O God! Educate these children.
These children are the plants of Thine orchard,
the flowers of Thy meadow,
the roses of Thy garden.
Let Thy rain fall upon them;
let the Sun of Reality shine upon them with Thy love.
Let Thy breeze refresh them in order
that they may be trained, grow and develop,
and appear in the utmost beauty.
Thou art the [...]
Archive for March, 2009
compassion
Posted in Amsterdam NY, prayer, survival on March 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
cowardice
Posted in Amsterdam NY, prose on March 31, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I’ve noticed how very ugly folks can get under the guise of anonymity. I’ve noted it on other blogs and have had some really mean-spirited stuff sent my way by snail mail, email, and sent gracelessly here as comment to my very own blog. Out of some sort of odd feeling of online duty, I’ve [...]
up and coming
Posted in Amsterdam NY on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Monday, April 6, 2009
Open House at City Hall
Hosted by Congressman Paul Tonko and I
Join us from 6-8pm as we celebrate improvements made to our beautiful building.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Citywide Cleanup
We’re still ironing out the details on this one, but as it stands, each person that brings two large, clear garbage bags of litter on Saturday, [...]
mad, yummy chowder, yo
Posted in recipe on March 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Sometimes it is necessary to veer off of the serious path that we pursue in our everyday lives and settle on a subject that we all find comfort in: food. The following is what we are having today in Shangri-La for dinner. It is always a family favorite.
Salmon and Corn Chowder
1 lb. boned, skinless salmon [...]
leading
Posted in Amsterdam NY, Montgomery County, prayer on March 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
A very good friend sent this to me tonight:
“To lead a symphony, you must occasionally turn your back to the crowd.”
To which I reply:
True to some extent, though really, you turn your back to the expectant crowd of passive folks and direct your attention to the crowd of people that are willing to work together [...]
enforce change
Posted in Amsterdam NY, Montgomery County, NY, code enforcement on March 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Code Enforcement
Mission, Workload, Performance Standards and Adequate Staffing
Mission: Promote, protect, and improve the health, safety, and welfare of our citizens through effective code enforcement.
Currently, the department employees feel overtaxed, under-appreciated and understaffed. The community is frustrated by the growth of deteriorating structures and perennial problems associated with blight. The Common Council must balance budget constrictions [...]
fair share
Posted in Amsterdam NY, Montgomery County, NY on March 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The sales tax distribution agreement between the City of Amsterdam and the County of Montgomery, NY is set to expire on June 30, 2009.
Sales tax revenue is a vital component of the City’s operating budget, amounting to $3.5 million distributed annually to the City. This is 27 percent of the revenue collected by the City [...]
a must
Posted in prayer on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A new online friend, Darryle Pollack, has this posted. Please don’t miss it. Absolutely awesome; wish I had been there.
breathing
Posted in prose, survival, women on March 21, 2009 | 9 Comments »
As humans, we breath. We sip the ethers in and out all day and night, mindlessly, day after day. We recognize the warmth of the sun, the crumb under bare foot in the morning, a Spring breeze unsettling our hair when stepping out onto the porch, the far-off smell of dirt finally thawing… countless notations [...]
poem
Posted in poem, poetry, prayer on March 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Poem on a Line by Anne Sexton, ‘We are All Writing God’s Poem’
by Barbara Crooker
Today, the sky’s the soft blue of a work shirt washed
a thousand times. The journey of a thousand miles
begins with a single step. On the interstate listening
to NPR, I heard a Hubble scientist
say, “The universe is [...]
chip off the old block
Posted in Amsterdam NY on March 7, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I’ve just had the most fantastic experience, though my arms and shoulders may not recover for days. I suspect my hands will tremble until the Ibuprophen kicks in.
After a rather disconcerting morning of self-examination and stabs at compassion, I decided to tackle the iceberg at the end of Stewart Street with a sharp shovel [...]
freedom to think
Posted in poem, poetry, prayer on March 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“It is only when people begin to shake loose from their preconceptions, from the ideas that have dominated them, that we begin to receive a sense of opening, a sense of vision.”
- Barbara Ward
Hear the words of the dancing God,
the music of whose laughter stirs the winds,
whose voice calls the seasons:
I who am the Lord [...]
Jesus saith,
Posted in prayer on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ye ask, who are those that draw us to the kingdom
if the kingdom is in Heaven?
… the fowls of the air and all beasts that are under
the earth or upon the earth and the fishes of the sea,
these are they which draw you
and the kingdom of Heaven is within you
and whosoever shall know himself shall [...]
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