To celebrate making the front page of the Bangor Daily News, I’m publishing the first chapter of A Bad Case of Moosepox. Of course, if you’d like to get your own full copy of the book, Chris may still have a few that he might be able to sell. Chapter 01- The Diagnosis I suffer [...]
For the first time ever, I’m in a bowling league (“Hav-A-Ball” — not a “serious” league). and I have to admit that it’s more fun than I thought it would be (as a non-bowler). Because I like to learn, and thought it’d be fun to do so, I’ve been switching hands between games, just for the [...]
As some know, I’ve spent the past 15 summers at a deep woods camp in Maine called “Flying Moose Lodge.” I’ve also turned it into my doctoral research, made researching its history into a sort of hobby of mine. As such I scanned in Harrie B. Price III’s book A Bad Case of Moosepox. Here’s [...]
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Hard Times Hit Camps Including the best camp ever — Flying Moose Lodge :-( from http://www.bangornews.com/detail/99761.html 2/17/09 Bad economic climate worries Maine summer camp directors By Abigail Curtis BDN Staff HOPE, Maine — Maine’s summer camps, like the one at Alford Lake, tend to look quiet this time of year. But February should really be [...]
Ode to the EarthPig Behold the humble groundhog! In its humble hole, Eating humble plants and things, Kinda like a mole. Sure, it chews your hostas, Your flowers and veggies too, But that’s because it’s hungry. Just like me and you. Happy Groundhog Day!
I wrote this song as a gift to a friend, but crazy stuff happened and I never ended up giving it. It’s not a great piece of poetry, but it’s one of the few I’ve written since Eau Claire, so I thought I may as well write it down somewhere. (Oh, and the [chords] aren’t [...]
