My bestie Reed once said to me, “Just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should.” At the time she was referring to my ill-conceived decision to grab scissors and give myself some bangs. She was right, it was not a good look for me, but her larger sentiment, the moral of the story, […]

Several years ago, I was having a friendly conversation with an elderly gentleman I knew. Aware of his devotion to the game of croquet (he was a member of a team which competed weekly and he practiced near daily), I remarked how much I, too, enjoyed the game. To my great surprise, he replied, “No. […]

I’ve never really understood the concept of sainthood, but I’ll tell you what: If there’s a way for a person such as myself to make a nomination, I would like those in authority to consider the astounding Dolly Parton. Seriously. The woman is the real deal. I admit I am biased. As a child of […]

Summertime in Maine is tourist season. Recently, summer has brought a new kind of seasonal visitor, one we haven’t quite figured out how to live with, in a change that seems like the new norm. I am speaking, of course, about sharks. Obviously, sharks aren’t new. They’ve been here all along. According to the Gulf […]

It’s the irony of it all, the massive, overwhelming, elephant in the room-sized irony of it all, that just baffles me. I am speaking, of course, about the furor and uproar surrounding the intended-to-be-joyous celebration of Pride Month. The voices of opposition say their concern over the pride crosswalk in Brunswick “isn’t homophobia,” it is […]