The Trump era in presidential politics has sorted the states into three clearly demarcated buckets. Nineteen states have voted against Trump in each of his three campaigns, a list that includes the three West Coast states, New Mexico and Hawaii; 10 Northeastern states from Maryland to Maine; Ill...
Years ago, while working as a teacher at a camp in Maine, I came across a novel which was Victorian in style. It was about two senior women who found themselves stranded on an island after their ship sunk. They encountered a strange group of residents living there. The residents were hel...
A blonde and a lawyer are sitting next to each other on a plane. The lawyer asks the blonde if she wants to play a game, "All you have to do is ask a question and if I get it wrong or don't know, I'll give you five dollars, then I ask you a questio..
By waiting until his late 40s to marry and have children he eluded his generation’s tool for sacrificing the freedom of youth. He’d had time to figure out what he really loved to do. He’d written 20 letters to newspapers, and the Springfield Union was the only one to write back ...
There is probably not a paper from Maine to California that would not have something on nearly every page about the candidate; the whole country is excited; but I doubt if it would be noticed in heaven. If Queen Victoria should leave her throne, there would be great excitement throughout ...
Imagine if you had a bucket of water. And every time you attempted to fill the bucket, 90% of the water would leak out instantly. Every time, all you'd retain was a measly 10%. How many times would you keep filling the bucket?
Young Norwegians often marry a few years after graduation; in modern ceremonies, brides wear white or silver, and the couple exchanges rings. About half of those who married as of 2010 chose to have religious ceremonies [source: Cantor]. A reception with food, dancing and cake (a massive ...
Choosing that perfect spot to exchange vows, marry your best friend, and promise to spend the rest of your lives together is such an unbelievably exciting step in the planning process. But, with so many gorgeous places, how do you narrow it down?!
After all, you never know what lucky buyer will take an interest: maybe the likes ofParks and Rec weirdos Andy and Aprilor one of the many Halloween-loving couples whomarry at spooky venuesand prefer haunted houses as their forever home. ...
Theme is one of those endlessly fascinating subjects you can study all your life and never quite nail down. You circle it many times and think you’ve got it captured in some neat little formula, only to discover you’ve seen just one of its faces, one of its many ambiguous and numinou...