Ike Hamill 9/11/22 Ike Hamill 9/11/22

Notes from Maine - 2022/09/11

I was working as a software developer twenty-one years ago when planes took down the towers. A bunch of us gathered in a …

Ike Hamill 9/4/22 Ike Hamill 9/4/22

Notes from Maine - 2022/09/04

I’m on hold again. Back in July, I had a moment of laziness and I decided I would buy some painter’s tape from Amazon. Mom was coming soon …

Ike Hamill 8/28/22 Ike Hamill 8/28/22

I grew up in the suburbs of Washington DC, and only came to Maine a few weeks out of the year. I was never once resentful …

Ike Hamill 8/21/22 Ike Hamill 8/21/22

Some days you wake up slowly—stretching, blinking at the morning light as you yawn and remember wisps of dreams. This …

Ike Hamill 8/14/22 Ike Hamill 8/14/22

My family is here. They arrived a week ago. Predictably, it has been ten degrees cooler and it has rained as much this week as …

Ike Hamill 8/7/22 Ike Hamill 8/7/22

The Wet Bandit has struck again. Last summer, on a cool evening, I was filling the water buckets in the barn with the …

Ike Hamill 7/31/22 Ike Hamill 7/31/22

It would be really interesting to work in a haunted house—like at an amusement park. A friend of mine managed one when he was …

Ike Hamill 7/24/22 Ike Hamill 7/24/22

We’re currently in the middle of the Dog Days of Summer. I’m not complaining. Things are much worse in other places in the …

Ike Hamill 7/17/22 Ike Hamill 7/17/22

It’s dry and hot here. There’s no growth in the pasture for the horses, so I’ve been feeding hay. I can’t remember a time when …

Ike Hamill 7/10/22 Ike Hamill 7/10/22

A few days ago, I was bummed out by something really stupid. I carried some tools back down to the basement, intending to …

Ike Hamill 7/3/22 Ike Hamill 7/3/22

I accidentally ate some mango skin the other day. It wasn’t terrible—a little bitter. I had a little panic attack because I …

Ike Hamill 6/26/22 Ike Hamill 6/26/22

I don’t have any wisdom—I won’t pretend that I do. I have a bunch of experiences that I’ve remembered and misremembered …

Ike Hamill 6/19/22 Ike Hamill 6/19/22

For a lot of people reading this, it’s Father’s Day (US, Canada, UK). Australia celebrates on September 4 this year. Egypt will be …

Ike Hamill 6/12/22 Ike Hamill 6/12/22

We had a tough week here. COVID isn’t a big deal anymore. The only reminder I have of that is a dry cough. And the cough only comes in a few …

Ike Hamill 6/5/22 Ike Hamill 6/5/22

I thought it would be over by now. On May 23, I tested positive for COVID. The test was just a formality at that point. With the …

Ike Hamill 5/29/22 Ike Hamill 5/29/22

I’m supposed to send an email to Officer Gomez. He was the Patrolman who came by the other day while a person was …