Through the Looking Glass

Whittaker’s Witness

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My husband and I were discussing the latest political positions taken by Alan Dershowitz, a liberal law professor whose critiques of our current president have sometimes been positive and sometimes negative.

First Selectman’s Update

First Selectman’s Update

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One of my favorite leisure activities – working on puzzles – has proven an invaluable asset in this job. The many Town initiatives I am eager to see to fruition are like a puzzle; the big picture requires all the smaller pieces to fit together.

Food for Thought

Food For Thought

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Facebook Is Launched

 February 4, 2004

“If you can’t stop thinking about someone’s update, that’s called ‘status cling’.”

– Jessica Park

“All I know is that I carried you for nine months. I fed you, I clothed you, I paid for your college education. Friending me on Facebook seems like a small thing to ask in return.” – Jodi Picoult

“It’s almost bed time, so I’ll just check my email, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and watch a season of my favorite show on Netflix. Real quick.” 

– coolfunnyquotes.com

“If Facebook has taught us anything, it’s that a lot of people aren’t quite ready for a spelling bee.” 

– coolfunnyquotes.com

Chinese New Year

February 5

Year of the Boar

“Happy New Year! Always welcome the new morning with a new spirit, a smile on your face, love in your heart and good thoughts in your mind.”

– sayingimages.com

First Barbie Doll Sold

 February 12, 1959

“If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?” – Steven Wright

“Little girls love dolls.

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

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John E. Descy August 31, Age 85 Robert J. Lewis November 5, Age 90 Santo Anenta November 17, Age 67 Alan J. Deyette November 22,  Age 68 Bertrand G. Marien November 23,  Age 74 Diana Macari November 29,  Age 83 Anna R. Venditti Perrone December 2,  Age 84 Roger Nissopoulos December 3, Age 68 Daniel Francis Sullivan […]

Now and Then

Giving Thanks and Gifts

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Giving thanks at Thanksgiving time and gifts at Christmastime, we count and share blessings. Reaching beyond unease toward peace on earth many yearn to rest, not necessarily as “merry gentlemen,” but as faithful people recalling more comfortable times. Among the blessings we count are each other. Suffield is blessed to be cared about by hundreds of “each others”. We call them volunteers. They serve and care for us in countless ways.

Book Reviews

Book Reviews

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Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver. Harper Collins, 2018. 660 pp.(large print)

 This is the story of two families who live in the same house, but in different centuries. One is in more modern times and the other in the past, and both families are struggling to even begin to make ends meet. The house had been badly built to begin with, and the passage of time has not been kind to its condition.

Suffield’s Pride

Jack Patterson, Suffield’s Pride

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When Jack Patterson was shagging flies for his First Church team in the Suffield Little League, his dream was like that of young boys everywhere – to be a baseball player when he grew up. Fast forward to June 2018 and Jack’s dream is coming true as he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 32nd round of the MLB draft. While he still has a long way to go before playing in the Major League, Jack has already beaten the odds. According to NCAA statistics for the year 2016/17, only 7% or 34,198 of the 486,567 playing high school baseball play it in college. Of that 34,198, just over 2% or 735 are drafted by professional teams.

While it was a dream, it didn’t really occur to Jack that he could play baseball for a living until late in his college career.