Author Archives: Julie-Ann Baumer

The Johnny Cash Approach

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I wonder what made 2004 “The Year of the Last Will and Testament” for me. I met with a lawyer and made a will. It seemed prudent; I owned a home. A will can be easily created using a form … Continue reading →

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Floating Boxes

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

A news story broke a few days ago.  There’s a barge at a Cianbro-owned wharf in Casco Bay that reporters have discovered belongs to Google.  Made of shipping containers, its purpose and ultimate destination are unknown.  Google has not responded … Continue reading →

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They Were Curious

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I’m always happy about the time change in the fall. This is what a small herd of goats looks like when they learn they have retrieved an hour of the time that was stolen from them. Goat stampede time.

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Icons of Industry

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

New readers of this blog may not know it, but I have lived without a Tee Vee since 2000.  I have a home computer, an i-phone, and a radio.  But I do not have a Tee Vee.  I don’t see … Continue reading →

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I’m Not a Halloween Person

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

This is the best I could come up with today. I’m more of an “All Saints Day” kind of person.

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The Coming Darkness

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

My alarm went off at the usual time this morning.  I hit “snooze” over and over.  It wasn’t that it was cold outside my warm covers or that I dreaded the day.   It was because I had been tossing and … Continue reading →

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Pas de Quoi (It was Nothing)

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

A few months ago, I got a letter in the mail reminding me that I had won a raffle prize at the fancy dress ball I attended in February. The envelope contained a photocopied picture of a restaurant we’ll call … Continue reading →

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Counting My Nightmares

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I don’t sleep well.  I close my eyes and I fall asleep, but I don’t wake up refreshed.  I wake up worried and I wake up tired. Sometimes, I have nightmares and bad dreams. Last night I had my first … Continue reading →

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A Little Gas Left in the Tank

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

There are certain topics I have written about over and over again on this blog.  Community Sponsored Agriculture (CSA) would be one.  Moxie would be another.  There are other topics on which I have only skimmed the surface, mostly divisive … Continue reading →

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How the Wind Blows

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Click on the picture to see which way the wind blows. It blows an ill wind and few words are needed.

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