Spring Skiing!!
I am often asked how many days a year I ski. I joke, “I ski anytime I get the chance, I don’t count.” I have had good skiing adventures this Spring. Pats Peak stopped running…
Infestation Of The Socialist Bug In NH
Back in April of 1906 a Berlin, New Hampshire woman, Alice Frost Lord, wrote a letter to the editor of the Laconia Democrat newspaper in which she objected to the “lamentable ignorance or willful meanness…
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…
Meredith’s Liz Euiler To Compete At 2019 Pan American Games
Liz Euiler was around 12 when she borrowed a neighbor’s boat to try rowing for the first time. Taking to it right away, she could never have imagined where this endeavor would take her. With…
Three Cheers for Stigma and Shame
Started my life in an old, cold, rundown tenement slum My father left, he never even married Mom I shared the guilt my mama knew So afraid that others knew I had no name I…
Easter In New Hampshire And Our Spiritual Heritage
It comes every year on its assigned date, that date being the first Sunday after the first full moon after or on the 21st day of March. It is the Christian holy day called Easter,…
Venezuela’s Humanitarian Hell
UNITED NATIONS – Faced with an entrenched dictatorship, challenged by a deepening political crisis, and undermined by an escalating humanitarian catastrophe, Venezuela is careening towards the edge of the cliff. The once-prosperous Latin American country…
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.…
Congratulations To Kristen Ulmer
Kristen Ulmer was inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in Salt Lake City, Utah on the evening of April 6th. This is a great honor. “The vision of the Hall of…
Two Foreign Objects IPAs
When I was a kid (won’t say how long ago that was), there was an enormous focus on UFO sightings. Magazines showed popularity on the subject and people were always buzzing about the topic when…
Just Say No To “Newspeak”
That thought ran through my head while I endured a day-long training session on addiction and recovery. I remembered our former First Lady’s anti-drug campaign slogan: “Just Say No.” The trainer did a good job…
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…
Fulmination NE IPA from Hidden Cove Brewing Co., Wells, ME.
Rarity is a word reserved for things that are elusive or revered. It is unlikely that you will find rare things in the open and available without reserve. Thus, the item that is rare is…
Waterville Valley, Wow!
Waterville Valley Resort hosted the US Freestyle Championships that concluded with the dual moguls champions being crowned on March 17th. The next day, Monday morning, I met a couple of friends to ski at Waterville.…
Indoor Tournament Of Fun Raises Record Amount For Animal Causes
In 2005, Starr Lawton never imagined the success that her “crazy” idea would become by 2019. She just wanted to do something to help animals. The Annual Saving Animals Indoor Triathlon, held at Funspot in…