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.
First Selectman’s Update
First Selectman’s Update
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At The Suffield Observer press deadline, the Town of Suffield, Permanent Building Commission and our construction partners were busy at work ironing out the final details for the Town Hall renovation.
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.
Through the Looking Glass
Not an Advertisement
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At Thanksgiving my nine-year-old granddaughter took my laptop and wrote an essay about her latest tech acquisition, a GizmoWatch.
First Selectman’s Update
First Selectman’s Update
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Happy New Year Suffield! To-date, the Town is one month into 2020 with one Town Meeting and referendum already completed, and departments and the schools knee-deep in budget season.