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Time to hit the gin, I mean gym.
I am still intrigued by the insights of my alternative therapists. It’s sometimes a little like being in a fairground fortune-teller’s tent, but with more neutral decor. I have no idea how… more →
My Wonderful Life
A Full Moon Over Gettysburg, and the Confederate Colonoscopy
T.W. Burger wrote 2 weeks ago: As many of you already know, I live in the Gettysburg area. My house sits about five miles south of … more →
Pumpkins, Ahoy!
T.W. Burger wrote 1 month ago: I suppose it was inevitable, in a way. Look. For one thing, coastal Maine was once famous for its tr … more →
A mini Burger to Go, Oct. 7, 2009
T.W. Burger wrote 1 month ago: Oct. 7, Wednesday: As promised, a wet morning. I sat awhile by an open window, awash in the very coo … more →
Friday, Oct. 2, Huckleberry Cove, Maine Coast Botanical Gardens, near Boothbay.
T.W. Burger wrote 1 month ago: • I am grateful for the bench. • • After a year of pavement and office floors, heavily wooded … more →
Maine, Sept. 29, 2009
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T.W. Burger wrote 1 month ago: • Sept. 27, 2009 The Osprey cottage, New Harbor, Maine. • Rain hisses against the windows. Fro … more →
Late Night Musings on Bugs and Art
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T.W. Burger wrote 2 months ago: (Note: This is a slightly written version of a column written many years ago.) ===================== … more →
The Lightning in the Rainbow
T.W. Burger wrote 3 months ago: It is suddenly storm season in my part of the world. Every couple of days, sometimes more often, big … more →
The Lottery Ticket
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T.W. Burger wrote 3 months ago: Normally, I’m not one to buy lottery tickets. For one thing, I’ve written about the subject and know … more →
Ringo is 69
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T.W. Burger wrote 4 months ago: Ringo Starr is 69 years old today. For those of you who need the reminder, Ringo was the drummer for … more →
The Seat of Magnetism
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T.W. Burger wrote 4 months ago: My partner Sue has a magnetic seat cushion. It’s not the kind of magnet that you find in a compass o … more →
Miniburger2Go: Happy Birthday, USA, or Artillery and No Worries.
T.W. Burger wrote 4 months ago: We live near Gettysburg, so this time of year, the nights flicker and thud with fireworks, and the d … more →
Father's Day: A miracle in the book of stone, In memory of Ralph W. Burger.
T.W. Burger wrote 5 months ago: Note: This piece was originally written shortly after my father’s death in 1981. I have re-posted it … more →
Some Thoughts on a Career in Print
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T.W. Burger wrote 5 months ago: Some of the best people I have met, and some who moved me deeply, have been people whose lives I … more →
Weird Weather
T.W. Burger wrote 5 months ago: Now and then we get this, a heaviness in the air, a feeling like dread. Any movement raises a sweat, … more →
Miniburger to Go: Recycled Fear
T.W. Burger wrote 5 months ago: I’ve mentioned fairly often that my own religious beliefs don’t entail a belief in an actual conscio … more →
Miniburger to go: A view from a condo
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T.W. Burger wrote 5 months ago: The old man was taller than I, maybe 6’4”, lanky and craggy, with a shaved head and bushy eyebrows. … more →
Bottoms up, or a forest of mouse butts
T.W. Burger wrote 5 months ago: I never could figure out if the mouse butts were a gift or a punishment. I’d come home in the wee ho … more →
An Announcement
T.W. Burger wrote 5 months ago: File this under “Old dog, new tricks.” I haven’t published a new column in a few weeks. I took a bre … more →
Little Terry and the Very Odd Pants
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T.W. Burger wrote 6 months ago: Little Terry and the very odd Pants There is much to envy in the youth of today. I’m serious. I mean … more →
