Since You Asked: No fall colors, but a lifetime of memories
We booked a week in Maine to see the fall colors. Nothing turned out as expected. For one thing, we were a couple of weeks early for the leaves in full glory; all we saw were red branches here and there, one or two trees in blazing yellow. Phooey. As an old New Englander, I'd had great expectations.
Rowland and I wanted to go to Maine anyway, to look at property he hoped to buy and to visit again the little lobster village where we met 70-plus years ago and where we were married in 2009.
The trip was all mapped out in our minds — till a family tragedy changed everything. My fabulous nephew-in-law Scottie, husband to my niece Debbie, died unexpectedly after a massive stroke. We decided to go to Maine anyway — and invited Debbie to go with us.
Instead of focusing on ourselves, we thought of a family in pain. Still, we managed to seek our share of pleasures.
We stayed in a small apartment in Ogunquit, which turned out to be the quintessential tourist town — packed with restaurants, sea-view hotels, souvenir shops and a steady stream of visitors in T-shirts and shorts. We explored its wonders, which included a mile-long pedestrian pathway overlooking the sea, and the famous Ogunquit Playhouse, where we saw a first-class rendition of "Miss Saigon.
I Hate Cancer Shirts Available for Sale to Benefit The Patrick Dempsey Center ...
Auburn, ME (PRWEB) September 27, 2011
As part of their fundraising efforts for The Dempsey Challenge, Rinck Advertising in Auburn, Maine is selling anti-cancer t-shirts to benefit the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing ( http://www.dempseycenter.org ) at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine.
The anti-cancer shirts available for sale take a different approach than the usual apparel and accessories including ribbons of support for cancer awareness. With slogans like “I [upside down heart] Cancer,” “Scarred, not Scared,” and “F the big C,” the shirts allow cancer patients, survivors and anyone touched by cancer to share their true feelings about this terrible disease.
“These shirts tell it like it is so you can express how you really feel about cancer,” said Laura Davis, co-owner and principal of Rinck Advertising and a 22-year cancer survivor. “The shirt designs are powerful and knowing that the proceeds will support The Dempsey Center makes the shirts even better.
The excitement inside Central Maine Medical Center was rising as the medical staff waited for the first riders to finish, but not because of any medical emergency. "We love that he plays a doctor. He is a Mainer, and he is great for us," said Mae
The T-shirts and bracelets act as an awareness-raising tool, allowing young people to engage and start talking about a subject that is scary and taboo and making it positive and upbeat.” Superintendent Pratt said the school district supports breast
Life, as those cheesy t-shirts smug fuckers everywhere wear is good. Top of the hill, halfway there. The pain ends and fear takes over. Twenty years ago I'd have relished this moment but not now, these days long steep descents scare the crap out of me.
