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May 2011

Homeless Veterans?!

What is it to return home for a Veteran? There is the “glory” of having taken part in something greater than oneself and being celebrated for service to an entire nation. I place “glory” between quotation marks because veterans’ humility reaches far beyond our comprehension. There is the transformation that …

Pineapple & Cor de Chasse

Blame it on Columbus. Well, at least the pineapple, for it is believed that he brought the first one back to Europe upon returning from his now famed 1492-93 voyages to the southern regions of our continent. The pineapple, it turns out, was amongst the daily fare at the Guadeloupe …

Trendy Thursdays – Anybody Home?

Imagine Martha Stewart, comfortably sitting in the real-leather, reclining seat of a time machine. She has agreed to an impromptu journey to a destination of your choice and awaits departure, magazine and martini in hand. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Launch! The capsule disappears from your laboratory. You and Martha …

Maxwell’s House

Maxwell – By House Mouse Design Perhaps you have noticed the funny mouse illustration on your dentist’s wall, the one with the big tube of toothpaste and the tiny, scruffy-looking mouse doing its best to squeeze the tube and maintain a fresh grin. The creator is Williston resident Ellen Jerackie. …

A Dollar Earned

What would happen if, instead of the current economic system, all nations were set up so that every individual automatically received a monthly allowance? A decree might state that everyone would receive the same amount. It would be up to each person to budget and ensure they put each dollar …

It Begins at the Curb

“How did I get here so fast? I don’t even remember crossing town”. You are certainly familiar with the sudden feeling of arriving at your street corner and realizing your remember nothing of the road between the office and your destination. We come and go each day on a journey …

Trendy Thursdays – The Moving Dance

The For Sale sign in front of the neighbor’s house, and the moving van that arrives and leaves, reveal immediate changes in the community. A bird’s eye view, or in our times a webcam view from the International Space Station, would reveal a complex migration choreography with For Sale sings …

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