Thinking Too Much
I have a really great idea for a very funny column about the upcoming presidential primary, but as I sit down to write it’ll know I am totally at the mercy of my laptop. Will…
Ice Rod Matching
by Tim Moore One of the first lessons I teach new anglers and those looking to increase their catch is how to properly match your rod and reel to your line and lure. A properly…
Caption Contest Photo #578
Photo #578 Caption This Photo! Entries due by 02/04/2016. Do you have a clever caption for this photo? Send your best caption to us within 2 weeks of publication date… (Include your name, and home…
Great North Aleworks IPA – Great North Aleworks
When England was starting to colonize India, the settlers there were missing some of the favorite things from their homeland… among those items was English beer. When English supply ships set out on the long…
Pyongyang’s Predictable Unpredictability
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS – Not one week into the New Year, the North Koreans jolted global concerns as well as the Richter scale with a nuclear weapons test.…
Thinking Big
Like many of you, I have my dreams; visions of a different life that can only be fulfilled by winning over half a billion dollars. No, ten million, twenty million…even a hundred million dollars couldn’t…
Whoohooo January!
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer New Year’s Eve is a distant memory and here we are already in the middle of January—time flies when you’re having fun. With some help from Mother Nature and great…
Caption Contest Photo #577
Photo #577 Caption This Photo! Entries due by 01/28/2016. Do you have a clever caption for this photo? Send your best caption to us within 2 weeks of publication date… (Include your name, and home…
Looking Ahead at 2016; Light vs Darkness?
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer NEW YORK—It’s time to consult the crystal snow globe for a look at both the likely and unexpected events which will shape the New Year. Serious strife…
New Year, Old Memes
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Baby New Year is only weeks old and the scythe-wielding old man of 2015 has passed away. Beyond the symbolic hand-off little has changed. Same old resolutions made and quickly…
Christmas Kayak Fishing?
by Tim Moore Most years I have been on the ice, somewhere in the White Mountains, fishing for early season trout long before now. That hasn’t been the case this year because Christmas day felt…
Jean V. Kennedy – Capturing the Essence
“Iris” by Jean V. Kennedy I love Jean’s iris watercolor painting. Ethereal, fluid and exquisitely composed, Jean has a way of rendering the essence of each subject that she tackles. The iris is my favorite…
2015 -The Year In Beer
As you take down the ornaments and chalk up 2015 to fond memories, it might be worth reminiscing about what made 2015 actually worth remembering. Yes, you have family times, friends and acquaintances to recall,…
Caption Contest Photo #576
Photo #576 Caption This Photo! Entries due by 01/21/2016. Do you have a clever caption for this photo? Send your best caption to us within 2 weeks of publication date… (Include your name, and home…
Saving The Language
This week I’d like to put the humor aside. I am on a mission and I need your help. In past columns I have written about an expression which has been overused in our society.…