Decided to hang out at the library today instead of the coffeehouse and now I’m really missing the caffeine and the peace and quiet. Yes, missing the peace and quiet – two kids plopped down at the desk next to me and have been noisy every since. And a guy at another nearby table is talking loudly in his cell phone. The guard is now cutting him off. I had to turn up Green Day’s “Nimrod” just so I can think.
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The guy with the Seussian Christmas hat is back!
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MADAWASKA, Maine — The bottles slide through various points in their manufacturing life cycle.
They’re filled with perfume at one station, pumps are inserted at another, and caps top the package down the line. In several places around the floor, they’re tucked carefully but efficiently into colorful boxes. All through the process, workers lift bottles up to the light and peer intently at the contents, or scrutinize boxes for imperfections.
At one area, each box is clearly stamped with the important “Made in the USA” imprint.
“The made in the USA label is still worth something worldwide,” said Jeff Albert, owner of Evergreen Manufacturing. “There’s money in manufacturing.”
He would know.
Click to read the rest of this story by Matt Wickenheiser in the Bangor Daily News.
Milbridge company initiates first app for ordering lobster | Bangor Daily News.
Customers can download the app from the Dorr Lobster’s website at www.dorrlobster.com, and the app is also available on iTunes.
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Crap! Just spilled coffee on myself. That’s like — like — well, it’s like spilling beer. It’s just not done!
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I just submitted two applications online during the halftime of the Monday Night Football game. That’s multitasking! … By the way, GO PATS!
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I’m doing a little something different tonight. I’m at the coffeehouse watching the Patriots play the Jets on Monday Night Football. Funny, many of the same faces here tonight that are here during the day.
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OK, so they’re playing disco music at the coffeehouse today and the two people jamming to it the most are probably the youngest people in the joint. Go figure! Does this mean disco is making a comeback?
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They just lighted the propane heater on the coffeehouse patio. That wouldn’t be much of a problem, except the guy who torched it is wearing a Seussian Christmas hat. Something HAS to go wrong.
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World Acadian Congress effort on Web | Bangor Daily News
The direct address for the feature on the World Acadian Congress can be found at: www.preservationnation.org/issues/heritage-tourism/survival-toolkit/hosting-the-2014-world-acadiam-maine.html.
Letters From Away 