Cedar and Pearl

By John Piotti

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  At sea

  By John Piotti - Apr 23
  At the time of this writing, we were about 200 nautical miles west southwest of Gibraltar, our 10th day out of Port Everglades, Florida. It's ...
  
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  Some questions demand thoughtful answers

  By John Piotti - Feb 16
  The organizers of a conference I'm speaking at next month recently sent me a list of questions. They wanted only short answers, and that's what I ...
  
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  Two political choices I feel good about

  By John Piotti - Oct 18
  Years ago, when the then-editor of The Republican Journal asked me take on a regular column, he pitched the idea that I could write about politics....
  

• Writing home

  By Anna Piotti - Sep 13
  As a child, I never went to camp. I never stayed in a cabin with other young girls, roaming woods and singing songs by day, braiding hair and ...
  
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  Fit to print

  By John Piotti - Jul 05
  For the past few days I’ve been staying at one of those hotels that provides complimentary newspapers. I picked up a copy of The Wall Street ...
  
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  Transition

  By John Piotti - Jun 06
  I had a few different themes in mind for this week’s column. Two weekends ago, Susan and I varnished our old wooden boat, which we then launched ...
  
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  Funerals: the stuff of life

  By Susan Piotti - May 10
  Editor’s note: Susan Piotti, wife of our regular columnist, John Piotti, is writing this week. “I hate funerals, and would not attend my own if it ...
  
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  Syrup

  By John Piotti - Mar 29
  Susan grew up in Vermont — a state associated with maple syrup the way Maine is with lobsters. So I’d be ready to follow her lead if she ever ...
  
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  Birthdays

  By John Piotti - Mar 01
  I recently turned 55. I don't generally think much about birthdays, but I had been anticipating this one for years. The reason had nothing to do ...
  
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  What makes us do what we do

  By John Piotti - Feb 02
  Earlier this month, while Susan and Anna were in Germany, I traveled to Atlanta to present at a conference. I had no choice but to leave John ...
  

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  First love (two-wheeled variety)

  By John Piotti - Mar 14
  Susan loves her bike. Granted, it's a beauty: a classic black Raleigh with upright handlebars and a dark leather saddle and shiny chrome in all ...
  
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  Home

  By John Piotti - Jan 11
  Editor's Note: With this column, we welcome back John Piotti to the pages of our newspaper. After several years writing a column, John took a ...
  
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  Every morning is different

  By John Piotti - Sep 20
  Over a span of more than 30 years, I have spent countless hours sitting on the front porch of our lakeside cottage. I’m usually on the porch ...
  
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  Rocking

  By John Piotti - Aug 30
  Editor’s note: Regular readers may have noticed that Cedar and Pearl did not appear two weeks ago, as it normally would have. We have moved the ...
  
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  Building bikes

  By John Piotti - Jun 21
  For seven years, beginning when I was 14 years old, my summer job was at Snow’s Cycle Shop on Nantucket Island, where I rented, repaired and sold ...
  
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  Something to sing about

  By John Piotti - May 24
  Susan and I traveled to Bowdoin last Saturday night to hear Anna’s roommate sing. Virginia is a performance music major. As such, she always gives ...
  
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  Coin toss

  By John Piotti - Apr 25
  Somehow, Anna held onto the news for several days. Our daughter was waiting to see us in person, which would occur the next Saturday at Maine ...
  
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  A changing climate for farms

  By John Piotti - Mar 15
  I found myself a few months ago speaking to a room of environmentalists at a forum about climate change. I had been invited to talk about farming. ...
  
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  Guten Tag

  By Susan Piotti - Feb 16
  Editor’s note: This week, John Piotti has passed off his column to his wife, Susan. Like Inspector Clouseau in a classic scene from "The Pink ...
  

• Give 'em what they want

  By John Piotti - Jan 21
  It began at my office Christmas party, and long before drinks began to flow — so that wasn’t the reason. A guest (not a staff member) told me how ...