All the excitement over the upcoming presidential race has really gotten me to thinking. Next year I will most likely be involved again in my own campaign for governor of New Hampshire running under the…

The summer is always a tough time of year to keep the money rolling into the F.A.T.S.O group coffers. For those of you unfamiliar, F.A.T.S.O. stands for Flatlanders Adjusting To Solitary Oblivion – a winter…

  Come One! Come All! Whaddya Waiting For?” Yes, it’s time for the sixteenth annual Flatlander Fair next weekend at the Brautonboroughton Fairgrounds, just off of Rte 416G. Resident Flatlanders, Visiting Flatlanders and natives alike…

As July fades from view I am feeling a little sad. It is definitely one of my favorite months since it is when many people celebrate Christmas, my favorite holiday of the year. “Christmas In…

I have written in this column before about my concern with some expressions that are used with reckless abandon by a growing number of Americans. Once contained to just a few, these expressions have now…

As the self-proclaimed leading expert on Flatlander/Native relations in New Hampshire, it always gives me great pleasure to see the progress that has been made in this area over the years. I feel I have…

I realize it is way too early to be doing this, but I thought I would try a new strategy this time. Today (which is whatever day you are reading this) I am officially declaring…

The new law which takes effect on July 1st has caused a lot of controversy. It is now illegal to use a cell phone, tablet, GPS or any other handheld devices when operating a motor…

As nauseating as it is, we are already in full swing into the next presidential campaign season here in New Hampshire. As always happens, promises will be made and mud will be slung and television…

  I was reading that in Concord, New Hampshire they recently unearthed a time capsule that was buried fifty years ago. Fifty years ago? Really? Leading up to this momentous day there were a few…

In New Hampshire it is illegal to have pictures of minors on the labels of alcoholic beverages. Some think this encourages children to drink. I’m sure that some of you right now are asking: “Why…

Last week I had the opportunity to tell of my trip to Chicago where I saw a Mold-A-Rama, a fifty year old vending machine that made plastic dinosaurs in front of your eyes. Seeing it,…

  Brendan is on vacation this week so we are reprinting this article from September 26, 2013. It is also one of the over forty columns in his new book “The Best OF A F.O.O.L.…

I knew it wasn’t a good idea this morning to write this column about turning fifty-nine and a half this week. I didn’t get much sleep last night and I may even have had a…

Not since the Hatfields and the McCoys. Not since the Yankees and the Red Sox. Not since gluten versus gluten free has there been such a rivalry brewing. Of course I am talking about Laconia…