Don_in_Maine
@thedonagain.bsky.social
Food, history, Maine, cats. What else do you need for a full life?
Oh Buoy! The Coast Guard wants to remove all those silly old floating things called buoys that warn those sailing the Maine coast that they are about to get into trouble. Because, why is the Coast Guard wasting money for something as trivial as saving lives.
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Coast Guard Proposes Eliminating 350 Nav Aids in Foggy, Rocky Northeast
'Rightsizing Bouy Constellation': Public Has Until June 13 To Comment
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April 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Oh Buoy! The Coast Guard wants to remove all those silly old floating things called buoys that warn those sailing the Maine coast that they are about to get into trouble. Because, why is the Coast Guard wasting money for something as trivial as saving lives.
loosecannon.substack.com/p/coast-guar...
loosecannon.substack.com/p/coast-guar...
*Your* chopping board ?
April 23, 2025 at 5:09 AM
*Your* chopping board ?
Looking at food pictures tonight in anticipation of a quick New York City trip. Definitely going to Katz's Deli. Send a salamee to your boy in the Armee.
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February 17, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Looking at food pictures tonight in anticipation of a quick New York City trip. Definitely going to Katz's Deli. Send a salamee to your boy in the Armee.
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I totally agree! Erin French, the soul of The Lost Kitchen, is amazing! (And her recipes are quite tasty, too!)
February 17, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I totally agree! Erin French, the soul of The Lost Kitchen, is amazing! (And her recipes are quite tasty, too!)
I am a firm believer in followups. And this is a nice one:
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Fugitive dog recaptured in New Orleans after gaining national fame for escapades
A scruffy New Orleans rescue dog famed for evading a monthslong effort to recapture him using nets and tranquilizer rifles has been caught and returned to domestic life.
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February 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I am a firm believer in followups. And this is a nice one:
apnews.com/article/new-...
apnews.com/article/new-...
Worth reading. Thank you, Julie Gray.
January 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Worth reading. Thank you, Julie Gray.
OK Bluesky cooking friends. We need to talk. Specifically, about the quality of food pictures here. Really, really bad. We need to up our game! Can you beat this? Try!
January 22, 2025 at 2:18 AM
OK Bluesky cooking friends. We need to talk. Specifically, about the quality of food pictures here. Really, really bad. We need to up our game! Can you beat this? Try!
Seriously!? Isn't that like a class on using an astrolabe? Actually, it would be fun to explore the interplay between what we do and what we think is right based on what we are taught, and how that evolves (or decays). It's a challenge, and those are fun to explore with inquiring student minds.
January 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Seriously!? Isn't that like a class on using an astrolabe? Actually, it would be fun to explore the interplay between what we do and what we think is right based on what we are taught, and how that evolves (or decays). It's a challenge, and those are fun to explore with inquiring student minds.
Just a reminder to appreciate your local firefighters. They are in the news these days, but every day they are helping their communities, and what they do is a whole bunch more than putting out fires!
January 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Just a reminder to appreciate your local firefighters. They are in the news these days, but every day they are helping their communities, and what they do is a whole bunch more than putting out fires!
I so remember that from my adjunct days! It was like blocking out a Broadway show. For you non-teachers, believe me, teaching at the college level is basically performance art.
January 3, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I so remember that from my adjunct days! It was like blocking out a Broadway show. For you non-teachers, believe me, teaching at the college level is basically performance art.
I made about 7k for a course at Brooklyn College a few years ago. Being called professor & having really great students was nice. Not being able to pay bills was not. Left the job, if you can call it a job. Including all the prep, grading & etc. it worked out to about minimum wage.
January 3, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I made about 7k for a course at Brooklyn College a few years ago. Being called professor & having really great students was nice. Not being able to pay bills was not. Left the job, if you can call it a job. Including all the prep, grading & etc. it worked out to about minimum wage.
Wonderfully written piece by Danielle Paquette in today's Washington Post.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...
Chasing Scrim, the ‘Houdini’ fugitive stealing hearts in New Orleans
A net launcher failed. So did tranquilizer darts. Can Michelle Cheramie capture the slippery escapee who has inspired a citywide hunt?
www.washingtonpost.com
December 16, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Wonderfully written piece by Danielle Paquette in today's Washington Post.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...
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We don't celebrate St. Lucia Day per se, but we love a holiday with very specific foods, and these lussekatter are so much fun to make and to eat! Lighting candles and snacking on saffron buns is a delightful way to bask in the cold darkness of December. Recipe from @johannak.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 3:45 PM
We don't celebrate St. Lucia Day per se, but we love a holiday with very specific foods, and these lussekatter are so much fun to make and to eat! Lighting candles and snacking on saffron buns is a delightful way to bask in the cold darkness of December. Recipe from @johannak.bsky.social
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My spirit was lifted along the rocky coast of Maine today(and it was just the 3 of us!); #SchoodicPoint
#Schoodic #Acadia #Atlanticicean #Maine #myhomestate
#Schoodic #Acadia #Atlanticicean #Maine #myhomestate
November 25, 2024 at 10:36 PM
My spirit was lifted along the rocky coast of Maine today(and it was just the 3 of us!); #SchoodicPoint
#Schoodic #Acadia #Atlanticicean #Maine #myhomestate
#Schoodic #Acadia #Atlanticicean #Maine #myhomestate
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So long, and thanks for all the fish. Final NYT column is up. News about future plans probably tomorrow morning www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/o...
Opinion | My Last Column: Finding Hope in an Age of Resentment
Where have all the good vibes gone?
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December 10, 2024 at 1:00 PM
So long, and thanks for all the fish. Final NYT column is up. News about future plans probably tomorrow morning www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/o...
OK, feeling better now after checking in at The Lost Kitchen website:
findthelostkitchen.com
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The Lost Kitchen
Erin French followed her passion and opened a restaurant in her hometown of Freedom, Maine. Travelers from all over the world gather at The Lost Kitchen to enjoy Erin's locally inspired and source...
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December 8, 2024 at 7:02 PM
OK, feeling better now after checking in at The Lost Kitchen website:
findthelostkitchen.com
findthelostkitchen.com
To the commentators on the murder of the United Healthcare CEO: You viewed the lionizing of the killer as a sign of ill in our society. Quite right, quite obvious. But who has commented on the depth of public rage over health insurance practices and how little is done to curtail those practices.
December 8, 2024 at 5:39 PM
To the commentators on the murder of the United Healthcare CEO: You viewed the lionizing of the killer as a sign of ill in our society. Quite right, quite obvious. But who has commented on the depth of public rage over health insurance practices and how little is done to curtail those practices.
OK. that was me failing to master a technology. So you will never know one of the reasons it is nice to live near the Canadian border. But you can use your imagination.
November 23, 2024 at 12:19 AM
OK. that was me failing to master a technology. So you will never know one of the reasons it is nice to live near the Canadian border. But you can use your imagination.
Why living not too far from the Canadian border is fun:https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/#inbox/FMfcgzQXKNFKRgZknfQdkTNrkznXDGjz
November 23, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Why living not too far from the Canadian border is fun:https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/#inbox/FMfcgzQXKNFKRgZknfQdkTNrkznXDGjz
Rachel L. Swarns is always worth reading! This history-based article pulls together many issues: patriarchy, enslavement, racism, America and so much more. (Possible conflict note: Rachel & I worked for the same newspaper, but I rarely talked to her.) www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/u...
White Women Were Active in the American Slave Trade, Statistical Research Shows
For generations, scholars argued that white women were rarely involved in the active buying and selling of Black people. A growing body of research says otherwise.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Rachel L. Swarns is always worth reading! This history-based article pulls together many issues: patriarchy, enslavement, racism, America and so much more. (Possible conflict note: Rachel & I worked for the same newspaper, but I rarely talked to her.) www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/u...
Anyone have any suggestions for a good woodstove? My beloved 1977 Vermont Castings needs replacing. I really want another model with a fireplace feature.
November 20, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Anyone have any suggestions for a good woodstove? My beloved 1977 Vermont Castings needs replacing. I really want another model with a fireplace feature.