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Bangor’s Good Samaritan

My father in an e-mail today made the obvious point: we are having as much trouble reaching Québec as Benedict Arnold did in 1775. I had sketched out our situation in a message to Steve Borsch, whose blog and podcast … Continue reading

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Going to Sleep Dreaming of Big Trucks

Tonight we are surrounded by beautiful, big, brand-new trucks at Whited Ford in Bangor. The Southwind is due for service tomorrow afternoon, and it may take another day if there is a part to order. Meanwhile, we are dry camping … Continue reading

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Maine Memories

I first saw this house more than 50 years ago, when I visited my Great Grampa Skelton at 491 Main Street in Lewiston, Maine. I remember at least one photo in which he is sitting on the steps with me … Continue reading

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Late Sun at Lake Cobbosseecontee

The light this evening here at the Birches Family Campground in Litchtfield, Maine, was full of late-summer bliss. I sat on the dock for a while with my eyes closed, feeling the warmth of the setting sun, listening to the … Continue reading

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Following Benedict Arnold

Darlene is chatting with her Aunt Lucille in Deadwood, South Dakota, Claire is resting in her blue bed, and I am blogging in the back room, listening to a Randy Newman tune I downloaded from iTunes, “Sigmund Freud’s Impersonation of … Continue reading

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Settling into the Southwind

I am writing at the little desk in the bedroom of the Southwind, parked at Paradise Park RV Resort in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, disoriented as we continue the moving of all our stuff into the RV for seven weeks … Continue reading

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One, Two, Three, FAH!

I’ve started my day with a blast from the past, a clip of the Beatles singing “I Saw Her Standing There” in concert. What a kick, especially the shots of the audience, including one girl juggling her binoculars with her … Continue reading

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Pre-Trip Compulsions

By this time tomorrow, Darlene and I will be on the road to Boston, checked into a hotel in Fort Morgan, Colorado. I just finished loading a Robert Ludlum book onto her Nano, and mine is full of podcasts. The … Continue reading

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New Digital Digs

Thanks to Stuart Paul of Denver, I have this shiney new home page and a new, separate page for the Mile High Pod Chronicles, my podcast and video blog. Stuart did a terrific job translating my yearnings for a new … Continue reading

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Roland Tanglao interviews a normal person

Roland Tanglao interviewed Dogger Bloggers last night for a couch podcast during the popcorn reception, and I was his first guest. If you click on the long file name beginning with “blogsndogs-ref1-len-edgerly…” and then on “open” you should be able … Continue reading

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