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Tag Archives: power outage
The Power of Love
“Would you like to talk about the events of Friday now that you’ve had time to process them?” Holly asked sweetly after taking a sip of her coffee. Autumn was in full swing in Maine. It was chilly, the wind … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged best friends, flash fiction, Humor, Maine, Modern Philosopher, power outage, Relationships, Sarcasm, satire, short story, Spectrum
7 Comments
Not So Good Friday
I know the calendar says that today is Good Friday, Modern Philosophers, but I think someone is playing a cruel joke on me. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, a huge April blizzard was bearing down on The House on … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Humor
Tagged Blizzard, coronavirus, Covid 19, Easter, Good Friday, Humor, Maine, Modern Philosopher, power outage, Sarcasm, satire
12 Comments
Surviving My Amish Snow Day
It snowed for the last two days, Modern Philosophers. That’s no news flash, as it snows almost every day this time of year. The difference this time, though, was that the snowstorm’s big encore was an ice storm. The conditions … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged Blizzard, Humor, ice storm, life, Maine, Modern Philosopher, power outage, sarcasm, satire, Social Media
11 Comments
My Journey To The Dark Ages
While I am obsessed with time travel, there is no way I would choose to journey back to The Dark Ages when I finally get my time machine working, Modern Philosophers. That being said, I somehow found myself back in … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged blackout, Dark Ages, Humor, Maine, Modern Philosopher, power outage, sarcasm, satire, Technology, Time Travel
2 Comments
A Power Struggle Under The Toga
It was bound to happen sooner or later, Modern Philosophers. My express train of positivity jumped the tracks, flipped over, and exploded into a mighty fireball. Okay, it didn’t exactly happen that way. I really just wanted an excuse to … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Philosophy
Tagged Humor, life, lightning, Modern Philosopher, Philosophy, positivity, power outage, Sarcasm, satire, storm, work
16 Comments
It’s Like Revolution, Only Without Charlie
It was 3:20pm when the power went out, Modern Philosophers. I had been sensing that it was coming based upon comments by fellow Mainers on Facebook. Since the Boy Scouts had raised me to always be prepared, I cranked the … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Philosophy
Tagged blackout, Charlie, Humor, Modern Philosopher, power outage, Revolution, Sarcasm, satire, snow
21 Comments
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