God, family, country, and blue collar roots—in that order … that pretty much describes me. I'm a Mainer through and through. After dusting off the snow, I stumbled out of Presque Isle, Maine, back in the late 70’s to attend UMaine, and have never left the Bangor area since. From farm work, logging, aviation, education, and broadcasting, you might say I've lived an adventurous life. I love my wife (the bumper sticker on my truck says so), children, grandkids, church family, my crazy dogs, my ‘ol ‘97 GMC truck, motorcycle, country music, and a cold one once in a while to take the edge off. Be sure to listen in weekday afternoons on Maine’s Fun Country Station…Q-106.5.
Nelson Jewell
Google’s Self-Driving Car A Reality [VIDEO]
The concept of a self-driving car has been around for a long time, but the technology giant, Google, has brought to fruition. You're about ready to check out the first drive and reactions of passengers. Could this be the future? I don't think I could get used to it...
Patience Needed to Handle the Traffic in the Town of Hermon
This morning I left my house in Levant and headed across the Wing and Annis Roads to Route 2 to make my way to work in Brewer. It was about 7:45am, and I knew what awaited me as I turned left onto Route 2 to drive through the town of Hermon--a line of traffic that was obviously long, but actually shorter than I though it was going to be (above picture taken this morning)...
Watching Kids Using Old Computers is Funny [VIDEO]
There was a time when those old computers that some of us used to use and own was absolutely stellar. We had nothing to compare them to, so we were blown away by some of the simplest functions. However, kids today have no idea what it was like for us old dogs and technology, so to watch them trying to use the same old beastly machines is funny to watch...
Actor Jonah Hill Has an Awkward Yet Funny Car Ride with Morgan Freeman [VIDEO]
I love it when celebrities tell stories out of school. There's so much that generally happens when they are doing things like shooting movies. Take for instance Jonah Hill. Hill is one of the great modern actors, screen writers, and voice actors of our day. Rec...
Professor’s Helmet Cam Captures 70 Foot Fall on Himalayan Mountain [VIDEO]
Sometimes the recording technology that many of us are so fascinated with on a daily basis, is also the same technology that sometimes captures our worst moments.
A professor on a climb on a Himalayan mountain suddenly fell 70 feet into a deep crevasse...
Wedding Traditions Strange Anywhere Else [VIDEO]
Have you ever wondered where some traditions come from? Take weddings, for instance, cutting the cake, throwing the rice, and special dances all had some beginning at some point. But can you imagine the same traditions done anywhere else...
High School Student Steals Talent Show with MJ Dance [VIDEO]
Very few could ever pull off the dance moves of the pop king, Michael Jackson. Jackson is one of the most copied artists in the world today, even though he's been gone for almost 5 years now. But one high school student absolutely brought the house down at a talent show at his high school...
How to Cross a Busy Street in Vietnam [VIDEO]
We often complain about traffic tie-ups and snarls here in the US. Just this morning I got a little impatient behind a lady who decided to stop to drop off her man in front of the federal building in Bangor, and I honked the horn. She...
46 Year-Old Skating Boarding Great Tony Hawk Jumps Mini-Cooper [VIDEO]
For anyone who skateboards, the name Tony Hawk is as synonymous with the sport as Earnhardt is with NASCAR. And at 46 years-old, Hawk proves that he still has what it takes to get the job done, even risking a jump over a Mini-Cooper automobile in a commercial...
When Toddlers Sing the Blues [VIDEO]
When I saw the headline, 'Adorable Toddler Sings the Blues,' I said to myself, "What does a toddler know about the blues?" Then I thought, "Wait a minute, sure they can feel blue about certain things...poopy diapers, early bedtime, crappy toys, eating vegetables, other snotty-nosed kids, and grandparents that don't know when to stop kissing your face...