We were reading our Kindles at the beach when an autumn breeze came up. So I fetched additional layers of clothing up at the cottage and returned with a bag of almonds and a root beer. Our friend Holly, a quilter and a Mainer undaunted by cold water, rode waves and swam for a good [...]
Every time I ride the Downeaster between Boston and Maine, I imagine this might be the trip when I simply ride along drinking my coffee, maybe listening to music, and looking out the window. You know, take a break from online life – leave the iPad in the bag and the iPhone in the pocket. [...]
My whining about perfect weather three days ago led to, no surprise, three days of gray, chilly, windy and today rainy skies – the worst weather we’ve had here in Maine all summer. Nice. “What a freakin’ day,” my wife offers from under the blanket and comforter. But the show must go on, so I [...]
Our six guests have returned to Nebraska. The old cottage sighs and settles into the rhythms of a man, woman, and a very small dog. We are all on the same bed on the second floor, listening to the surf and a sultry Pandora mix based on “The Girl from Ipanema.” Fog hides the horizon. [...]
I have decided to take a five-month break from politics. To some extent, I have Steve Jobs to thank for this decision. Apple’s handing down of its new tablet on Wednesday has turned the eBook space white hot. The iPad will have a new iBooks app, a direct attack on the Kindle’s dominance of eBooks. [...]
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 window seat looking out at the next cottage and the ocean. It’s a perfect spot [...]
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 would close the ocean that afternoon. It was low tide. I could feel a strong [...]
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