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Where’s winter?

May 23, 2017December 27, 2009 by shay subscriber

Unless you didn’t bother to read the name of this blog or think it’s justĀ a catchy title I made up, you realize I live in Maine. Maine is a place that when people think of it, they think lobsters, Stephen King and really cold weather with lots of snow. In my early years in Maine, …

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Categories Current Events, Maine, Random babble Tags Maine winters, weather

The Ugly Side Of Helping Others

May 23, 2017December 23, 2009 by shay subscriber

Warning this is a vent, hell it’s a rant. While my goal is not to offend, the fact is I need to blow off some steam and for me that generally involves writing, after all its better than the old days when I used to smash things. In Maine, they have a funny saying I …

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Categories Random babble Tags Holiday madness

Gift giving

May 23, 2017December 22, 2009 by shay subscriber

I grew up in a family where no one went overboard on gifts…seriously, on your birthday the best you could and still can expect from my Pops is that he will wish you a happy birthday. To this day I have only had 2 birthday parties, one at 8 because I was getting a sibling …

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Categories Money, Random babble Tags holidays and gift giving 5 Comments
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