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- Fine Molasses Candy May 24, 2012
  In order to thank the blue jay (that I've been Tweeting about, appropriately enough) for hanging around my side yard and trying to chase away the squirrels that have been living in my roof, I attempted to re-hang some of the bird-feeders.I wanted one right about where the jay has been, and I had the dandy idea to tie a length of fishing line to a spark […]
- Frosty Winders Have Come Betwinxt Us Again May 16, 2012
  Dear Windows Live customer,We're contacting you because we are making a change to the Windows Live alerts feature for Microsoft Hotmail, Microsoft SkyDrive and Windows Live Messenger.You might be using the alerts feature to have text messages sent to your phone when a new mail, Messenger social or SkyDrive comment arrives. The Windows Live mobile alert […]
- Tilt-a-Bed May 10, 2012
  A while ago, I'd read of the cardiovascular virtues of sleeping with one's feet elevated. What with the occasional odd heart stuff (which hasn't gotten any worse, and still comes and goes, and never turns up on any examinations so it might just be me going insane), I though it worth trying out.Initially, I tried folding up some spare blankets […]
- The Lost Tribe of Sunburians April 26, 2012
  Around town, there are little placards put up on cement slabs by... someone. I bet it's the Bangor Historical Society. There's one down along the Kenduskeag near West Market Square that talks about the narrowing of the docks, there's another by the Hannibal Hamlin statue that talks about the pre-1911 Post Office, and there's one by what u […]
- Applecore Baltimore April 20, 2012
  Earlier today, someone was talking on Facebook about the potential health benefits of drinking apple cider vinegar on a fairly regular basis. Obviously, that ended up unresolved (since for every hippie website that says that it's the nectar of the gods, there's a breadhead website that points out folks killing themselves from over-vinegaring), but […]
- Subject: Where can I find newfangled or thunderstricken January 21, 2012
  There seems to be no end to the dubious ideas promoted in the name of rapid weight loss. From July 10 you may begin to notice more, both your own self and the community in order to deduce what is working for the benefit of all and what is to be replaced with a new idea. Unlike capital loss limitations, tax preparer jobs with theft losses subtract only $100 a […]
- What Happened to the Other Eight Lives? January 9, 2012
  Seems one of our two cats (sisters) just died.According to my Aunt, she (the cat) was at sleeping the foot of my Aunt & Uncle's bed and one of her (the cat's) legs started to flail, not unlike a dog getting scratched. That stopped after a bit, and the cat looked very surprised about it for a while. She went back to sleep, they started to go bac […]
- Bless Me! December 12, 2011
  Excerpt from Chapter 12 of Declare, by Tim Powers. There was no blood on the flat board of the saddle; only, caught in the folds of the blanket and on the saddlebag flap buckles, a scatter of jewelry. Hale stepped from the camel's neck onto the small Oman saddle, and he knelt swayingly up there as he scraped and picked up a handful of the jewelry.It was […]
- FAIRY WHISKEY December 5, 2011
  Mycotopia.net~325 BC, Pictland (The lands north of the Forth-Clyde valley) The Greek explorer Phytheas referred to the Picts as the "Priteni", the ancient Irish called them "Cruthni". Both mean "The People of the Designs". Pictish design is a rich and wonderful style of art, and can still be seen in the standing stones and cross […]
- We Will Spend Fun Time November 19, 2011
  Subj: HiFrom: sunny_aw@finconsultingms.com Sent: Thu 11/17/11 4:01 AMHelloI saw your profile on a dating site, you're a very attractive man. Iknow that usually the first step to introducing a man does, but Idecided that we should get to know and so I write to you herself. I ama long time could not bring myself to write you, but I wrote and Ihope you are […]
- On p. 566 Was The Hieroglyph For "Blue Jay" November 11, 2011
  Did y'all see the Bangor Daily News Pigeon article?Here's the full Q&A I was asked (and answered) concerning it. Questions:When did you first encounter Pigeon's work, and what initially drew you to it? What did you react to?When you told friends, in person or online, about it, what kinds of reactions did you get? Positive? Negative? What p […]
- Read All The Words November 3, 2011
  SOURCE: http://twitter.com/#!/ThaWolfie/status/131838311949021185Can anyone confirm this? For those unfamiliar with the term "bath salts", he's not talking about actual bath salts; it's a street-name for a recently common local drug, also known as monkey dust. If it's true (which I doubt), then it would be the first recorded instance […]
- Snakefinger October 19, 2011
  Initially, Monday-into-Tuesday's dream started as an immersive VR video game. Rather standard war-type shoot-em-up in a jungle sort of forest. I believe it was the demo walk-through of a beta test, since I had someone explaining the details of the game to me. For example, the voice-over referred to "rounds" and "cartridges" as things […]
- If You Let It Be, Nothing Will Change October 14, 2011
  If you would say you're rather familiar with the Beatles, but by no means an obsessive fan of the Beatles, take the time to listen to this song for a bit....ring any bells?That's not a rhetorical question, actually. I'd like Yes/No answers (and this should propagate from LJ to Twitter, FB, and Tumblr, so it should hit a fairly large audience). […]
- For "Special" Occasions September 24, 2011
  Person 1: "Funny as in, 'ha ha'?"Person 2: [sobbing] Oh God, I wish it was. I... I didn't know rabbits could make that noise. Over and over again...
- Like a Magnet to a Flame September 15, 2011
  The other week I was down by the Bangor waterfront and was walking around the funky retractable docks they have set out for boats. Along each corner of the gangplanks were caged bulbs, that they apparently leave on all night long. This obviously led to a slew of entrepreneurial spiders setting up shop, so as to snag bugs lured in by the lights (as one often […]
- Gimp My Ride August 15, 2011
  Anyone out there really really familiar with Gimp?A thing that I occasionally wish I could do, by way of some Script-Fu Add-On sort of affair, is to select a particular region, then click a thing that makes it select everything of the color(s) that's in that region. This way, let's say I have a picture of a field of roses and I want to do something […]
- Smile for the Birdie August 12, 2011
  In the last few months, there have been a number of instances of someone (someones?) wheatpasting up pigeons around downtown. If you've been following me on Facebook or Google+, you've been hearing about this at least once a week, but for those who haven't, here's an album of them (that I update and mark on the Gmap as I find them). Late […]
- Maybe Market Cafe Mystery August 11, 2011
  Market Café4 Free StreetOld Town, Maine 04489Good day, I realize that this must sound very strange, but it’s about the least-strange way I could work out. The other week (probably the 5th or 6th of this month), I was in The Big Easy (in downtown Bangor, connected to the Charles Inn) and someone else who was there said she was quite sure she recognized me. Sh […]
- The Bear Went Over the Mountain July 5, 2011
  Last night's dream partially involved me walking through the woods. I heard a sound and/or smelled a smell that let me know that something horrible was in the nearby area, so I was carefully looking through the trees.Up on a hillside, this beast came into view (a beast that I has earlier recognized the sound or smell of). It basically looked like a blac […]

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