Ordinary Maine

Six years ago a good friend of mine sent me on a client trip to Lake Ontario to fish on the "Big Water." That is a term affectionately used by Bill Saiff Sr. of Rod and Reel fame. Below is a picture of the Laker I caught on this trip. It is the biggest fish I have ever caught. It weighed in at 9 pounds and was 29 inches long.

I just heard the most amazing thing this morning. A few days ago my wife told me about a spinster from Scotland who stole the show at the premier of last weekend's Britains Got Talent 2009. This has been a busy week for me and like many others I don't take much time to stop and smell the roses. While waiting to run an errand this morning I was reading the following headline on the Drudge Report.

LEAVE HAIR ALONE! Britain's Susan Boyle won't get 'makeover for show'...

Being the nerd that I am I immediately Googled Susan Boyle to find out more about this woman and why she won't be getting a makeover for what show. It was only then that I remembered my wife comments from earlier in the week and decided to search this performance on YouTube. This performance has been watched many times over the last few days, so it was quite easy to find. Below is my favorite link.

Susan Boyle on Britains Got Talent 2009

I can only say that I was completely blown away be this performance. In a matter of minutes I went from glancing skeptic to teary eyed fan. I have never wanted to see Les Misérables, but now I want to read the book and see the show. I don't know what the future holds for Susan Boyle, but she has provided me with some great inspiration.

Check out her performance and truly pay attention to all the things going on around her. This poor woman turned out to be quite a surprise to everyone in that audience last night. I would like to think we all have a little Susan Boyle in us. Here is to finding your spirit.

Tony

I just love an early morning Easter Egg hunt. Madilyn was in great form picking up as many jelly bean filled Easter eggs as she could find. Camden, her brother, displayed his mastery of counting by finding and selecting 12 Easter eggs for his morning basket.

I know I am biased, but isn't she cute?

Happy Easter!

Tony

Police are on the scene of a standoff on Church Street in Westbrook. A man has barricaded himself inside of his home on Church Street and Police have responded. Reports from eye witnesses at the scene say that the unnamed man is suicidal. OrdinaryMaine.com was unable to determine if the agressor was armed at the time of this report. Prior to the standoff he raced though the Saco Street area of Westbrook reaching speeds of 90 miles per hour. A passenger jumped out of the car and reported to be okay.

We will report more as it becomes available.

This past weekend my Blackberry went on the fritz during the Annual Casco Bay District pinewood derby. Imagine if you will, the horror of turning on your phone / PDA and having it freeze up within minutes of gaining power. Now this might now be a major issue for some people, but I live with my Blackberry.

It is bad enough that we all carry cell phones now a days, but now those of us who have hectic schedules can get smart phones to help up get through the day. Of course that is, until something goes wrong. I remember when Day Runners were the in thing. Your contacts and your complete calendar all on one place. My wife used to make fun of me for carry mine all the time. Then of course there was the Palm III. That baby had some raw computing power and managed to keep everything that the Day Runner did in 1/16th the space. Of course if you did not sync the thing with a computer and the batteries died, oopps!




Over the years I have bounced back and forth between a Day Runner (like the paper) and Palm devices (like the computer compatibility). Late last year I decided that while I am not 100% great with electronic calendars a Palm or Smart phone device was the way to go. Especially because they can sync with Microsoft Outlook which is used by most big companies. Including the Boy Scouts of America.