Nellie Blog

My daughter the transformer I became a father for the third time 20 years ago this month. I began dating a very nice woman with a daughter w...

It seemed like such a good idea at the time I came across this ad in an issue of the Press-Republican of Plattsburgh NY published just after...

My first Maine moose! (not visible in picture) You have to understand what went into this picture -- coming around the curve by the high sch...

Homecoming Friday night I went up north to cover an informational meeting about the various plans to reform Maine's educational system....

Sarnoff says public will not pay for radio programs (December 28, 1923) With the general trend of thought among radio enthusiasts leaning to...

Howard's new hero KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 (Reuters Life!) - Guard dogs protecting a fruit orchard in Malaysia have met their match -- a 7....

Words, but perhaps not "words, words, words" Catching up on friends' blogs, now that I'm back on-line, I came across this...

My Dinner with Howard Howard made the move to Maine in a small plastic tub in the cab of the U-Haul. It was pretty frigid out and I didn...

This picturesque little snow-covered homestead is, in fact, my new home. The weather at the start of the week was horrifically cold, but the...

Some Immigrants Just Never Stop Immigrating Here's a column I wrote at my old job seven years ago, but which seems applicable today. T...

Getting Better Dreams Here's a map of Maine, with a big red X over the town of Farmington . Starting Tuesday, January 16, the Franklin J...

For the record .... Destry would like to point out that, when it comes to very young granddaughters, Nellie was not the only ridgeback in...

Nellie Bly 2000-2006 Right around Halloween, I noticed a lump on Nellie's snout, about a third of the way from her right eye to her nose...

Howard gets some pets I bought Howard some little fish the other day. The idea was that he would eat them, but he doesn't seem particula...

Why are the ice caps melting? Did you ever wonder, when you were in college, about that kid who set his speakers up in the window and blaste...

Is it a civil war? This week in Drawing Conclusions , John Trever and Rex Babin ponder the weighty issue of what to call that disturbance ov...

In "Drawing Conclusions" this week, Christo (Bulgaria) and Graff (Norway) look at the man most people believe is behind the murder...

Don't mind me, folks ... ... I'm just being a grandfather here for a minute. Hope you also had a good Thanksgiving, either this past...

Upon further review ... Charge dismissed against Texans' Tasered OL Weary Nov. 21, 2006 CBS Sport...

Last week, Houston Texans player Fred Weary was followed for six miles by Houston police, who finally pulled him over for an illegal lane ch...