For decades, he’s been a daily part of our Maine vacations. A tall man wearing a hat, smiling broadly as his stout dog bumped along behind him in the sand.

Always quick with a smile and small talk.

We’ve come to regard him as the most Magnanimous man on the beach.

Sometime around 2016 his hat turned a bright red even though his outward demeanor stayed the same.

Besides the words “Make America Great Again” embroidered on his ball cap, he never said anything political.

He just gave compliments about the Goodness of your dog as it crossed his path.

During the race in 2020, I noticed our magnanimous friend had changed some of his swag. In addition to his red hat, he had planted a flag on the tailgate of his vehicle that proselytized a second presidential........

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