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4/28/2022
11 : 54
Restaurant Review: Easy D's.
I've always wondered if anyone would try this playbook and Jane & Billy Stevensen are making a run of it. Jane and Billy's shop is called “Easy D's”. The shop is neighbored by various
4/21/2022
15 : 24
Two Weeks Later
My last post on getting fired was the most viewed thing I've ever published. This one is in the spirit of “whats next?” Short answer: I don't know. Longer answer below. I've been here
4/5/2022
18 : 54
We're Letting You Go
Last week closed another professional chapter for me. I've left jobs before, but this was my first firing. I wrote about my most memorable separation here: Getting fired feels shitty. Even if you
3/30/2022
17 : 34
Last Day of the Season
Throughout my 20s (and early 30s), I skied drunk. I wouldn't get on the first chair unless I had 4 beers on me. Any jacket or pants pocket with a zipper became a receptacle for as many cans as you
3/17/2022
14 : 4
Mainedreaming
Part 3
3/8/2022
13 : 14
AIM
America On-Line launched “AIM” in 1997. It was one of the first text based chat programs of its kind. AIM was how all high school and college kids texted each other back then. There were no smartphones
3/3/2022
14 : 44
Routines
When I rebooted Carrot Cake in its current version, I had just finished a couple of books that felt like they were written at me. Stephen King's “On Writing” and Anne Lamott's “Bird by Bird”.
2/25/2022
6 : 24
Flying companions.
I was on a flight to Philadelphia last week from Logan. It's one hour in the air sandwiched between a couple hours of airport hell. During Covid, flying has been mostly great. That blast of joy you
2/25/2022
6 : 14
Uber
As you may remember from last Friday's story, I flew to Philly on December 9th to meet two colleagues for a big client meeting. The result was a solid, energetic meeting with clear next steps. Post
2/23/2022
17 : 24
How it's going
I just finished a book called "Show Your Work". Austin Kleon's idea is that you should show all of the work. The process, not just the finished pieces. In the spirit of showing my work,
2/16/2022
12 : 54
Remodeling Nantucket
Most summer weekends, Owen and Terry packed backpacks and coolers and invaded Owen's Nana's house on Cape Cod. If they weren't down the Cape, they might be in Faneuil Hall at a bar called
2/8/2022
11 : 44
Julie's Jackson Cabin
Whether you're coming from Route 16 or 302, you come into Jackson, New Hampshire from the South. On your first pass through town, make the right to cross the covered bridge for the full NH
2/1/2022
11 : 24
Chris and the Spaghetti Shed
They were driving down NH-16 on a sunny Saturday in September when they saw a cluster of balloons tied off to a small sign on the side of the road. The sign advertised “Art Studio This Way” and Terry
1/25/2022
11 : 14
The Paper Route
Terry had his first taste of alcohol at Timmy Wilson's house between bounces on the trampoline. Timmy used his nana's blender to make coffee ice cream milkshakes with a few glugs from a bottle
1/11/2022
14 : 34
A Merchant of Change
Scene: A wide shot of a lively call center. Not as rowdy as a Wall Street trading floor. No yelling or running around. Less urgency. Most people are in seats, eyeballs locked onto screens and gesturing
1/4/2022
11 : 44
Happy 2008 from CT
In 2007, I was one year removed from college and in the workforce. I was part of a foursome of buddies that hung out almost every weekend. The players were Kenneth, Barry, Owen, and me. We'd been
12/28/2021
19 : 4
A slow week
It's the week between Christmas and New Years. Inbound email at work has ground to a halt and most folks have checked out. Good on ya, if that's you. If you're still slogging away, just
12/21/2021
21 : 44
Susan
I dashed off to Scituate to meet a pal for a surf a few months back. I was traveling with two surfboards. My everyday stick, a hot pink soft top that catches everything but makes me look silly and a
12/14/2021
10 : 34
Mainedreaming
Part 2
12/7/2021
10 : 44
Mainedreaming
Part 1: The drive up