Food for Thought
Food For Thought
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“Peace begins with a smile.” – Mother Theresa
Columns
Where in the World is the Observer?
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Surrounded by pigeons who enjoy the spray from the Casablanca Courthouse fountains, Jay and Johanne Presser are pictured in Morocco during their February visit.
Suffield Observations
Why are you asking me?
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I usually don’t miss opportunities to vote. I view the act of voting a secular sacrament. As with other faiths that issue calls to prayer, when the sign on the green summons Suffieldians to vote, I am compelled to respond.
Now and Then
Wise Old Owl Symbolism
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Following a few days of feeling unwell and unproductive, I asked the Observer to extend my October 15 deadline for the November issue. Ever gracious, the Editor invited me to take a few days off.
Through the Looking Glass
The Golden Ratio and the Beautiful People
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I used to think that the Golden Ratio was a mysterious mathematical thing that would show us some basic mechanism by which the universe is organized, but on digging a little deeper, I found that the concept has been challenged or debunked in almost all areas in which it has been cited.
Columns
Where in the World is the Observer?
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On a cruise that included the Virgin Islands, Dan and Diane Phelon took the October Observer to Ushuaia, the capital city of Tierra del Fuego in Patagonia. Patagonia is a large region including the southern end of both Argentina and Chile. The proud citizens of Ushuaia have expanded their motto to read “The City at the End of the World, the Beginning of Everything.”
Suffield Observations
Where you are just might be where it’s at…
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A family I know recently traveled to Iceland to see an aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights. Unfortunately, just because you head north doesn’t mean you’re going to see the light, which is what befell that band of ambitious travelers.