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Tag Archives: Maine humor
After The Fall/Coming Soon
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
So Ya Think Ya Know Maine?
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
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Tagged Body parts, Bumper stickers, Geography, John Clark, Maine humor, Maine lakes, Maine trivia, Place names, So You Think You Know Maine
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You need Feet, Frost (you say), and Witty Ditties to Survive
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
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Tagged Creative insanity, Funny songs, Gary Crocker, John Clark, Maine humor, Outrageous books, social distancing, Survival, Tom Lehrer
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We Want to Protect You, or Surviving Cabin Fever
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
Puntown USA, or how we'll celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary in 2017
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
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Tagged festivals, John Clark, Maine humor, puns, wedding anniversaries
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A Serious, But Seldom Discussed Maine Issue
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
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Tagged Aging issues, Corporate sponsorship, John Clark, Maine, Maine humor, Rest areas
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A Mostly True, Sorta Tale of Guyishness, Minus the Bullet Holes and Duct Tape
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
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Tagged apple trees, Duct Tape, gardening, Hartland, John Clark, Maine humor, self-inflicted injuries, Tent Caterpillars
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