How Tweet It Is
I’ve had a Twitter account for a few years now, but I don’t use it much. Twitter is part of Social Media, that oddly named phenomena where people talk to each other without actually “talking”…
Category: A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire
Ready For The Big Day
Halloween is a lot different now than when I was a kid. Back then no one was really looking out for us. We were let loose to roam as we pleased and we were allowed…
Tired Just Thinking About It
It is getting down to crunch time for me. I have to decide within the next few weeks whether or not I will run once again for governor of New Hampshire on the Flatlander Party…
Extending The Tourist Season
Now that Columbus Day Weekend is over, the summer tourist season comes to an official end here in the Lakes Region and around the state. It is a prosperous time for many businesses and really…
What Happens Next?
Just when we were ready for the new season, someone has to come along and pull the rug out from under our feet. It has been a long summer preparing and now that the early…
A Home Improvement Column?
If you have gotten over the fact that the Weirs Times looks a little different this week, you might have also noticed that it is also the start of our Annual Fall Home Improvement Section.…
Helpful Books
As we get older, focusing more on keeping ourselves healthy is important. It isn’t always easy to do as there are so many unhealthy opportunities that surround us every day and most of them smell…
My Other Job
My job always get a little harder in the summertime. I am not talking about being the editor of this paper, but my “other” job. Being the self-anointed voice of the Flatlander here in Central…
Other News
I had a lot of fun putting together this edition’s front page story about the Apollo 11 Moon Mission that happened 50 years ago this week. It certainly wasn’t difficult. I had so many newspapers…
I Know You!
After nearly thirty-four years of living in New Hampshire, I sometimes forget that I’m not originally from here, but as the summer season rolls around it all comes back to me. As some of you…
Retirement Plan
As I get a little older the thought of retirement often invades my daily thinking. I’d imagine that I wouldn’t be really “retiring” as the word is often interpreted. I’d still be doing what I’m…
Signs Of Something
It has been a long time coming but I think…I think…spring has finally arrived. Some folks see spring as a time of renewal, some see it as the boring time in between winter and summer.…
Letter To Mick Jagger?
I was going to use my column this week to write an open letter to Mick Jagger. Last week it was reported in the news that the Rolling Stones, on yet another concert tour, had…
A Survivor’s Story
The following was written by a Flatlander who will remain anonymous. I am reprinting here as a hard lesson that others need to learn. If you are reading this message, then it may already be…
Serious Thoughts
This stretch of cold weather and snow has given me plenty of time to think about things. Earlier today, I had been pacing up and down in my living room trying to count off the…