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Fall Hike and Climb in the Maine Woods

Nathan — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:23:08 +0000

It was a last minute idea, hiking in Katahdin in October can be iffy. In the history of us doing these treks we have had every weather state from freezing snow to bright sunshine, but it is always worth a shot as the hikes are not too long, so even in the rain, it is [...]

HOT DOGS!

Slobbie — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:55:22 +0000

Hi Ellie,

Slobbie and Cart writing to say “Hi”. We miss you!

Yes there is far less dog hair around but we cannot get out of rooms without you opening the doors for us. We have been in the air conditioned bedroom for days. It was great. We did not want to leave the cool [...]

Maine Canine News

Slobbie — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:26:22 +0000

Hi Ellie,

Happy Passover! Just had some Matzo..it was plain..would have preferred some peanut butter with it.

Sorry it has taken so long to write but I cannot get to the computer without you being here. Cart and I miss you and so does Harlow. She says you were so much fun to annoy and [...]

Doguments

Ellie — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:28:34 +0000

Well Dad Slobbie is just so jealous of me that we are getting into verbal arguments. She just cannot stand when G_Mom pays attention to me. We all have our own time with G_Mom and mine is when we settled down on the couch. I am not allowed on the couch but I sit and [...]

Canine Remedial Listening Classes

Ellie — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:54:22 +0000

Hi Dad,

G_Mom said I should tell you that I am attending canine remedial listening classes. I am not stupid and have a rather large canine vocabulary, however I have an excellent case of selective listening, which apparently is very frustrating to humans.

Fortunately I did not have any privileges taken away. I am not [...]

The Big Pinecone BUST

Ellie — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:11:26 +0000

Dear Dad,

Is Maine not the Pine Tree State? So why am I in trouble for eating pinecones? Look Dad they are everywhere in my reach at G-Mom’s house. What the big deal? They are free! The big deal is apparently that G_Mom has scented these Pinecones to make the house smell less dog like, [...]

Holiday Reflections

Nathan — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:17:27 +0000

I warn you, this is a ramble or sorts, and It definitely might make you wonder what I am up to on a Saturday afternoon, but my intent is to be though provoking. I observe Shabbat as much as I can, and a day of no technology and thinking, well makes a guy think!

I [...]

I Got Broomed!

Ellie — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:59:02 +0000

Hi Dad,

Ellie here.

Well most of my canine friends get groomed, but not me, I get BROOMED!

Not sure if this is a Maine cultural tradition but G_Mom sweeps me every day now and I love it. I have my very own broom. G_Mom even explained the difference between brooms to me. I cannot [...]

BYE JOSH and GOOD LUCK!

Ellie — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:31:10 +0000

Dad,

Hope you are well. It has been so hot and humid here and G_Mom keeps us in the air conditioned bedroom, so I cannot get to the computer! However I figured out how to open the door and last night we got caught. G_Mom came home and we did not hear her….OH BOY…trouble in [...]

Tornados Not Snow Hit Maine

Ellie — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:36:18 +0000

Hi Dad,

Did you ever spend time in a bath tub with three dogs, and a cat? Not fun let me tell you…we were all scared…even me! Below is the headline from the Portland Press Herald.

Explosive thunderstorms that triggered tornados throughout southern Maine knocked down trees and power lines, flooded streets and damaged homes [...]

NJ Update

Nathan — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:29:09 +0000

Dear Ellie,

Thank you for writing so often. I miss you! Not much is new in NJ. The apartment is really quiet and lonely without you. It is much more fur free, however. I still wake up at 6:30 and a couple times I was so asleep I went looking for you but didn’t find [...]

FAN……….tastic

Ellie — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:14:01 +0000

Hi Dad,

Sorry I have not written but I have been busy with the girls catching up on the family gossip. Days just fly by….. G_Mom bought me my own box fan. She says anybody that has to wear a coat like mine in this heat and humidity deserves their own fan. Slobbie is really [...]

My Maine Vet Visit

Ellie — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:06:05 +0000

Phew! Have you ever gone to the vet’s office with three dogs? Yap! Yap! Apparently Dad, it was time for my March visit with the vet. I am in great health with a slight tumor under my right eye lid that needs to be monitored over the coming years to make sure it does not [...]

A Little Sick of Snowe

Nathan — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:45:45 +0000

Dearest Snowe-monster-

I appreciate what you and others are doing to help people regarding the closing of the seafood processing plant in Prospect Harbor. I have to ask, however, as a Republican and tied to their near ethically bankrupt views on businesses, isn’t interfering in free market rapacious capitalism against you party line? Don’t actions [...]

Nevelson

Nathan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:05:13 +0000

After a three decade artistic love affair with Louise Nevelson, I finally own one! Not exactly one of her MoMA grade sculptures but an cool silver print she made in the later years of her career. It was hand made by the artist and signed. I purchased it on vacation with my mom in Rockland [...]

Blow’ In The Wind

Ellie — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:25:14 +0000

Dad, have to make this quick…power goes on and off! We are also surrounded by flood water. This has been an unbelievable 24 hours. 60-70 miles an hour winds and things blowing everywhere and hitting the house. Don’t worry I protected everyone. G_Mom made us go out in the wind and rain to use the [...]

Snofest in Greenville, Maine

Ellie — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:30:51 +0000

Kicking off Snofest in Greenville, Maine this International event pits powerful canine athletes like me, ELLIE, and our mushers against the legendary Maine snow and cold of winter!! All of the teams get all the help necessary from local people that have as much enthusiasm and fun as all of us dogs and our drivers. [...]

India Here I Come!

Nathan — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:05:08 +0000

In about 36 hours I will leave for Bangalore, India. This will be my first trip to India and my first trip to Asia that isn’t the Middle East. I am very excited to be traveling to meet the folks that I work with each day at CTS, see some of Southern India, and then [...]

Maine Summer/Fall Trip Photos

Nathan — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:33:56 +0000

I am not doing so well with seamless integration of photos from Smug Mug. It would appear as if flickr’s tools are better with WP. But I am making what I can of it and hope I can dig into some of the code in a bit. In the meantime here are a few images [...]

My Ducati is Gonna Kill Me

Nathan — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:59:25 +0000

And not in the way you think! A letter of complaint about my lemon.

My 749Dark is parked in front of Corsa Motor Sports. It is locked up. My friend josh who lives nearby will drop over with the key to the ignition and the lock.

The brief history of this bike is that is [...]

Mcartney

Nathan — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:36:06 +0000

My given name is McCartney and I am a black cocker spaniel that lives in Maine with my buff cocker spaniel sister Slobbie. My Mom and Slobbie adopted me when I was just about a year old. I was a mess but Slobbie trained me to do everything including how to eat a bone! I [...]

Slobbie

Nathan — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:35:29 +0000

My given name is Slowbow and I am a beautiful buff cocker spaniel that lives in Maine. However my friends call me Slobbie. My days are fairly predictable but busy. Originally I was an only dog, but my mother felt I needed a sibling because being an only dog was spoiling me. So we adopted [...]

Ruggsies

Ellie — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:05:28 +0000

Hi Dad, Have not heard from you in a while, so I thought I would write. Things good in Maine. G-Mom gave me my first direct complement this morning and patted me on the head. She told me that I was better behaved that Cart or Slobbie and that she never had to yell at [...]

Been Having Fun

Nathan — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:13:23 +0000

A few week ago my life took one of those odd turns that makes a man realize that we are all just players in a game orchestrated by something larger. It is has often been said of me that I am lucky not only because I am lucky, but because I know I am lucky. [...]

Nathan

Nathan — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:32:36 +0000

Our deepest fears are like dragons guarding our deepest treasure – Rainier Maria Rilke

It seems strange to write a page like this on my blog as this whole entire thing is about my travels both physical and existential through life. I suppose I can try to give a brief overview of who [...]