to me. I always turn to …

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Tomorrow, bright and early, I have a dentist appointment. A cracked molar needs a crown. This ends my extraordinary …

Ike Hamill 9/5/21 Ike Hamill 9/5/21

I guess it shouldn’t be surprising that I’m having trouble rejoining the world. I was never terribly outgoing before the …

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My sister and nephew are safely back home. They vacationed here for a few weeks this August. We visited the beach and a …

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Henri is coming. There’s a tropical storm headed up the East Coast that might evolve into a hurricane before it hits shore …

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When we were kids, we were allowed to ride the minibike out back at my grandparents’ house. They had a big field out …

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Sometimes I write an email to myself. When I do, the subject is “writing idea,” which tells Gmail to tuck the idea away into a …

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Thirty minutes is all I ask. After feed the dogs breakfast, the only thing they want to do is run around like monsters, knocking …

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It was nearly the perfect heist. Yesterday morning I got out some supplements for Finn. He takes a big “chewable” pill as a …

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I watched Terminator 2 yesterday for no reason. There are some genuinely tense moments in that movie. It was nerve-racking to …

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It was nineteen years ago today that I put up the last board on my fence. It’s a simple three-rail white fence made of hemlock,

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Chilly, rainy, and cloudy—we’re having a quiet Fourth of July here. Last night, the fireworks in the distance sounded almost …

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Mom returned to her home a couple of days ago and the house is quiet. The puppy doesn’t have anyone to follow around. My …

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Today is Father’s Day, but this morning I’m mostly dealing with Mom. She is visiting right now (2 weeks into a 3-week stay). It …

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This week, I was able to go see my niece graduate high school. On the surface, it’s a very boring event. We heard a platitudinal …