Voyaging Valkyrie

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Hey locals, did I miss any? - Maine is definitely not for the weak, and there is a certain "wicked" satisfaction in loving the things that send tourists packing by October. 5. The "middle of nowhere" tag gets thrown around a lot. We call that the willywags here. People get twitchy when the cell service bars drop to zero and the nearest neighbor is a three-mile hike away. People call it "isolated"; I call it "selective availability." There is a profound, intellectual peace that comes from knowing that if someone wants to annoy me, they have to put in real physical effort to do so. It’s not that I’m anti-social; I’m just pro-hobbit life. 4. Oh, I’m so sorry you have to interact with the physical world and plan your life more than ten minutes in advance. Personally, I find the absence of "convenience culture" to be an excellent filter for the impatient. If you can't survive without a digital butler, you’re exactly where you shouldn't be. Some of us prefer home-grown, locally sourced, and small business baddies. 3. Moose. 2.First off, frost heaves and potholes are just Maine’s version of speed bumps—they're designed to keep tourists from treating our backroads like the Autobahn. If you aren't skilled enough to slalom through a series of craters while sipping a pipin' hot Dunkin, perhaps you should stick to the Turnpike, pal. Secondly, Between the mountains, the lakes, and the roads that were originally mapped out by a drunk moose in 1840, some places are simply not meant to be accessed by your GPS. It's not that you can't actually get there, it's: 'The journey is so convoluted that you might lack the spiritual fortitude to survive it.' 1. Winter isn't a season here; it’s a Darwinian vetting process. The cold serves a vital purpose: it keeps the riff-raff from getting too comfortable. If you can’t handle a little frost and a Jeep-swallowing pothole, you haven't earned the right to our magnificent mountain views and coastal summers. Only the prepared survive; the rest just complain on Reddit. #Maine #thewaylifeshouldbe #mainer #Mainelife #travel

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Honorary Boricua💍🖤 #soulmate #marriage #marriedlife #puertorico #boricua

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I am who I am 🕊️/🐦‍⬛ . . . . . . . . . #VoyagingValkyrie #balance #pagan #viking #fantasy