God smiled upon me, and I was able to cap off my much-ballyhooed, mini vacation in the best way possible last night, spending time with my good friend Parke Burmeister.
We were only freshmen | The value of friendship
Category: NOTES TO CARL
My grandson — Carl William Seaver — is expected to enter Earth’s atmosphere on Oct. 20, 2026 (or thereabouts) This is the collection, I leave for him — just in case I turn to dust before he’s old enough to accept the lessons I leave for him.
Trump protestors face much bigger problems than Trump
Earlier today -- on the occasion of President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday – millions of Americans took to the streets to participate in hundreds of “No Kings” protests and events all across the country. From where I sit, those protestors were wasting their time and accomplishing little more than barking at the moon – a … Continue reading Trump protestors face much bigger problems than Trump
ABOUT ME | JOURNALISM ROOTS
It’s hard for me to believe that people have been paying me to write local and state news for more than 30 years, but here I am — living my dream of working on crushing deadlines with intense public scrutiny, horrible hours and pathetic wages.
Sixty Lessons Learned Over 60 Years
Since I am literally on the cusp of turning 60 this week, I thought for this installment of All Along The Watchtower, I would share 60 different things I have learned (sometimes the hard way) over the past 60 years. Here we go:
Fortunate son | Folding your underwear in six-inch squares
I learned two very important lessons within 30 seconds after stepping off the bus at Lackland Air Force Base. First, if you are considering military service, work with your recruiter so that your first day of training doesn’t fall on July 2 in southern Texas.
The Dangerous Type
Four years ago this week, (the third week of February) I was discharged from Spring Harbor, a psychiatric hospital in Westbrook, Maine. It was my most recent hospitalization. I have been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for more than 40 years, sometimes on a voluntary basis; other times as an involuntary patient. I have … Continue reading The Dangerous Type
Biddeford After Dark | When writing was fun
Biddeford After Dark” is a five-part series of articles that I wrote more than 20 years ago while serving as the editor of the Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier. According to what I wrote at the time, the purpose of the Biddeford After Dark series was “to explore what was often ignored: what happens in our community after most people have gone to sleep.”
‘Let’s Go Camping’
This is a story about our very first camping trip as a family in 2002. This, unfortunately, is a true story. It was supposed to be a relaxing weekend of camping. I should know better than to include the word “relaxing” when talking about a camping trip with the kids and Laura, who — by … Continue reading ‘Let’s Go Camping’
NOTES TO CARL | LESSONS IN MEDIOCRITY 