Summertime means that it's lake time, and when you go to the lake, there are a host of lies people tell you. There are the traditional lies about how big the fish was that someone just caught (hint: it’s always bigger than the one you caught the day before), but there are other lies, too, that have become so commonplace, they’ve mostly been accepted as truth.
Read moreAre You a Lake Person or a Beach Person?
The beach is a special kind of theater production. No one takes a “walk on the beach” without considering — happily or not — that they will be on display for all the people sitting in beach chairs and under umbrellas. At a beach, the sand is the “seats,” the waves the “backdrop.”When you are caught in between the two, you get the uncomfortable feeling of being on parade. This is why there is a lot of pressure at the beach to look like a swimsuit model — which I do not.
Read moreThe Physics of a Sunset, Mother's Love
I think the best part of the sunset is after the sun has gone down. That’s when light reflects off some clouds and casts shadows on others. The colors turn warm — orange, red, and sometimes purple. If the sky is just right, the colors can even cast a glow on people’s faces. “Yeah, but then the sun is gone,” Ford said. “It’s already set.”
Read moreThere Might Not Be Moose
When I tell people I live in Maine, they almost always ask about the moose. And it turns out there are many misconceptions about moose, such as the idea that they outnumber people in Maine, but the biggest of all is probably that they exist to begin with.The only moose I’ve seen is on the state flag.
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