Not too shabby
I hate to talk about the for two the kayakers missing in Casco Bay without all the details. But my column on buying a kayak was published in the Maine Sunday Telegram. Before I go further, the Coast Guard reports that they have been found. UPDATE: They were found alive floating in Casco Bay – […]
Elaine and I got the kayaks out Saturday for the first time this season and paddled a bit up the Nezinscot River. It was a wonderful way to celebrate May Day. We spotted a beaver, a turtle basking in the sun and several water fowl. The muscles didn’t complain. My strokes felt natural. My legs […]
Well you need to register and get the handbook. Yeah, there’s a handbook for all participants. Apparently it’s pretty comprehensive. So comprehensive that almost every question that I asked of Kathryn Libby, director of development for the Lung Association of Maine, she responded with, “That’s all in the handbook.” I was talking to her for […]
I’m sorry for passing along this piece of Steelers trivia. But I could resist passing along this tidbit that only Steeler Nation citizens could appreciate. But the Steelers say Limas Sweed acknowledges “personal issues”. Like not being able to catch a football without a peach basket? Sorry. Uncalled for. But Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com has […]
Last week I interviewed John Grenier, owner of Rainbow Bike & Fitness in Auburn, about buying a bike. Today it’s published in the Maine Sunday Telegram Outdoors section. We had the type of talk that makes me glad I can continue this column. I enjoy talking to people working in the outdoors business. In almost […]
It’s with mixed feelings that I read about Santonio Holmes going to the Jets. The man showed questionable behavior off the field. But on the field he was very dependable. I hoped he would avoid becoming a full-time knucklehead. But with reports of him being accused of hitting a woman with a glass in a […]
I wanted to find out about rowing for my last Ask an Outdoorsman column in the Maine Sunday Telegram. It was a very fun interview with Lorna Perry at Echo Rowing in Eliot. She had a lot of passion for the activity and what you get out of it. I always thought of rowing as […]
I knew Burley would wake me up early. His bladder didn’t care that I didn’t have to get up and start working anymore. All he knew was that it was time for him to eat and go outside. OK, I needed to get up anyway. Even if it was 6 a.m. It still was sleeping […]
March 31 will be my last day at MaineToday. I’m accepting a severance package that is part of a company-wide staff reduction. Several things are going on in my life that make this a good move for me. This gives me an opportunity to start a business.