Joe spotted this note posted on a thermostat inside an abandoned factory-turned-shopping center in Keene, New Hampshire.
Writes Joe, “I have to confess that I looked at it, got near it, and for the love of monkeys, I can’t stop thinking about it. I didn’t touch it though.” (No matter, Joe: Big Brother knows the truth.)
related: NO TOUCHING!
Tags: big brother-ish · New Hampshire · temperature · touching
What’s an 11-letter word for “passive-aggressive tactic?” Well, it happens to be the weapon of choice at the Portsmouth Public Library in New Hampshire, where Persephone says there is some serious crossword-puzzle drama going on.
(Personally, I would have liked to see someone add: “Even if it’s only the Monday puzzle.”)
related: Shushing the shusher
Tags: library · New Hampshire · newspaper
I think it’s actually pretty amazing how Kathy‘s six-year-old daughter — feeling a wee bit neglected now that there’s a baby brother on the scene — has managed to capture the love/hate essence of the “I’m no longer an only child” crisis in words, however adorably misspelled. (As the oldest of four kids myself, my mother will never let me forget that my method of expressing those feelings — temper tantrums — was considerably less cute.)
![Do not come in. I never get [attention]. Thank you. Love Samantha. [Only] come in if you give me [attention.]](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1142/4623410154_1f6e09886a.jpg "Do not come in. I never get [attention]. Thank you. Love Samantha. [Only] come in if you give me [attention.]")
related: Sibling rivalry, the rift that keeps on giving
extra credit: “Does Birth Order Matter?” [nytimes.com]
Tags: family · kids · New Hampshire · siblings · signed with love
