The Dingbat From Away

By Emma Testerman

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Additional Column Posts (1 - 19 of 19)

• Fostering a better perspective

  By Emma Testerman - Feb 04
  Normally, my goal with my column is to provide a source of lighthearted lifestyle topics in a divided world. I read the paper with everyone else ...
  

• How Isla Fisher made me financially smart (for the most part)

  By Emma Testerman - Jan 07
  The last thing I expected was a financial lesson at the end of 2020. Delivered by none other than actress Isla Fisher in her role as Becky in ...
  

• Exit: Pursued by bobcat

  By Emma Testerman - Dec 10
  A while back, give or take two weeks, I was enjoying a brisk, windy walk down Drift Inn Road in Tenants Harbor. I was trying to put in some good ...
  

• Wringin' out the mask

  By Emma Testerman - Oct 08
  The year 2020 has not been kind. I think most, if not all of us, can agree. How many times have I started a column with that intro this year? ...
  

• One step at a time

  By Emma Testerman - Aug 27
  I've found that writing on the patio brings a new form of inspirational serenity. And, of course, during this time of utter economic and societal ...
  

• The name's band...broadband

  By Emma Testerman - Jul 13
  It's the big week we've been waiting for! That is, until November. During this week, many citizens across the state will be casting their vote on ...
  

• Birds of — whoa!

  By Emma Testerman - Jun 18
  A couple of days ago, the weather was nice enough in the afternoon to take out a blanket, some snacks and knitting in the backyard. It wasn't too ...
  

• Scrubbing out the red

  By Emma Testerman - May 20
  There was a phrase I learned in my preteen years, when I was in the middle of my unhealthy Marvel phase. When the first Avengers movie was at its ...
  

• Spam Wars: The Rise of Intelligence

  By Emma Testerman - Mar 11
  Two weeks ago, I received a threatening text message from an old number that used to belong to my best friend. I've seen spam before; we all ...
  

• And so, the third life begins

  By Emma Testerman - Feb 01
  I dropped all my duffle bags full of clothes onto the cold linoleum floor in my new, empty Lincolnville apartment four months ago, the sun ...
  

• Whatever happened to steampunk?

  By Emma Testerman - Jan 21
  I'm sure the concept of steampunk is something nobody really pays attention to, even during its peak in media from 2007 to 2015. I never gave it ...
  

• Does somebody need a hug?

  By Emma Testerman - Dec 24
  If anyone knows me well, it's common knowledge that I love Christmas. I say that about every holiday, to be honest, but there's always a different ...
  

• The little things that matter

  By Emma Testerman - Nov 26
  If there's anything this year taught me about life, the major lesson is that hopes are best left spent on smaller things. Sure, it's nice to hope ...
  

• The little jerk that could

  By Emma Testerman - Sep 24
  Airports always have made my parents on edge, but it didn't help that their two most ill-behaved children were causing mischief as we waited for ...
  

• Here comes the heat

  By Emma Testerman - Jul 30
  It apparently seems that I miss the cooler summer days we had a few weeks ago, compared to the humid sunshine we're now blasted with. If only I ...
  

• Phantom Congo bars

  By Emma Testerman - Jul 02
  Around this time of year, give or take ten-ish years ago, I'd be filling out forms with my parents for another seasonal break at summer camp. We're...
  

• 'Mom, I'm bored!'

  By Emma Testerman - Jun 04
  Maybe the headline to this piece already has mothers instinctively flinching. Or maybe every father reading this is holding his breath from ...
  

• April's lessons, from one home to another

  By Emma Testerman - Apr 22
  Last week, my family called to celebrate Easter together. This was my first time away from my family during a special holiday, a holiday that ...
  

• Check your disgust of the disabled

  By Emma Testerman - Feb 25
  I understand many people have been harping on vaccinations and how to vote on the matter. I also understand that our editor published an editorial ...