Monthly Archives: March 2015

Hosed (updated for Palm Sunday)

Posted on March 28, 2015 by On the North River

On the morning before Palm Sunday we woke up to more Global Warming… As you can guess by the bird tracks on the porch, we feed the birds over the winter.   The only guests we’ve had. Happy Palm Sunday and … Continue reading →

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Guest: Newspaper Readership

Posted on March 27, 2015 by On the North River

Subject: Newspaper Readership 1. *The Wall Street Journal* is read by the people who run the country. 2. The Washington Post* is read by people who think they run the country. 3. *The New York Times* is read by people … Continue reading →

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Spot on…Me to a T.

Posted on March 24, 2015 by On the North River

landscape photographer: Semi-autistic person who likes spending long periods on their own and didn’t fancy taking up fishing. Laughed until my teeth ached. OK, as soon as I get out of physical therapy I’m going to get a model and … Continue reading →

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More grief about Global Warming

Posted on March 22, 2015 by On the North River

Sippican Cottage reports sad news from Maine… Skowhegan Maple Fest 2015 The Maple Festival is supposed to celebrate the culmination of sugaring season in Maine. There’s a problem. There is no sugaring season in Maine, and there might not be … Continue reading →

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“Ice ahead!” …Quack, Quack!

Posted on March 21, 2015 by On the North River

Boston Duck Tours will begin its 21st season today, but with some special measures to avoid frozen feathers. The duck boats will either not go in the water at all or make an abbreviated swim thanks to ice still clogging … Continue reading →

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Where’s my ice floe?

Posted on March 19, 2015 by On the North River

Happy Birthday to Me.   65 years of age. And the urge to go somewhere warm is creeping up on me.  

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Whoopie

Posted on March 16, 2015 by On the North River

BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s made history by having the snowiest, and probably most miserable, season since 1872. The official measurement of 108.6 inches at Logan International Airport Sunday night topped a season record of 107.6 inches set in 1995-96, according … Continue reading →

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When people who don’t run a business can tell those who do…

Posted on March 15, 2015 by On the North River

Restaurants in Seattle Going Dark as $15 an Hour Minimum Wage Looms A January 2015 working paper by two economists, Robert Pollin and Jeanette Wicks-Lim at the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, claims that raising … Continue reading →

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Melt…updated

Posted on March 13, 2015 by On the North River

March 7th March 11th March 12th (60 degrees) March 16th No Robins yet.    Oh! Look!  Penguin tracks!!!

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American Millennials are among the world’s least skilled

Posted on March 12, 2015 by On the North River

Surprised? Surprised? So were the researchers who tested and compared workers in 23 countries. We hear about the superior tech savvy of people born after 1980 so often that we tend to assume it must be true. But is it? … Continue reading →

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