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The Bridge Is Out! Kids are lost to courts, Abused Moms lose out too...and much more

on Wed, 04/29/2015 - 18:28
 
 To the Editor:
 
What suffering when a bridge is out.  Everyone understands there is no easy way to cross it. Even when someone is told a bridge it out unexpectedly, as is recounted in The Wisdom of the Enneagram (about nine personality types) by Hudson and Riso, an obstinate driver may forego the warning and plunge to his end (along with his passengers). How can we advocate for personal and society safety on all levels?
 
What does it take to heed an urgent warning about dAnger whether about a road, a person who is not safe or a system than does not use best practices to prevent harm

What the Spring Peepers Whispered in My Ear for Y'all to Hear: It's Spring and Time to Sing (and Day dream about the Past, Present and Future Tomorrows)

on Mon, 04/27/2015 - 13:03

Google some spring peeper or frog videos or photos of little critters enjoying this time of year and vernal pools. I have found tiny frogs on my car, on trees and of course on the ground. One toad was ready to hop in my house, staying on the slate patio.Some can be found on White Memorial Conservation Center in Litchfield CT.

Or see some books in the library and collect a few to have around the house for inspiration when it's hard to get outdoors, even a calendar can be a reminder of the great garden we share in nature.

Help Spread the New Kind of Cool: SLOW DOWN and Live! Thanks to Moms in May and Dads in June for Driving Reasonably!

on Sat, 04/25/2015 - 21:12

My idea to share freely (but pls give me credit and a cut of profits...let's talk) is to have everyone consider their OPTIONS for driving or riding bikes to be Voluntarily Safer and More Conscious.

When you  are getting in your car, think of the Grateful Dead song..There is a road, a simple highway..and stay calm and drive reasonably, which for most will mean looking at their speedometer and slowing down to avoid a ticket which can run $100-200 and up easily, as can running a red light or stop sign..

Read on and Wise up as I've had a chance to do even with a minimal amount of driving in my

The Giraffes Welcome You...to Bushnell Sage Library in Sheffield MA!

on Thu, 04/09/2015 - 19:04

What are the odds I would get settled into wanting to make a post (and needing some inspiration0 and then getting an impromptu tour by the designer of the giraffes at the Bushnell Sage Library in Sheffield?

It doesn't hurt that I happened to find a chance to talk with Grace Eastwood (for short) in the past week, and I had heard from a friend she had something to do with the installation of the three of the 9, 14. and 18- foot- tall giraffes, respectively named  Prince Edward, Newfy and Afri (short for  Prince Edward Island, New Foundland, and Africa sounds like Afree) in the children's wing

Finding inspiration as April begins with reverent remembrances...

on Sat, 04/04/2015 - 01:16

Once again our communities have had hard losses to bear over the winter as well as when spring returns.

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