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Proposed 9/11 Memorial In Kent Causing Stir
It is a bright, Indian summer afternoon in the Litchfield Hills, and the downtown streets of this tourist mecca look invitingly peaceful. But the communication lines connecting First Selectwoman Ruth Epstein to the outside world have been anything but peaceful for two weeks as the passions aroused by the 9/11 tragedy have turned Kent into a national lightning rod over terrorism, Islam and the role towns should play in memorializing the dead. Epstein, a former journalist who is stepping down after two terms as first selectwoman, was approached more than a year ago by Peter Gadiel, the father of James Gadiel, a young Kent native who worked as a trader in the World Trade Center and perished in the 2001 terrorist attacks.Hellos !
Hellos readers ! Hmmm , first time doing this leyys . Just trying out niahh .Rant I Can Get Behind
Published on Thursday, January 1, 2009 by CommonDreams.org Go Upright And Vital And Speak The Rude Truth In All Ways by Christopher Cooper "Somebody got murdered on New Year's Eve; Somebody said dignity was the first to leave." They tell you in writing classes, I think, that it's poor policy to open an essay with a quotation. It makes your writing look weak.Pinots are Boring?
http://www.chow.com/stories/11408 Down with Boring Pinots Genetic diversity makes for better wine By Jordan Mackay I‘m a sucker for fall foliage, but San Francisco, where I live, doesn’t get much of a show. So, taking Amtrak from Seattle down to Portland the other day, I was transfixed by the swaths of red, gold, yellow, and orange streaking by the window. As we sped down the line, I wondered why the leaves of one maple turn red while the oak right next to it is a lovely bronze.Bonsai Baby Steps - Your First Tree
Bonsai Baby Steps - Your First Tree
By Erik A. Olsen
Bonsai originated in China although it became popular when Buddhist monks took the art form to Japan where it became excessively popular. In Japanese, the name Bonsai translates to “tray gardening”, which is the growing and training of trees to create them in miniature form.
What tree did you fall from?
http://www.wowzone.com/whattree.htm Find your birthday and its corresponding tree. Then, see the meaning behind it below. Do you recognize yourself?A Poppy Idea
Remembrance day is November 11th, and to show respect for the veterans, I like to wear a poppy .
They come with straight pins, and I am forever losing them, because they fall out and I don't notice. Either that, or I stab myself, or someone else with it.
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