Mark LaFlamme: Boil some water and put on some boots!

Talk of the Town: Slush Puppies, frozen headlights, boiling water, an avalanche of food and so many more temperature-related matters to ponder.

Mark LaFlamme: Shocked, embarrassed and afraid of bugs

Talk of the Town: Remember that time I confessed to watching 'Blossom' and all the fun you had calling me little girl names for the rest of the month?

Talk of the town: The purloined fire truck and a selfishly devoured meat pie

Got flu meds? You either pay ridiculous prices for the brand stuff or you find yourself out in Kennedy Park in the wee hours going: 'Psss, hey buddy. Got any fizz?'

Mark LaFlamme: It’s not the size of the knife that matters

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Mark LaFlamme: Disney On Ice got nuthin’ on me

You should have seen me out there: eyes big as saucers, arms pinwheeling like a . . .

Mark LaFlamme: This newspaper office needs a pole

Talk of the Town: Not the kind of pole that wrecks cars in a Walmart parking lot. But the kind that lets crime reporters escape the newsroom and chase down breaking news.

Talk of the town: Cold, snow and a red-hot union suit

Mark LaFlamme: My malevolent and execrable column slithering onto your doorstep

Talk of the Town: Halloween still haunts the columnist's notebook.

Mark LaFlamme: Place French sounding headline here

Talk of the Town: Just how would you pronounce 'Rollodrome' with a French accent?

Mark LaFlamme: Talk of the town — Fancy knots, underwater ghosts and my bathing habits