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FOR THE LOVE OF HOCKEY by Peter Nolan Smith

January 30, 2022 – 1:01 pm

My paternal grandfather had a saying about the seasons in Maine. “There are two seasons up here; winter and preparing for winter.” My early childhood contradicted this adage, for my five year-old senses recognized a very short and wet spring followed by a little longer and slightly warmer summer capped by a short and wet […]

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Silence for the Fat Man RIP

September 6, 2007 – 9:03 am

With its climate and cheap prices Pattaya is livable, despite missing several vital ingredients for a sophisticated life. The most glaring omission is music, mostly since so many of my years have been dedicated to the appreciation of music; rock, jazz, folk, ethnic, classical, country, blues et al. Here you only get techno in the […]

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