Category Archives: Personal

Wind, Blow me!

Posted on January 31, 2013 by On the North River

Winds knock out power to thousands on South Shore Hurricane-force winds blew down trees, limbs and power lines across the South Shore in the predawn hours today, closing numerous streets and cutting power to thousands of local customers. The Blue … Continue reading →

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Smokie the Bare…

Posted on December 12, 2012 by On the North River

And now a few words about home (mandated) smoke detectors. The suspect As I’m sure everyone is aware there is an unwritten law that all smoke detector batteries will fail in the middle of the night, never in the afternoon … Continue reading →

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Wow! India, really?

Posted on October 15, 2012 by On the North River

Today for the first time another country, other than America, topped my viewers total. India. I really wish I was getting more comments, I’d like to know what the draw was and how they found this site. In any case, … Continue reading →

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, DVD. UPDATED (Oct 30th).

Posted on October 9, 2012 by On the North River

There are some marketing people that need to be recognized for their efforts and clever wit. The best way to reward them would be, I think, to lower them head first into a vat of boiling movie “butter”. Well, they … Continue reading →

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The Wrong Boat Adventure.

Posted on September 15, 2012 by On the North River

Well, that’s embarrassing. I think I’ve mentioned I have more than one kayak, the yellow one (Pungo 120) is a single seater with some internal storage and is considered a general purpose kayak. It doesn’t do well on the ocean … Continue reading →

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Meet Herbie…

Posted on September 9, 2012 by On the North River

Remember I was talking about my amazing Tomato Plant lately? I’ve now christened it, The Monster. (The tomato plant is on the right) This guy is an  over-achiever. Out in back, the first color of Fall…

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Knudsen & Bjerre Family Reunion

Posted on July 22, 2012 by On the North River

On the maternal side, Hansen-Knudsen. There’s a reason for two similar photos…

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Long ago and far away war…remember

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Doug

Photographer Collection: Horst Faas in Vietnam Horst Faas, a Pulitzer Prize-winning combat photographer who became one of the world’s legendary photojournalists in nearly half a century with the AP, captured these images during the Vietnam War. Faas died Thursday, May … Continue reading →

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Flag Day

Posted on June 10, 2012 by On the North River

Flag Day in United States Flag Day is annually held on June 14 to honor the United States flag. Local names Name Language Flag Day English Día de la Bandera Spanish Flag Day 2012 Thursday, June 14, 2012 Flag Day … Continue reading →

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Boast of being near the Coast, NSRWA clean up.

Posted on April 28, 2012 by On the North River

The winds have been unpleasantly strong, so I have been doing other things (other than paddling…that’s paddling boats not bottoms never mind).  Biked down to Webb Park in Weymouth this week, downhill most of the way, uphill all the way … Continue reading →

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