Just Sayin’
Recently I had the pleasure of honoring Veterans at the Somerville Winter Hill Yacht Club…good food and spirit among GREAT CAPTAINS AND BOATS! We look forward to saying thanks in many ways. I must admit that after looking at news, issues, movements…much attention goes to selfish and social needs. I support VETS coming into my class and relate their duties to Writing skills and demands of them.
Watch the Army/Navy game with young people ..sadly, last year in my English class when the topic was notes/ speeches, we watched Pence’s great speech to West Point ..half my students did not know what West Point was???!! Simple approaches to educate the world about us. Just sayin’. Watch Guns of Navarone or Green Berets for some real valor. Just sayin’
Speaking of simple, let us come round to local issues…is it so hard to skip philosophy and simply address
Health? I have often heard at Council
Meetings and Zoom call in’s that, for ex, leaf blowers should be banned ?
(I get some of the gas use) some of these extremists REALLY need to THINK. Last week while cleaning and leaf blowing, I ridded hunks of stuck and moldy leaves, dead birds, invasive weeds ..ALL harmful to health!! One called to the extreme that some of us blow light “dirt onto the street.”. Well, it will dissolve there or be driven over, or Washed by rain! Les in yard to breathe. Hooray for yard landscaping! Simple, too, to urge storekeepers to clean their frontage each week.
But, I bet the leaf blower callers never thought of this. Bet the large MICKEYS can smell thru the Compost/Buckets…ugh. Just sayin’
So, I guess some thought to People who serve in simple or Big Defense ways can benefit …simple, too, to repair the HUGE HOLE next to Avellino’s at Hicks Ave, Mystic R….I guess this the simple way. the City can thank a good owner, good food, clean place is to FIX IT… there for over 5 years!! Just Sayin’
Stay tuned soon, same place, same weekly day for more News. Ciao
Sharon Deyeso
Concerned, Longtime Resident
Extolling the virtues of your writing skills in the first paragraph of this post and having little interest in applying said skills is quite ironic. Seriously- you teach English?
Banning leaf blowers may be a little egregious but I think you might be part of the problem. Your tone gives the impression that you might dump leaves and dead birds directly into the street. Those compost buckets do not affect your yard or your health- what you do to shared parts of the neighborhood does.
Veterans deserve our respect and support. Instead of patting yourself on the back for simply interacting with the people who serve our country, try this: stop using veterans to make your opinions seem valid or patriotic.
Is it the responsibility of the store owner to keep their storefront clean? Or the city? Should the city prioritize road repairs in general? Or just based on the location of preferred businesses?
I am glad to hear people are speaking up at these council meetings. God forbid you were to influence policy unchallenged by those with common sense.
Your comments are spot on!! Local government needs to be concerned about local issues, as you say like filling potholes. A little common sense would help performing maintenance might allow a city asset to be used for more than 20 years. Taking care of what we have is just as important as building new or replacing existing assets (fire stations). Not every issue meds to major. Day to day government just needs a bit of common sense ……. Not a revolution!