Food for Thought

Food For Thought

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National Ice Cream Month – July

“Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall from the cone.”

– Jim Fiebig

“I go running when I have to. When the ice cream truck is doing sixty.”

– Wendy Liebman

“I think the serving size of ice cream is when you hear the spoon hit the bottom of the container.”

– Brian Regan

National Picnic Month – July

“We hope that when insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics.”

– Bill Vaughan

“Among the delights of summer were picnics to the woods.”

– Georg Brandes

“A couple went for a picnic. They have five sons and each son has seven sisters and each sister has three babies. In total, how many people went for the picnic?”

– Pinterest

(*see answer at end)

“If ants are such busy workers, how come they find time to go to all the picnics?”

– Marie Dressler

International Joke Day – July 1

“If Plan A fails, remember that you have 25 letters left.”

– Unknown

“If people say they just love the smell of books, I always want to pull them aside and ask, ‘To be clear, do you know how reading works?’”

– @bridger_w

“Been reading up on the thesaurus lately because a mind is a terrible thing to garbage.”

– @dinokitten

“What do you call someone who can’t stick with a diet? A desserter”

– Reader’s Digest

“The cool part about naming your child is you don’t have to add six numbers to make sure the name is available.”

– Bill Murray

“My collection of vintage kitchen utensils includes one whose intended purpose was always a mystery.

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

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Daniel J. Beneski April 24, Age 42 Sharon A. Meola May 2, Age 58 Joan M. “Joanie” Berghal May 18, Age 35 Martha G. Clark May 19, Age 89 James E. Williamson May 21, Age 83 Lydia Elizabeth Trillo May 23, Age 44 Shawn Phillip Lopez May 24, Age 20 Michael John Kotowski June 6, Age 56 Dorothy Kaplan McCarty June 6, Age 87 […]

Now and Then

Memorial Day

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Memorial Day holds a place of great honor in Suffield, in the nation. Many people cherish long memories of the Day: sunny morning parades, marching officials, scouts, leaders, police, fire and rescue departments marching with the high school band, veterans in the honor guard and members of the American Legion waving from open convertibles and timely, respectful attention. Histories abound of Memorial Day as originating after the Civil War to commemorate those who died in the war. Later, Veterans Day was established to honor all veterans who served our country in war and in peace. We think of military deaths that have occurred in recent years.

Through the Looking Glass

I Love Facebook

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It was my younger brother who pulled me into becoming a Facebook member. He’d been following the activities of his three kids on it and thought I should be tuned in to the activities of the younger generation as well. So I floundered around on my computer, filled out the member form, and managed to upload my picture up onto it. My first friends were members of my immediate family, but I came across more and more friends and relatives who were also on Facebook. After a high school reunion, some of my classmates “friended me” as well and I started learning about the lives of classmates I had lost touch with.

First Selectman’s Update

First Selectman’s Update

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It has been said that “good things come to those who wait.” The patient people of Suffield have certainly waited long enough for the Town Hall renovation. Here I offer the fruits of over 13 years of the Town’s labor, expended in the form of discussions, studies, plans and proposals, and that the “good things” are finally near at hand. The Permanent Building Commission (PBC) and I support housing the majority of town employees under one roof. Reasons include:

• Improved customer service

• Ease of use for residents and those doing business with town

• Greater collaboration among employees

• Savings of over $100,000 annually in leased space

• Freeing commercial space to contribute to real and personal property tax rolls

To that end, PBC considered three options on May 10. Two plans renovate the existing building and incorporate an addition.