Category Archives: Commentary

Transferring The Blame

Posted on June 19, 2024 by oldmainer

Recently, I have been sitting in the bleachers, watching with a mixture of concern and amusement at the college protests that have been so prevalent in the news, regardless of where you access it. Students, (and I use that term … Continue reading →

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Surviving the Boom

Posted on July 12, 2022 by oldmainer

I have a wonderful 14 year old terrier mix named Sophie. Sophie loves her independence, but don’t we all. She spends most of her time outside or asleep in the master bath. She is partially blind, seeing more shape then … Continue reading →

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Acting My Age

Posted on June 18, 2022 by oldmainer

I was talking to a person the other day that I admit, I do not know too well. He was going on about how respect for others had kind of diminished over time and how much today’s world had changed … Continue reading →

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Revelation

Posted on August 10, 2021 by oldmainer

I had an interesting conversation the other day, for a couple of reasons. One is that it encompassed subjects that today we are uncomfortable addressing. The other was because it was with myself. I had just experienced another day of … Continue reading →

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So, How’s That Keto Thing Going?

Posted on March 16, 2021 by oldmainer

As any of you that follow me know, back in early January, I decided to go on a diet. Not unlike the thousands of people that, on New Years Eve, while basking in a pleasant alcoholic haze, said “this year … Continue reading →

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Doing Unto Others

Posted on February 2, 2021 by oldmainer

The other day I read a post by Colin Andray, publisher of A Dogs Life…and mine…and yours.  In it, he explored the concept of doing unto others as you would like them to do unto you.  It sounds so simple, … Continue reading →

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Have It Your Way

Posted on January 21, 2021 by oldmainer

I spent several years working for a corporation in customer service related roles, so I am probably more sensitive to and critical of poor customer skills.  I was reminded of this again earlier today.  I had been analyzing my IRA … Continue reading →

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Matthew 7.1

Posted on December 5, 2020 by oldmainer

I moved back to Maine 17 years ago and during 14 of them, we have had the same  Secretary of State. I quickly gained a dislike for him.  Not him personally but because his political persuasion and mine were diametrically … Continue reading →

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Sorting Through The Debris

Posted on December 4, 2020 by oldmainer

The other day I was working with my archives and stumbled across a post I wrote back in 2012. It was when life was ‘normal’, the reality being that our normal still held it’s share of disasters. Many or most … Continue reading →

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It’s Called A Book

Posted on July 20, 2020 by oldmainer

One of the nice things about growing old, or as I prefer, mellow, is that it is so much easier to find humor in almost anything.  Most of the time, it is self deprecating because I harbor the belief that … Continue reading →

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