Monthly Archives: August 2011

Sixty-one is the New Wonderful

It’s Warren Buffett’s birthday today, and mine too.  At 81, Warren is twenty years further down the road, saving banks and kicking ass.  Sixty-one seems like a very fine age to me this morning, dawning in all its postcard glory … Continue reading

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One Dune Away from Mayhem

I’m sitting at my desk on the second floor of a hundred-year-old cottage, looking out at mayhem. Raindrops stuck in the window screens blur my view of the ocean just before high tide.  The sand dune that we like to … Continue reading

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What I Can See from Here: A Book

I’m looking out this window and its twin, about four hours after I took advantage of first light to snap the photo above. It’s a classic beach day here at Ocean Park, Maine: 75 degrees, sunlight dancing on the sea, … Continue reading

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Bringing to Light the Fruits of Our Labours

I had a ball in Ogden, Utah, this past weekend, laying out the possibilities of e-book publishing for members of the Professional Outdoor Media Association. The photo above shows one half of the room where I presented two sessions.  In the … Continue reading

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The Trouble with Marshall McLuhan

I often wonder what Claire, our five-year-old Yorkie, understands of our speech. She certainly gets the idea when we say, “Where’s your ball?” Off she goes, hunting for one of the little, squeaky balls Darlene keeps in stock.  I suspect … Continue reading

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Stop the Presses!

  A couple of hours ago, we saw smoke rising from Old Orchard Beach, a mile away from the cottage here in Ocean Park, Maine.  The fire was under control by the time we reached The Galaxy at 2 East … Continue reading

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