I’m probably just preaching to the choir here, but here’s another reason why Maine is good: “Maine Auto Insurance Rates Lowest in Nation.”
The president of the Maine Insurance Agents Association, …

The Freakonomics blog over at the New York Times had a good post yesterday about money in the United States – specifically what to do with the dollar bill and …

If you missed last night’s episode of Travel Channel’s No Reservations that was in Maine it’s available to purchase on the Apple iTunes Store now.
Mine’s downloading as I type …

I don’t know where I saw this the other day, but it’s awesome and odd at the same time.
What if Bar Harbor had a subway?

Genius.

Five years ago this week I took an overnight trip to NYC for work (see New York City).
Here are a few of the photos from that trip:
The highlight (or lowlight, …

I could care less about Sex in the City 2, I really could.
But last summer I mentioned how they wanted to shoot the flick in Dubai, and Dubai naturally balked …

I can’t wait – the No Reservations episode they filmed back in January (see No Reservations Portland and More On Bourdain) airs on Monday.
Here’s a clip:

The Freakonomics blog over at the New York Times is always an interesting read.
The other day they had a good post about the speed limit, and how, according to a …

Last week the show Fringe had a plot that took place in an alternate reality 1985.
Of course, the guys who write and produce the show are genius, so they threw …

Wow, this roils my blood: “Not satisfied with U.S. history, some conservatives rewrite it.”
I wonder if these people are just plain stupid … or nefarious?
Here’s a direct quote from Rep. …

I’ve been tweaking the Commenting feature on the blog – they should be open now. The reason I closed them for a little bit was the huge amount of …

That ‘GeekDad’ website, from which I got yesterday’s Disney Cruise article, is actually pretty cool.
Check out this LEGO kitchen: “Build Your Kitchen With LEGO.”

Bonus points to the author for capitalizing …

Forget April Fools’ Day, it’s Census Day in my world today. I think I’ve told you my affection for the decennial census (which is Constitutionally mandated – Article I, …

Wow, I guess I’m glad that I don’t have an iPhone: “The Scary Truth About Your iPhone.”
Naw …. I still wish I did.

Here’s a light but interested piece on the new Disney Cruise ship that’s in the works – specifically from a technology point of view: “5 Ways Disney’s New Cruise Ship …

As you probably have heard, the 44th and current President of the United States Barack Obama is going to be in Portland, Maine tomorrow.
Today Liz stood in the rain for …

Thank you all for your birthday well wishes yesterday. Thirty-four feels very similar to thirty-three so far, which is nice.
That being said, no matter how you slice it this …

On Sunday I mentioned how one of Abu Dhabi’s Sheikhs has gone missing in a glider accident (see UAE President’s Brother Missing).
The search in Morocco is still on, but now …

I feel the New York Times is missing half a headline today: “Large Hadron Collider Finally Smashing Properly; Black Hole Imminent.”
Ten bucks says they create a strangelet and we all …

Articles like this make me want to throw up: “Overqualified? Yes, but Happy to Have a Job.”