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Author Archives: Tom
VO2 Minimum
I have read various places that in the aftermath of open heart surgery I might experience wide swings of emotion. Maybe it has something to do with having your heart stopped for an extended period of time or whatever but … Continue reading
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The Prophecy
“Thirteen tiger teeth in my talismanSt. John The Conqueror and a black cat boneBeen seen walkin’ with the GuardiansNow I’m in the alley and I’m all aloneCan’t run can’t hide from destinyKnew this day was comin’ nearly all of my … Continue reading
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The Last Time
Another fickle Winter season draws to a close here in coastal Maine. Sure there will still be quality snow inland (and we have at least 2 more months of nuisance storms here as well), but it’s the time of year … Continue reading
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Pandemic Blues
Like most people I’ve got a serious case of the pandemic blues as of late. And despite being stung in the face by some wind-driven snow this morning I think I also have a Spring (hope it’s not coronavirus) fever … Continue reading
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Solitude on Skis in Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Quiet reflection and the world beginning to embrace the warmth of the coming spring from beneath a deep layer of snow. I had the good fortune (and time) this past week to head up to Northern Maine for an overnight … Continue reading
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The Hunted and the Damned
“Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before” – Edgar Allen Poe Eyes. Two yellow eyes were peering from between the pines as I rounded the rain … Continue reading
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Nothing Gold Can Stay
“Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay” … Continue reading
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Separation of Light From Darkness
“We live in a world where strangers will pick each other up off the streets. We live in a world where people will bring other people into their homes, feed them, and drive them up and down a snowy mountain … Continue reading
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The Sun Also Sets
“I can’t stand it to think my life is going so fast and I’m not really living it.” – Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises Jet lag my old friend, how the hell are ya? It had been a while … Continue reading
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The Ghost of Ski Areas Past
“It was a strange figure – like a child: yet not so like a child as like an old man, viewed through some supernatural medium, which gave him the appearance of having receded from the view, and being diminished to … Continue reading
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