Category Archives: Experiments and Challenges

I Told a Whopper

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Julie-Ann Baumer

A few weeks ago, I got a letter from a friend.  Not an e-mail; a letter delivered to my post office box. My friend has been looking for a job.  She is not looking for anything fancy, just a part-time … Continue reading →

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Ignore the Noise

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Author and sports writer Mike Shalin wrote an interesting article about the New England Patriots recently.  The Lewiston Sun Journal carried it in the sports section today with the screaming headline “PATS IGNORING NOISE.” Once again, at this late date … Continue reading →

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Living in These Days

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Julie-Ann Baumer

In January, I began writing a series of articles about the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston.  It’s a year-long project which will end in October.  It’s interesting and if I did not already have a full-time job, … Continue reading →

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On Granite

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Julie-Ann Baumer

When I’m working on a freelance story, my office looks like a disaster area.  There are two computers running and one of them will have ten or twelve browsers open.  Books are all over the floor with handwritten notes stuck … Continue reading →

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Requiem

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I love the notion of terrestrial radio.  It is dying, of course, as more and more radio stations are bought by media conglomerates.  Like almost everything else in our daily lives, consolidation eliminates options. On Sunday, February 19, 2017 at … Continue reading →

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The Chemo Drip

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Julie-Ann Baumer

One of my friends has cancer. Finally, I said it “out loud.” She’s a very good friend, one of my best.  I have been overwhelmed by her illness and her amazing strength in the midst of her own fear.  She … Continue reading →

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The Jealous One

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Last Tuesday, I called in sick from work.  I was tired and had a headache; I just wanted to lay in bed under the puff.  It was the first day of a cold that lasted all week.  It wasn’t allergies, … Continue reading →

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The Racing Heartbeat of Deadlines

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I’m on deadline this morning.  Click on the picture of Lady Alone Traveler in another lifetime for a little “remember when.” Handy from another lifetime looks cute, too, doesn’t he?

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The Speed of the Human Spirit

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Last week, I had an opportunity to speak on the telephone with one of my favorite work consultants.  He’s a man of about my father’s age, specializing in one aspect of the work I do.  For some unknown reason, I … Continue reading →

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Live your Life with Pepper

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Handy loves pepper.  Not a dish arrives at table by his hand that isn’t sprinkled, dusted, seasoned or infused with freshly ground peppercorns.  It’s been an adjustment for me because I don’t love pepper with Handy’s same passion.  My mother, … Continue reading →

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