Monthly Archives: August 2009

Reflections During a Storm in Maine

Tropical Storm Danny made himself known in the middle of the night, with wind moaning through the cottage windows and needles of rain tapping the glass.  We woke up to foamy chaos at high tide.  Our bedroom here has a … Continue reading

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Bill’s Waves

The day before yesterday, when Hurricane Bill’s first big waves arrived here at Ocean Park, Maine, I decided to go down to the beach for some bodysurfing. It was early Sunday morning, well before the Old Orchard Beach Fire Department … Continue reading

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Waiting for Bill

I had high hopes that Hurricane Bill would come a little closer to Ocean Park, Maine, than is now likely.   The day before I turned 10 years old, Hurricane Donna formed, and it ended up hitting the southern Maine coast … Continue reading

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Blogging the Beach

This late in the day, the breeze is cool and dogs are allowed back on the beach at Ocean Park/Old Orchard. We’ve been reading our Kindles, which prompted a woman who had just bought one to approach us with this … Continue reading

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My AudioBoo’s from Portsmouth….

AudioBoo posts from my iPhone today today before and during President Obama’s town hall on health insurance reform: Among the protestors. Debating health care in the streets. “Everybody In!” chant. My report from the school gym. A beautiful invocation for … Continue reading

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Twitter Reunion at Town Hallapalooza

As I was monitoring Tweets during President Obama’s town hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, today I was very happy to see that my friend Jim Long, an ace NBC cameraman and new media visionary, was covering the event.  “@LenEdgerly is … Continue reading

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On the Front Lines of Health Insurance Reform

We’re on the shuttle bus back to the Park n Ride after President Obama’s town hall meeting in Portsmouth. We didn’t have tickets and thought our participation would be limited to the street demonstrations. At first they were fun, like … Continue reading

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Odds and Ends from Podcamp Boston 4

Adam Weiss had a cool portable recorder that I hadn’t seen before, an Olympus LS 10.  My aging Edirol R-09 is falling apart, so I can justify an upgrade for a crucial tool in my podcasting kit.  Plus, I have … Continue reading

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Seadog at Ocean Park

Seadog and Girl 4, originally uploaded by LenEdgerly. We’re settling in at Ocean Park, Maine, a place I’ve been coming off and on since single digits. For the Yorkie Claire, settling in means lots of new sounds to bark at, … Continue reading

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