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I love my town.

October 25, 2020 Rivergirl 18 Comments

And I love their Facebook group page.

A moo disorder?

More likely the poster has a Budweiser disorder.

Okaaaay.

I’m not sure what Doug did to rate a shout out, but I’ll go with it.

Damn. All I have under my bed is dust bunnies… where’s the fun in that?

Here’s a random photo of ducks that were for sale at our local hardware store. I’m always tempted to bring home a few when the husband sends me up there for screws.

Now there’s a platform no one can argue with.

You do, you really do.

Does anyone know where I can score one of those beauties?

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It’s 2020, what did you expect?

October 23, 2020 Rivergirl 22 Comments

What fresh Hell is this?

Crikey!

That’s a caterpillar?

Damn, watch out Virginia. 2020 isn’t through with you yet.

Yeah, that doesn’t sound good at all.

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I love my town.

September 29, 2020 Rivergirl 15 Comments

And what passes for local news on their Facebook page.

No, I don’t know what’s happening either. But turtles are involved so it must be good.

Goat shooing happens more often than you think here.

Now this is news!

While we do live in Maine, moose are more commonly seen up north. Having one stroll our river is a sure way to fire up the locals.

This is another type of wildlife sighting altogether. A traveling donkey who spends a few nights on your lawn by request. Made by a local artist, his name is Mr. H.

Goats are still on the loose.

Clearly their walkabout is causing concern.

But in happier news, the slandering chicken is back home on the drivay.

Perhaps if her owner learned how to spell she’d stay home more often.

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Only in America

September 6, 2020 Rivergirl 50 Comments

I read something the other day that literally made me snort.

It was a list of people’s thoughts on visiting the United States for the first time…. and what they found unusual.

Here are a few.

I dare you not to laugh.

Because really…

Sometimes you need more from 7/11 than a raspberry Slurpee.

Well, we do like to super size things.

Including our hips, thighs and waistlines.

That’s so true you don’t have to laugh.

Also true.

And before your uber patriotic fingers start typing hate mail… we’re a family of veterans, I love my country. But you have to admit, we are very in your face about it.

Ha!

They have a point there.

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More pandemic chuckles.

May 20, 2020 Rivergirl 25 Comments

Because if you don’t laugh, you’ll scream.

That’s the very definition of symmetry.

I can relate to this.

My bags are lonely… as well as heartbroken.

I’m not a religious person, but first plague…. now insects.

It’s mildly convincing, but I’m still holding out for water into wine.

Finally,

A protest I can get behind.

Well that’s depressing.

Because the answer to “what’s new?” has never been more boring.

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Biding our time….

April 4, 2020 Rivergirl 22 Comments

In the time of Corona Virus.

Why is it that 3 weeks on vacation flies like the wind, but 3 weeks staying home feels like 6 months?

I know I shouldn’t complain. We’re blessed my husband can work from home and keep a steady paycheck. But Lord…. what I wouldn’t give for Direct TV to gasp it’s last breath.

My husband is a news hound. Which is mildly annoying any other time… but now?

It feeds the hypochondria he inherited from his mother and his sometimes slightly paranoid nature.

No, I don’t want to hear the new death toll number.

And no, I definitely don’t want to see another Presidential news conference which are anything but.

If only.

In other news, our stores are still out of toilet paper. And people are posting sightings like it’s Bigfoot…. or something hovering over Roswell, New Mexico.

“There’s a dozen packages of Cottonelle on Aisle 6, Hannaford in Westbrook.”

Go!

“A new shipment of Charmin on Aisle 10, Shaws in Rockland?”

Hurry!

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It really is ridiculous.

And makes you wonder what we’re going to do if this trend continues.

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Uh oh.

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News you can use.

March 12, 2020 Rivergirl 22 Comments

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Okay….

Maybe only people in Maine can actually use this news.

But look…

The guy reporting it helpfully put his foot in the frame for size comparison.

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Well…

I beg to differ.

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I love my town…. Part 6.

March 6, 2020 Rivergirl 26 Comments

Time for an update on the stories making the news on my town’s Facebook page.

Traffic jams are awful, no two ways about it…..

But in my town?

They’re not always bumper to bumper.

And then there was this:

No, damn it! I did not.

We’ve lived here over 17 years and the only moose I’ve seen was a dead one on I-95.

Trotting right down Main Street?

Another missed opportunity.

And finally, there was this:

My first thought was the zombie fish apocalypse had begun… and I started to get a little nervous.

But it turns out a bald eagle was fishing the river, dropped his sturgeon while flying and decided to munch on it in situ.

Because the thought of zombie fish taking over my blog?

Not cool.

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The internet is a funny old thing….

November 18, 2019 Rivergirl 21 Comments

I had to laugh yesterday when I checked my stat page and saw that something called The Cape Cod Daily News was listed as a referrer.

Since we just got back from a trip to the Cape, (and yes, we tend to be talkers and meet a lot of people) I was wondering which one had found me.

Not to mention how.

Because while I am a girl, it may surprise you to learn that my real name is not actually River.

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Shocking, I know.

And it’s not like I start conversations with strange people by saying, “You really should check out my blog at WordPress. There’s plenty of woodchuck drivel for everyone.”

So I perused the Cape Cod Daily News site and found this:

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I had tagged Cape Cod, so they included my post.

this post

Now I can only imagine the reaction of the poor native Cape Codders who clicked on it and found me channeling Khaled. That couldn’t have been pleasant.

And while I won’t tag Cape Cod this time… because let’s face it, I’m basically making fun of what they consider news…. the coastal cities residents are going to rue the day when Cape Cod Daily puts that action to work when I start my latest vacation series photo blitz.

There’s bound to be rocks.

Won’t they be thrilled?

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