Nows and Forevers

I’m still trying to wrap my head around what’s going on in and around my former town of Caribou, Maine last night and this morning. There are blizzard and extreme cold warnings from Friday into Saturday, with blowing snow and wind gusts up to 45 mph piled atop temperatures that won’t get above 0 and… Continue reading

Since I didn’t listen to the radio or TV this morning, what would I do without Twitter to tell me what I already know living here in Pennsylvania: Six more weeks of winter. I honestly don’t understand the whole Punxsutawney Phil phenomena, nor any of the other groundhogs who are out there, forecasting the weather.… Continue reading

Schoolhouse Rock!” LIke anyone my age, “Schoolhouse Rock” was part of my childhood. I guess I shouldn’t be shocked that they are 50 years old this year. I was in kindergarten in 1973. And yeah, “Schoolhouse Rock” was pretty influential. In the ’70s, that was a way to learn more about your country, its history,… Continue reading