Half of Maine’s annual energy bill goes for transportation. It comes to about $3 billion — or $2,256 for every man, woman, and child — and it all leaves our economy. When we say “transportation” in rural Maine, we mean cars and trucks — there is simply nothing else. Or is there? This is no idle question: our population is aging, we can’t afford this expense, and some of us can’t drive much longer. So, let me explore this question a little further.
Criminal Minds
A few years ago, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Having watched my sister die, as much from the chemo and radiation as from the cancer, I decided to try an alternative remedy. I found out about a cannabis preparation called Rick Simpson oil that claimed to stop cancer. I got certified for medical marijuana and borrowed enough to buy a pound and make the oil – a tedious process. I took the oil, a gram a day for two months, and the prostate-specific antigen numbers went down to a safe level. After repaying the loan, I set up a growing operation to keep myself in cannabis for the maintenance dose and future courses. It’s a lot of work, but it’s keeping me alive and healthy.
View From Over the Hill Season's end
Well folks, between the drying-out trees turning color and the frost-hit trees turning, we are getting an extended period of colorful scenery. I have photographed a tree that seems to have colored up earlier than its neighbors. It is the brightest, most defiant red I have seen in ages. I hope you like it. I hope to God they print it in glorious color as our paper can do.
Long Cove
Took a week off. Here’s what you missed: autumn/fall began at 10:21 a.m. on Sept. 22. The temperature was hovering near 80 that day and by the weekend it was in the 60s.
Jefferson
Life here in Jefferson happens this time of year with the glory of the season. There is such a full array of color and beauty as October marches in. Amid the procession of red, orange, and gold leaves, the evergreens stand tall. Autumn brings a thankfulness for pine, balsam, and cedar trees – how bereft we would be without them.
Bristol Area Library
All current members of the Bristol Area Library, located at 619 Old County Road in Pemaquid, are invited to the library’s annual meeting at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 12. Annual reports will be presented and refreshments will be served.
Round Pond
Columbus weekend is upon us and if the colder temps and shorter days are not enough of an indication that fall is here, the dwindling boats in the harbor and the dark, closed-up summer homes leave us without a doubt that we are heading into the long winter.
Alna
Oct. 7, 8, 9, and 10 is the fall work weekend at the WW& F Railway. That means folks will pick up, paint, repair, and clean up. Bet they wouldn’t refuse any help you might want to give.
Truckin’ in America
Hey folks, anyone tired of all the politics yet? How they’re all going to save us from ourselves? Oh my God, the sky is falling! Enough already! If these hopefuls would, as coach Belichick would say, “do your job,” we probably wouldn’t have half the issues we have and we probably would have a much higher caliber of people to pick from to run our great country!
Damariscotta History From the forest of tall white pine and fir trees came the empire of shipbuilding
The portion of beautiful forest land that became known as the white pine belt bordered the sea from Nova Scotia to New Hampshire. So we can plainly see that Maine was truly in the heart and middle of the belt of tall white pine trees that grew to a butt size of 38 inches and a length of over 100 feet. It was no wonder that the King of England laid claim to all white pine 20 inches and over at the butt and 100 feet tall for the Royal Navy.
No Longer Lower Round Pond Magic circles
Early morning begins with looking out the bedroom window to see what sort of day awaits; to drink in the resin scent of evergreens, the nut-like essence of hardwoods; and to marvel at this forest so deep and vast, the clean purity of it, the comfort in its loneliness.
Westport Island
Be alert and thankful, friends and neighbors! Last week, on Monday at 11:43 a.m., the Westport Fire Department was called to investigate smoke at the southern end of the island on Main Road. Inspection revealed a woods fire and, with the assistance of firefighters from both Wiscasset and Edgecomb, the fire was brought under control. In addition, the Alna Fire Department covered Wiscasset for water-supply purposes in case of another emergency.
God is great!
I would like to respond to Galen Rose’s letter “A final word on intelligent design” in the Sept. 29 edition.
Somewhere in Somerville
I’d like to start off this week’s column wishing Andraya Elena Roque and Phoenix Throckmorton-Hansford happy birthday! Andraya celebrates her sweet 16 this week, and Phoenix turns 19.
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