Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 15/10/2026My apologies. Visit outsidah.substack.com/p/halloween-...outsidah.substack.comHalloween comes back to bite meNow there’s even more to take up with my shrink 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Love Halloween? This fart's for you. Visit outsidah.substack.com/p/freddy-kru... 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 12/10/2026North Shore friends! My daughter Lydia Charlotte plays the title role in this extraordinary FREE staging of Hamlet! (Far From The Tree is outside of Salem's downtown Halloween insanity.) 010
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Love is ageless. Visit www.newthing.net/post/261009 010
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026It's always darkest before the decaf goes cold. Visit outsidah.substack.com/p/alexa-ever... 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026ATTENTION, BOSTON AREA FRIENDS: It will lure you in, and creep you out — the perfect kickoff to your spooky season! COVENANT: a superb stage production. speakeasystage.comspeakeasystage.comHome - SpeakEasySpeakEasy Stage is home to Boston's most intimate, entertaining and provocative plays and musicals. We elevate local theatre with compelling productions that spark thoughtful conversation and meaningf... 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026WOW. Worth the long read: Getting critical seths.blog/2026/10/gett...seths.blogGetting criticalI’d heard a lot about critical theory but didn’t really understand what was being talked about. The Frankfurt School of the 1930s wasn’t really a school. It was philosophers and a… 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Trouble in Paradise is over. Visit www.newthing.net/post/trouble...newthing.netTrouble in Paradise is overJust a quick apology.If you've tried to communicate recently with New Thing via our usual email addresses — mail@newthing.net or email@newthing.net — you may have received an "undeliverable" notice.So... 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Yes, love really does change things. Visit www.newthing.net/post/261002 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I survived the nor'easter, but I aged some. Visit outsidah.substack.com 001
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If you survive the nor'easter, you'll want to know how the Outsidah did too. Subscribe for free to get it all every week — including the cartoons! outsidah.substack.com 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The children are watching. Visit www.newthing.net/post/260925 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Charles Gray Brendel: March 9, 2018—September 22, 2026. Rest in peace. 001
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Bathroom: Maximum Occupancy 30. Visit outsidah.substack.com 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Happy 175th birthday, New York Times! www.nytimes.comnytimes.comThe New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and VideosLive news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world. Subscribe for coverage of U.S. and international news, poli... 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026We have liftoff! Visit www.newthing.net/post/260918newthing.net3, 2, 1, liftoff!The graduating orphans at Children's Village in Kobryn, Belarus, are off to college!Kris and I were delighted to join them for their graduation events.It's a bittersweet time for the house-parents, ju... 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Sudden death in small-town America. Visit www.Outsidah.com 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026How to defuse the end-of-summer blues: Visit outsidah.substack.com/p/how-to-def...outsidah.substack.comHow to defuse the end-of-summer bluesYou’ll wish you could go back to school, too! 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Pretty cool. Thank you, Ipswich town historian Gordon Harris! historicipswich.net/2026/09/04/i...historicipswich.netInteractive Map of Historic IpswichPinpoints on the map link to posts on this site. Red: Historic houses. Green: Outdoor sites Check out the new Interactive Map of Historic Ipswich! Over the past week, I transferred all of the data … 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Caught on camera! Visit outsidah.substack.com/p/oh-you-par... 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026If you must drink and drive, at least get the proper equipment. Visit outsidah.substack.com/p/dont-burn-... 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Assume misunderstanding seths.blog/2026/08/assu...seths.blogAssume misunderstandingIt’s possible that you were undermined, endangered, cut off or disrespected. But if we begin with that, then the relationship gets shaky. Perhaps the other person simply didn’t understa… 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026How to solve your deer problem: Visit outsidah.substack.com/p/wayward-he... 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Scatter my ashes in the slow lane. Visit www.Outsidah.com 010
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Speaking for them... (Visit www.newthing.net/post/speakin... ... photo by Oleg Yarovenko) 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Dogs take over! Visit outsidah.substack.com/p/fido-dont-... 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Get a text from heaven, you pay attention. Visit open.substack.com/pub/outsidah...open.substack.comRest in peace? I dare sayGet a text from heaven, you pay attention 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026As [redacted] as apple pie. Visit Outsidah.com (no subscription required) 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 20/07/2026100 years ago today, July 20th, 1926, my German grandfather-to-be, Robert Jakob Brendel, sailed on the S.S. Estonia out of Danzig (now Gdańsk), Poland, headed for America. And so it began. 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 17/07/2026An Open Letter to Departing Editor Trevor Meek: www.Outsidah.com 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026My mom, Anne Brendel. January 13, 1933—July 15, 2026. Rest in peace. 100
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Announcing catch-and-release clamming! Visit Outsidah.com (no subscription required) 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Freedom seths.blog/2026/07/free...seths.blogFreedomFreedom is responsibility with a sexier name. 250 years in, democracy still matters. Click to upvote the ones that resonate and please share. 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 01/07/2026The Outsidah stomps all over the beach: outsidah.substack.com/p/sun-surf-s... 010
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 30/06/2026FASCINATING TEST. Spend 30 seconds and take it. Super-revealing. We are all weird seths.blog/2026/06/we-a...seths.blogWe are all weirdA simple 7-question test helps us realize how diverse a population is. On this quiz, the highest possible score is less than 7%. No matter how common you think your answers are, no matter how norma… 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 26/06/2026How long does love last? Visit www.newthing.net/post/how-lon... 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 25/06/2026North Shore peeps! Check out the new Ipswich-centric ARTS CALENDAR posted by the Ipswich Local News! thelocalnews.news/greater-ipsw...thelocalnews.newsGreater Ipswich MusicCatch up on all the concerts in Ipswich, Mass., and surrounding towns. Calendar shows all gigs for next two weeks. 010
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 24/06/2026The best environmentalists don't bathe at all. Visit Outsidah.com (no subscription required) 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 22/06/2026"The Outsidah" is honored to have been picked up by "The Townie" online magazine of Newburyport! Visit www.townienbpt.com/general/2026...townienbpt.comTo the Cyclists Outside My Window: I Hear You - The TownieHistoric towns mean houses built close to the road. It also means overhearing street conversations that aren't exactly meant to be overheard. 000
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Parallel parking made simple! Visit www.Outsidah.com 010
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 14/06/202640 years ago today, 6/14/86, we lost the brilliant lyricist Alan Jay Lerner. Camelot, My Fair Lady, Brigadoon, more. But not brilliant at matrimony. One of his 7 ex-wives said, "Marriage is Alan's way of saying goodbye." 010
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 12/06/2026First, you hug. Visit www.newthing.net/post/first-y... 010
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 11/06/2026New England friends! Shakespeare comes to a bar near you! vocal.media/geeks/the-va...vocal.mediaThe VanGuard's "Twelfth Night" to bring Pride, Shakespeare, and Theater to SalemAudiences are invited to enjoy a Shakespeare performance. 010
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 10/06/2026A death in the family. Ha ha ha. Visit outsidah.substack.com/p/a-death-in... (no subscription needed) 010
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Happy birthday, Cole Porter. One of the most brilliant lyricists of all time. Born June 9th, 1891. 010
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 05/06/2026A decade of love. Visit www.newthing.net/post/a-decad... 010
Doug Brendel @dougbrendel.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Kitchen explosion, no injuries but my pride. Visit Outsidah.com (no subscription needed, but follow free of charge for the fun!) 000
