It’s the new year and thus the perfect time, once again, to clear out any obsolete data, files or apps on your digital devices. Where to start? How about your apps for contacts: Apple’s Contacts, Windows’s People and Android’s Contacts. Step 1: Check to see if there is an option to look for duplicates. On […]
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Intertidal: Protecting local waterways from storm effects starts at home
Last weekend’s storm was devastating for many along the coast of Maine. Structures along the shore were washed away, boats in the water damaged, homes flooded and bridges closed, to name just a few of the impacts. The intersection between the land and the water is never a hard-and-fast distinction. The intertidal is the definition […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: An exciting opening day at Rangeley Lakes Trails Center
We’d been waiting for a couple of weeks for opening day at Rangeley Lakes Trails Center. I wanted to ski and my wife, Nancy, planned to snowshoe. Dec. 9 was the magical day. A phone call confirmed that many of the ski trails were groomed for classic and skate skiing and snowshoe trails packed by […]
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Intertidal: Stuck on light
I seem to be stuck on light, as inspired by the shift to the growing amount of light this time of year. What I realized is that it isn’t just the amount of light in the day but its quality. This is particularly noticeable after spending too many hours indoors under artificial lights while staring […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Joys of the first day of skiing
I didn’t learn to Nordic ski until I was in my 40s. Busy raising a family, there was insufficient time to learn a new sport until my sons grew older. Thirty years later, I’m no more than a mediocre classic skier. I took a couple of skate skiing lessons in the early 2000s, but in […]
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BoomerTECH Adventures: Now what? Make a great start with your new device
Congratulations! Are you enjoying your new (or at least new-to-you) tech device — smartphone, tablet, smartwatch or computer? Whatever device you have, you want it to be useful, fun and engaging, and most of all, a tool that doesn’t drive you crazy. For that to happen, you need to learn how use your smartphone, tablet, […]
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Intertidal: Seaweed uses go beyond food and skin care
It would be an unusual Christmas at our house if it didn’t include some nautically themed gifts. This year, fish place mats were among them as well as an assortment of tinned seafood, which are always favorites. The odd player in the mix was a sweater. It doesn’t feature sea creatures and isn’t of the […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Hiking the other Pleasant Mountain
Stormy weather negatively impacted our plans for a western Maine mountain hike. My son, Adam, and I intended to climb lofty Number 5 Mountain in a remote wilderness area southwest of Jackman. When we met in West Forks on a gray, foggy morning with a threat of light rain or snow showers, several inches of […]
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