Winter can be both very quiet and very loud. Earlier this week, when the temperatures plunged into the negative digits, I loaded my cross-country skis into the car and headed out. As the sun was setting and nearly everyone else had gone home for the day, the shushing of my skis was the only sound. […]
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The last congressional duel involved a Mainer — who won?
On Feb. 24, 1838, two men met on neutral ground in Maryland. One man was from Kentucky, the other man was from Maine. Both men were armed and each determined to kill the other. And both men were members of the Congress of the United States of America. Elected to Congress in November 1836, Jonathan […]
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Third places and combatting loneliness
This may not seem like a business topic, but in fact, it may be the most important business topic we discuss all year. I’ve recently been consumed by the idea of loneliness, solitude and the solution of third places. Those who read Robert Putnam’s warning in his book “Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of […]
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1951 murder involving husband and wife stuns Brunswick
In the mid-20th century, a grisly murder stunned the community of Brunswick, created bold headlines across the state and challenged investigators to unravel a flurry of confusing details. Shortly after midnight on Jan. 18, 1951, Brunswick Police received a strange phone call from South Portland physician Dr. Waldo T. Skillin. As a result, Sergeant Chester […]
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Icy hazards while hiking on Mount Pisgah
My first introduction to Mount Pisgah in Winthrop was about 35 years ago. A friend, Gary Cole, invited me on a cross-country ski trip over the summit. There were no conventional cross-country ski trails on the mountain. Rather, Gary, who was very familiar with the small central Maine peak, cobbled together a combination of old […]
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Words matter, including when finding a pet a home
I developed a love of the descriptive beauty of the English language from my mother. She had a deep and varied vocabulary and rarely came across a word she could not use contextually. From my father, the corporate lawyer, I learned to appreciate the importance of the difference in minute shades of meaning among words […]
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Plenty of stars to gaze, even in the cold
This week’s full moon was a reminder on cold winter nights to take the time to look outside. It’s easy, in the darkness of the late afternoon, to cozy up indoors. But there’s something about the additional light of the full moon that makes it feel more inviting — maybe something akin to sunlight. The […]
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Are you tech travel ready for any season?
Preparing to travel to a warm(er) weather spot than Maine in the next few months? Or are you contemplating a summer trip that you are already planning for? We hope so! I fall into the former category. Two of your BoomerTECH Adventures consultants typically travel in February and I am one of them. My wife, […]
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Inaugurate this!
It is a new year, and next week marks the beginning of a new presidential administration. Amid the hullabaloo of the inauguration, let’s not miss our opportunity to inaugurate a new level of commitment to the values of love, peace and justice. I’m talking about the choices we ordinary citizens get to make every single […]