Tag Archives: Maine humor

After The Fall/Coming Soon

Posted on June 8, 2021 by John Clark

John Clark elaborating on my fractured elbow adventure and a new look at Post-Covid movie possibilities, but first the elbow. Regular blog followers may remember the fun(?) we had clearing the jungle that was the back of our lot at … Continue reading →

Posted in John Clark | Tagged Accidents, Angeline Boulley, Fractured elbows, gardening, John Clark, Maine humor, Movie titles, The Firekeeper's Daughter, Tony Hillerman, William Kent Krueger | 4 Comments

So Ya Think Ya Know Maine?

Posted on April 27, 2021 by John Clark

John Clark battling the fifth episode of a malady I never heard of until it struck, ingrown eyelashes. Whether they’re related to cataract surgery, or will eventually go away on their own, remains to be seen, but each occurrence seems … Continue reading →

Posted in John Clark | Tagged Body parts, Bumper stickers, Geography, John Clark, Maine humor, Maine lakes, Maine trivia, Place names, So You Think You Know Maine | 4 Comments

Right Up There With Al, Leslie and Tex

Posted on March 29, 2021 by bereksennebec

John Clark on an unusual geographic phenomenon, one found only in Maine and Vermont. I’m talking gores which are described thusly. “A gore is an irregular parcel of land, as small as a triangle of median in a street intersection … Continue reading →

Posted in John Clark | Tagged Gores, John Clark, Maine humor, Places to hide bodies, rural Maine, Scenic locations, Unorganized territories Maine | 3 Comments

You need Feet, Frost (you say), and Witty Ditties to Survive

Posted on April 9, 2020 by bereksennebec

John Clark checking in from solitary confinement where I’m serenaded by a new sump pump and sounds of semis rumbling on the I-95 overpass a couple hundred feet from our home. With Beth going to our daughter’s house in Belgrade … Continue reading →

Posted in John Clark | Tagged Creative insanity, Funny songs, Gary Crocker, John Clark, Maine humor, Outrageous books, social distancing, Survival, Tom Lehrer | 1 Comment

We Want to Protect You, or Surviving Cabin Fever

Posted on January 31, 2019 by bereksennebec

That’ll teach me to leave the snowshoes home! Cabin Fevah, Ya say? If you’re a flatlander, ya probably never heard of it. In Maine it’s a fact of life every February, earlier if Old Man Winter gets his longjohns in … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Post | Tagged Beach walks, Brenda Buchanan, Bruce Robert Coffin, Cabin Fever, Flatlanders, hermits, John Clark, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Clark Flora, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Maine humor, Maine winter, Squirrel terrorism, Susan Vaughan, town meeting | 3 Comments

Puntown USA, or how we'll celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary in 2017

Posted on September 13, 2016 by bereksennebec

John Clark a tad late to the blog this morning. Next September Mother and I are celebrating 40 years together legally (you can tack on a couple in front of that where we lived in Sin, a small town between … Continue reading →

Posted in John Clark | Tagged festivals, John Clark, Maine humor, puns, wedding anniversaries | 11 Comments

A Serious, But Seldom Discussed Maine Issue

Posted on June 8, 2016 by bereksennebec

John Clark discussing an important, but seldom talked about issue in Maine. At a time when the population is getting older, our state department of transportation has shut down at least four rest areas on I-95. The two just north … Continue reading →

Posted in John Clark | Tagged Aging issues, Corporate sponsorship, John Clark, Maine, Maine humor, Rest areas | 7 Comments

A Mostly True, Sorta Tale of Guyishness, Minus the Bullet Holes and Duct Tape

Posted on May 31, 2016 by bereksennebec

John Clark is unavailable today as he’s in Rapid City, SD at the Elmo Ermwood Institute for an annual spiritual oil change and alignment. He will return for his next regularly scheduled post. His favorite cousin, Pradesh ‘Bubba’ Letourneau is … Continue reading →