Monthly Archives: December 2020

The Warmth Of Winter

December 21, 2020 – 2:13 am

Last Wednesday the weather in New York was a record sunny 76F. Today is a rainy 40 degrees. Comm Ave in Boston isn’t much better. It’s even colder. 36F. Portland Maine is offering a classic slushy snow freezing temperatures. Of course winter really winter until you reach the end of Route 1 in Fort Kent, […]

By Peter | Posted in maine | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Rattlesnake Alert

December 20, 2020 – 11:34 am

Last year local wildlife officials were called to the Blue Hills south of Boston in response to 911 call alerting to the presence of a timber rattlesnake in a populated area. Officers captured the serpent and released rattler into the Great Bog. My sister called me with this information and I asked, “Do you remember […]

By Peter | Posted in 60s, semi-fiction, south shore | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Driving through South Hill by peter Nolan Smith

December 19, 2020 – 9:13 pm

Three years ago Paige and Ten Rings Steve announced that they were getting married in Richmond. I loved the young couple, but was surprised by their request that I perform the wedding ceremony. “I don’t believe in God.” “We know, but you do believe in love,” said Paige. “I won’t take no for an answer. […]

By Peter | Posted in Travel | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Quote of the Day

December 18, 2020 – 9:50 am

The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball. ~Doug Larson I threw snowballs during each snowstorm in New York this year. My age is only a date. In my head I’m 15.

By Peter | Posted in quotes | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Iowa Snow

December 16, 2020 – 12:28 pm

Many people living on the East and West Coasts of America refer to the land in between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as the fly-over. The State of Iowa is in the center of the United States. The nearest big city is Chicago. Most of its residents are devoted to growing corn. The Federal government […]

By Peter | Posted in 2000s, america, Drugs, semi-fiction, Travel | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)