It doesn't matter what color my boots start as, they are all mud brown after the first hike anyway.

I wish I had thought of this before putting it straight in the garbage.

My vet did actually recommend that my dog go through heat once because of a deformity that they hoped the extra hormones would correct, but that is a very, very rare situation.

I had her spay scheduled out (they schedule a few months in advance) as soon as she was done with her cycle because that was a miserable experience for everyone and I wasn't leaving it to chance that we could have to deal with it again.

Dog diapers are gross and smell even if you are changing them multiple times a day, letting your dog free bleed is absolutely disgusting.

This week I'm thinking the two AC's I picked up at Marden's last summer were my best purchases.

The gas station (used to be a Shell now I think it's a Circle K) on the corner of North Raymond Rd and 26 in Gray has it.

Hit the log house for the first time back in April.

Seven Sisters is always a stop for me.

You can be covered by your parents Insurance in to your twenties. Your adoptive parents would gain rights to make decisions for you in case of medical issues, and adoptive parents become next of kin.

And the most important reason, you get the family you always wanted.

It's one of my favorite areas in the country. Absolutely beautiful, not over crowded, nice people, and just enough panhandle behavior to keep it interesting.

If I ever decide to pick up and move that's where I am heading.

One of my favorite towns, and I can confirm a lot of drinking is done every time I visit.

It's such a small area (and before the opioid epidemic hit), I think they just wanted the people working at the jail to really understand what they were dealing with. It wasn't just the usual drunks and bar fights, but a truly disturbed person.

The sheriff's office (I assume it was the sheriff but I could be wrong about exactly which department it was) made copies of the murder tape and handed them to the guards at the jail.

That one was Episode 268 A Diabolical Death Parade Machiasport Maine.

I grew up near there, I was super young when it happened but knew people who dealt with Uffelman when he was in jail. They actually gave the guards copies of the tape that the victims made of their own murder so they would know what they were dealing with.

I also stumbled on the victims' kids getting interviewed on Sally Jesse Raphael when I was in high school.

It really made a huge impact on that area.

Flair checking in

Ramen with a scrambled egg and frozen mixed veggies (the corn, carrots, peas, and lima beans kind).

Well damn, thank you.

As anyone who lives here knows, Maine is a small town.

If you are doing an out and back anywhere with even a slight current, go against the current at the start of your trip so you can coast back down to your takeout point later. Your arms will thank you.

Lewis Black is performing at the Merrill on Saturday if you wanted to catch a show.

Honestly, you can't even begin to make up stories as crazy as some of the stuff that happened there.

CMP came through my area this fall, trimming trees. They even came on to my property to get the trees that were growing through the lines that only went to my house and picked up everything afterward. I was pleasantly surprised with the whole process.

There are thousands of miles of line and trees in CMP territory, and I think this is just a case of they can only cover so much territory a year. Imagine the rate hikes we would get if they went all out and did everything at once.

In the Whites there is a Facebook page Lost and Found in the White Mountains NH as well as you could take them to the nearest AMC lodge (like the Highland Center) and they have a lost and found there.

Blessed Be The Bullies

Old Dogs New Digs

"Buger and a beer; buger and a beer" has been my mantra on the last few miles of many hikes.

Preferably that's a BBQ bacon burger with cheddar

I double up, I did one this morning and the second this evening.