I love food. I have an obsession with food and anything food-related.
From the time I wake up and start thinking about what I’ll have for breakfast to the time I…
Columns
Eva Murray
It was an odd storm, that’s for sure. There was no guarantee that we’d get…
Down to the Sea
What is certainly more “down to the sea” and has a long time history on our coast than sea glass? Many people have a time…
Kristen Lindquist
While living, breathing black bears hibernate in their snow-covered dens, two…
You know me. I’m always looking for opportunities to fill a need and provide something unique and different from everyone else. I’ve got some time so I’ve decided to offer something brand new,…
Dear Old Guy welcomes letters on all subjects, including love, marriage, child rearing, even basic plumbing and medical…
Industrial Arts
Friday, Jan. 23 is National Handwriting Day, the date chosen obviously to coincide with the anniversary of the birth of famous signaturist John Hancock.
Yeah, I know that "…
Down to the sea
A ship is a vessel that is square-rigged on all three masts. The …
“Where the mountains meet the sea” we are to usher in a New Year 2016. We, too, watched the ball come down at Times Square, but…
Dear Old Guy welcomes letters on all subjects, including love, marriage, child rearing, even basic plumbing and medical advice. What he doesn’t know, he is happy to make up…
Industrial Arts
The old year wasn't so bad. I like snowshoeing.
As I write, we are experiencing our first winter weather, and here on this island the sleety sound of not-quite-snow rattles on the skylights…
It's the winter of 1967. I'll be graduating from Camden-Rockport high school in June, if everything goes as planned.
My family moved to Chestnut Street in Camden the fall of 1965 from our…
Kristen Lindquist, MEDITATIONS
This December 25, our gift from Mother Nature will be a big, bright full moon. This final full moon of the…
Dear Old Guy welcomes letters on all subjects, including love, marriage, child rearing, even basic plumbing and medical advice. What he doesn’t know, he is happy to make up. After…
From Senator Angus King
For the last 24 years, Wreaths Across America has honored our nation’s heroes by laying Maine-made balsam fir wreaths on the headstones at Arlington National Cemetery. This meaningful tradition…
Hail To The Rad Kids
There are dual sides to 18-year-old Matt Young and he knows it. There’s a playful, creative side that comes out in his art. And then there’s the kid who doesn’t plan on going to college, but…
Industrial Arts
Most of the media references to Matinicus, if they aren't repeating some over-boiled version of "Lobster Wars" or indulging in clichés about rugged islanders living a unique lifestyle or a simpler…
The Penobscot Falcon
About every five years I get an overwhelming desire that I don't seem able to control for at least a week or two. My only excuse is — as…
Dear Old Guy welcomes letters on all subjects, including love, marriage, child rearing, even basic plumbing and medical…
Dear Old Guy welcomes letters on all subjects, including love, marriage, child rearing, even basic plumbing and medical advice. What he doesn’t know, he is happy to make up. After…
Down by the sea
Years ago, the Midcoast needed transportation in addition to boats. Before cars became prevalent and buses were nonexistent,…
Lighten up!
One of the struggles we Mainers have is people from away not understanding us. It happens all the time. There’s just something about living here that outsiders just don’t get. A new study has…
Dear Old Guy welcomes letters on all subjects, including love, marriage, child rearing, even basic plumbing and medical advice. What he doesn’t know, he is happy to make up. After…
Dear Old Guy welcomes letters on all subjects, including love, marriage, child rearing, even basic plumbing and medical advice. What he doesn’t know, he is happy to make up. After…
I’ve done a lot of different things and had many professions. It’s always been fun and that’s always been the driving force to try something different. Life is short and we shouldn’t waste time…
October 20 2015
Dear Old Guy welcomes letters on all subjects, including love, marriage, child rearing, even basic plumbing and medical advice. What he doesn’t know, he is…
Down to the sea
We mortals know that there is "a time to be born and a time to die.” Down to the sea we know that vessels are built to ply the waters but eventually meet their demise. I would like to tell you…
Dear Old Guy welcomes letters on all subjects, including love, marriage, child rearing, even basic plumbing and medical advice. What he doesn’t know, he is happy to make up.…
I'm sorry to announce that we're having refrigerator problems. It's a Kitchenaid that's probably 14 years old. Up to now, there have been no issues. Yes, the icemaker froze the drain up, but that…
Dear Old Guy welcomes letters on all subjects, including love, marriage, child rearing, even basic plumbing and medical advice. What he doesn’t know, he is happy to make up.…
When the public has a point to make, seize the opportunity
I sometimes get lazy. When people come up to me or shoot me a message saying that they haven’t read anything in the Pilot lately, I know I’m getting lazy. I’ve been busy eating Double Stuff Oreos…
Financially speaking
If you have not reviewed your will in the last four or five years, take a good look at it. The complicated tax planning we went through years ago to limit our tax liabilities may not be necessary…
Fish Soup
I go into the woods fishing and I never know what I'll run into. The trip from Belfast is often two hours plus; is the…
Financially speaking
Of course, each of us would rather make money on our investments than have losses, but tax losses aren't all bad. Eventually, you can get some gain out of them. Basically, you can use the tax…
Financially speaking
What happens to the funds in your 401(k) account when you are eligible for a distribution, especially if some of the contributions were pre-tax and some were after-tax? The IRS has clarified the…
THROUGH MY LENS
ROCKLAND — As we prepare for the start of the fall sports season, I find myself getting excited to start my 15th year…
For The Children of Rockland
The Mayor rushes in
when he thinks someone is being critical
…
Boycott Oreo Cookies! That’s the headline on a Facebook post a nice lady shared on my page recently. She was upset that the CEO of…
Financially speaking
Late last year, Congress authorized states to set up ABLE programs, offering tax-advantaged savings accounts for people with…
Who killed Captain Robert E. Cochrane?
Vessels were built by people investing in them by shares, like one-sixth, one-32, one-quarter, one-eighth. If the…
Who you gonna call? Whatcha gonna do?
WALDOBORO — This spring, one-half of the Edwards Apiary team in Camden has "caught" nine honeybee swarms. Six were in trees near blueberry barrens, two were in trees at private residences that…
Grandchildren
It's weird. While we're raising our own kids we can't see the wonder. There's a saying that goes something like, "I want to have grandchildren first."
That won't work because we have to…
Dear Old Guy welcomes letters on all subjects, including love, marriage, child rearing, even basic…
As the planet continues its million-plus year slow-down....
I try. I really do. There’s so much negativity and things to worry about, that I constantly focus on positive things just to try to stay ahead of it, but there’s always something. Most of the time…
Down to the sea
All the wooden boats built over the centuries in Camden could not have been completed without many skilled workers. It…
Dear Old Guy welcomes letters on all subjects, including love, marriage, child rearing, even basic plumbing and medical advice. What he doesn’t know, he is happy to make up. After…
Here we are at graduation. That’s right, kids. School’s over! Now you’re in charge and you can really get some stuff done. You’re going to hear some inspiring speeches. Short ones, I hope, because…
