I love the Olympic Games and try to watch as much as I can. The excitement of competition, the thrill of victory, the heartbreak of defeat, the human interest stories… it’s all good.
I like it so much, sometimes I watch two sports at once.
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I also do this :
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But that’s neither here nor there there.
Sadly, scandal has once again raised its ugly head to mar the purity of the games.
Maine people have always known how to work around the weather. And though this winter has been mild compared to previous years, Covid restrictions have required businesses to use their imaginations like never before.
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Pineland Farms started life as a state run institution for the “idiotic and feeble minded” in 1907. Many horror stories floated out of those buildings, some from my cousin who worked there with mentally handicapped children in the late 70’s. It was closed in 1996 due to scandal and rumors of unsatisfactory care and has since undergone an amazing transformation.
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Nature trails, event weddings, a farm cooperative and store. They sell the beef they raise and the produce they grow. They make wonderful cheese and have a tasty little restaurant.
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But now?
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They have life sized snow globes as well.
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What’s not to love?
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Where there's only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
River's world..... 