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J.P.Devine - April 25, 2021

J.P.Devine: Hello normal, where ya been? — April 25, 2021

Fully inoculated, J.P. Devine wonders what it will be like to live "normal" again, what's changed, and whether he can slide down the pole at the firehouse.

J.P. Devine: Easy come, easy go — April 18, 2021

Never getting to see or touch the stimulus money, J.P. Devine thinks about what he has and what's in the bank.

J.P. Devine: Apres Moderna — April 11, 2021

Life is all about the waiting game after being vaccinated, J.P. Devine says. 

J.P. Devine - April 11, 2021

J.P. Devine: 'Can I have some water?' he asked — April 4, 2021

Something happened in Georgia this week that has J.P. Devine remembering the magical gift of water and its powerful lesson this Easter season.

J.P. Devine - April 4, 2021

J.P. Devine: No panic in 'Needle Park' — March 28. 2021

After getting a COVID vaccination sooner than expected, J.P. Devine moves onto the bigger question of whether to have a glass of Stella with dinner.

J.P.Devine - March 21, 2021

J.P.Devine: News that's fit to print — March 21, 2021

JP keeps himself, and you, up to date with all the entertainment and pandemic news.

J.P. Devine: I'm cool with the rules — March 14, 2021

Keeping track of changes to coronavirus precautions can be mind-boggling, but don't worry, J.P. Devine breaks it down so you can put this column up on your fridge.

J.P. Devine: The Thing and the It — March 7, 2021

Mulling where to get a lifesaving vaccine shot, J.P. Devine says everyone is asking him whether he got "the thing" yet.

J.P. Devine: Ted Cruz bites dog — Feb. 28, 2021

Inspired by recent news about Sen. Cruz and the family dog, J.P. Devine recalls a warm story during the ice storm of 1998 involving his two dogs, Polo, an aging sheep dog, and Louie Louie, a miniature schnauzer.

J.P. Devine - February 28, 2021

J.P. Devine - February 21, 2021

J.P. Devine: The end of the world — Feb. 21, 2021

The world is ending, and J.P. is getting his car washed. How bizarre is that?

J.P. Devine: Did you wash? — Feb. 14, 2021

J.P. Devine muses that his cleaning habits have made him well prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic, and he'll keep being extra vigilant.

J.P. Devine: The good news and the bad — Feb. 7, 2021

Contemplating past wars and escapes to the movies, J.P. Devine is reminded of the life and death battles being fought today as the snow piles up.

J.P. Devine - February 7, 2021

J.P. Devine - January 31, 2021

J.P. Devine: You were a what? — Jan. 31, 2021

A startling revelation for J.P. Devine as his '"first lady" recounts attending the inaugural ball for Dwight Eisenhower in 1957.

J.P. Devine: : Wake me when it's over - Jan. 24, 2021

J.P. Devine waits for the latest news, good or bad.

J.P. Devine: Making the roaches laugh — Jan. 17, 2021

J.P. Devine says he's been struggling with his role as court jester amid recent events, but he'll persist until the meteor hits.

J.P. Devine - January 17, 2021

J.P. Devine - January 10, 2021

J.P. Devine: The end is near? — Jan. 10, 2021

A cold wind is blowing and Starbucks is closed, J.P. Devine says.

J.P.Devine: Limericks and laments — Jan. 3, 2020

Limericks? Really? Why not?  Would you rather talk about golfers? Covid?, writes J.P. Devine.

J.P. Devine - December 27, 2020

J.P. Devine - December 20, 2020

J.P. Devine: The lady in white - Dec. 20, 2020

This Christmas, as thousands of nurses and doctors in blue scrubs hold the hands of the millions of the dying, J.P. Devine is thinking of his mother in her starched white dress and cap, bringing a cupcake home.

J.P. Devine: The Court Jester - Dec. 13, 2020

I hold this virtual mic with a heavy heart, and this is my fear. As someone who once made a living in show business, there is no one I trust, J.P. Devine says.

J.P. Devine - December 13, 2020

J.P. Devine - December 6, 2020

J.P. Devine: Three souls in the dark — Dec. 6, 2020

J.P. Devine is keeping the candles in his windows lit just in case a family might be walking by looking for a safe warm place to sleep.

J.P Devine - November 29, 2020

J.P Devine: A bubble for two — Nov. 29, 2020

This Thanksgiving, J.P. Devine and She have canceled cooking, which means no dirty dishes, greasy pans and broken glasses — just a dinner catered by Hannaford Market chefs with some wine.

J.P. Devine: The cavalry is coming — Nov. 22, 2020

The cavalry always comes, so it’s not the end of the world. So put on your grown-up pants, says J.P. Devine.

J.P. Devine: Politics and dirty tubs — Nov. 15, 2020

Tidying up the bathroom, J.P. Devine muses that it's time our nation move past gutter politics and bad boys, and think instead about what's good and clean.

J.P Devine: That last sentence — Nov. 8, 2020

This Election Day was not just another day, or even just another Election Day, says J.P. Devine.

J.P. Devine - November 1, 2020

J.P. Devine: Let's eat out — Oct. 25, 2020

Someone once shared with me the secret to a happy marriage. It’s how often one says these three words, “Let’s eat out,” which is difficult during the pandemic.

J.P. Devine: Let's go to the movies — Oct. 18, 2020

Hollywood is a master of survival and we will one day get back to the darkness of the movie theater, J.P. Devine says.

J.P. Devine: The waiting game — Oct. 11, 2020

Recalling the words of "September Song," J.P. Devine muses that "the waiting game" season now upon us is played through our entire lives.

J.P.Devine - October 4, 2020

J.P.Devine: The too late list - Oct. 4, 2020

Of the many questions JP wonders, at the top is, "Is it too late?"

J.P. Devine - September 27, 2020

J.P Devine - September 20, 2020

J.P Devine: The fire next time — Sept. 20, 2020

As wildfires rage in the West Coast, J.P. Devine is thinking of a line from the old slave song, “God gave Noah the rainbow sign. No more water, but fire next time.”

J.P. Devine: And we're here — Sept. 13, 2020

A birthday reminder of everyone J.P. Devine has outlived and the gifts he has left.

A message from J.P. Devine