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.

Suffield Observations

Forever young

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Thirty years ago this month, I said good-bye to a friend for the last time. It was short and far from meaningful. It was finals week, and I caught her at very stressful moment. I left campus a few days later, and she spent the following semester abroad. I didn’t have her address or number in London, but in truth I probably wouldn’t have written or called.

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

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Barbara (Berube) Leone April 13 Age 82 Dorothy (Seatland) Hinckley April 17, Age 91 Leslee Yuodis April 18 Age 81 Francesco “Frankie” Vono April 18 Age 79 Brianna Mailloux April 19 Age 18 Gertrude Johnson April 30 Age 99

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.

Columns

Where in the World is the Observer?

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Boy Scout Troop 66 Spring Vacation Trip
Troop 66 sent four photos from the spring vacation trip taken by eight adventurous Boy Scouts to Philadelphia and vicinity. Clockwise from upper left: the Scouts took the Observer along as they visited Rocky at the Museum of Art, saw some ships at the Navy Yard, toured the exhibits at Independence Square and learned some Revolutionary War history at Valley Forge.

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.

Suffield Observations

Parenting by Association

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When I was 15, I was sitting in on a driving lesson my friend Chris was getting from his dad. After practicing all the fundamentals, Chris was given the green light to drive home. It was sunny, the windows were open and an air of triumph permeated the car. Inexplicably, a bee flew into the moving car, hit Chris’ neck and landed right on the inside of his leg as he was driving swiftly down this stretch of road. As the bewildered bug began creeping up his leg, and as Chris was wearing shorts on that hot day, he let loose a stream of expletives, pulled the car over and, after deliberately putting it into park, jumped out and danced until the insect flew away.