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The Servant’s Entrance

Clifford Danforth couldn’t have cared less. There’d been the rumors for a while now; the President would be coming and it was all the town talked about. “Honestly?” asked the headline of an editorial in The Boothbay Register, the town’s … Continue reading

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Depressed: Chemistry vs Cause

I’ll reluctantly admit it; I get depressed.  I mean, I’m told everyone does at times so I’m not exactly unique.  Nor is mine so deep or debilitating that it stops me from getting up in the morning and going to … Continue reading

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A Baby Boomer’s Perspective on the Equity Selloff

I don’t want to do the math but I do math so here it goes; the S&P 500 is down nearly 15% so far this month. Even something as simple as the Vanguard Wellesley fund, cited as having conservative allocation … Continue reading

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Allagash Sentimental

(I’ve been dry on ideas and forced myself to write it. Reminded me of how I feel with scrawny Christmas trees.  I won’t force you to read it, though!) I’m going cut down my Christmas tree today.  I don’t think … Continue reading

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A Second Childhood

I cut down a Christmas tree. The tree farm was massive for Fairfield County. A hundred acres at least, filled with thousands of trees ranging from small and just planted to massive and requiring a chain saw to chop down … Continue reading

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The Blank Screen

I’m snuggled on my velour couch pondering my life,                                                                … Continue reading

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Make An Effort, Will Ya?

“Will do.” “Have a great Trip.”  “Will do. Have fun.”  “So cute.”  “Congratulations.”  “Love it.” These are some of the canned responses you can click on in email to, what, save some time versus a genuine response that take less effort than … Continue reading

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The Next Recession Is On My Horizon

Oooh, isn’t that a teasing headline?   What follows is a lighter version of what I might write for an institutionalized professional audience because on my very personal blog I hope most readers are not institutional investors and will get the … Continue reading

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You’re Using Too Much Water

(This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, events and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual Pippas, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.) “You’re using too much water.” “What?” “I … Continue reading

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One Christmas Morning

(This was the result of a writing ‘prompt’ in my writing class, where we were asked to fictionalize a real Christmas encounter.  I won’t tell you which part of this is the real and which is the fictional.  Unless you … Continue reading

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