Posted in Amsterdam NY, prayer, revitalization, survival, women on April 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
May today there be peace within.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content knowing you [...]
Posted in poem, prayer, revitalization, survival on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
O Breathing Life, your Name shines everywhere!
Release a space to plant your Presence here.
Envision your “I Can” now.
Embody your desire in every light and form.
Grow through us this moment’s bread and wisdom.
Untie the knots of failure binding us,
as we release the strands we hold of others’ faults.
Help us not forget our Source,
Yet free us from [...]
Posted in poem, survival on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Foreseeing
Middle age refers more
to landscape than to time:
it’s as if you’d reached
the top of a hill
and could see all the way
to the end of your life,
so you know without a doubt
that it has an end—
not that it will have,
but that it does have,
if only [...]
Posted in Amsterdam NY, Montgomery County, NY, community, revitalization, survival on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bill Lorensen and family recently lost all of their personal belongings to a terrible fire on Mechanic Street last Tuesday night. These included irreplaceable antiques, photos, keepsakes, coin and gun collections, as well as everything a home contains in the way of comfort.
Friends of mine and I are organizing a fund drive to raise [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 26, 2009 | 5 Comments »
It just is.
Posted in Amsterdam NY, Montgomery County, NY, revitalization, survival on April 25, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Today’s Citywide Cleanup was hugely successful.
We had a turnout of approximately 400 volunteers.
We’ll be counting up the number of bags of litter that were gathered, but consider this – each person was encouraged to pick up at least two bags.
Many, many individuals went above and beyond, sometimes hauling in 4, 6, even 9 [...]
Posted in poem, poetry, revitalization, survival, women on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have walked through many lives,
some of them my own,
and I am not who I was,
though some principle of being
abides, from which I struggle
not to stray.
When I look behind,
as I am compelled to look
before I can gather strength
to proceed on my journey,
I see the milestones dwindling
toward the horizon
and the slow fires trailing
from the abandoned camp-sites,
over [...]
Posted in Amsterdam NY, Montgomery County, NY, quote, revitalization, survival, women on April 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on [...]
Posted in revitalization, survival on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tell me if the picture of N. Adams, MA in the early 1990’s doesn’t sound much like the City of Amsterdam 2009. Once you digest that, look at the impact creative rehabilitation of the Sprague Electric Factory has had on that community.
Dramatic Economic Impact: Adaptive Reuse
(North Adams, MA — May 19, 2000) When MASS MoCA [...]
Posted in Amsterdam NY, Montgomery County, NY, revitalization, survival, women on April 19, 2009 | 8 Comments »
My son, somewhat irritated, said to me, “You always do more than what is expected of you.”
May it always be so.
I was off to pick up six bags of litter.
It’s early afternoon on perhaps one of the prettiest days this year and I received a call from Tracy Wilson of Stewart Street. She [...]
Posted in Amsterdam NY, Montgomery County, NY, prose, revitalization, survival on April 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ethics of Adaptive Reuse
by Vani Bahl
Today’s renewed interest in “green” architecture should heighten attention to the ethic of preservation, as a cornerstone of sustainability. Now that the idea of recycling waste has permeated our culture, I believe we should adopt the slogan, “recycle wasted architecture.”
The case for adaptive reuse is not just nostalgic but economic. [...]
Posted in Amsterdam NY, prayer, prose, revitalization, survival, women on April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Live adventurously.
When choices arise, do you take the way that offers the fullest opportunity for the use of your gifts in the service of God and the community?
Let your life speak.”
Statement issued by Aotearaoa/New Zealand Yearly Meeting, 1987;
quoted in Quaker Faith and Practice, 24:10
First Lesson
Lie back daughter, let your head
be tipped back in the cup of my hand.
Gently, and I will hold you. Spread
your arms wide, lie out on the stream
and look high at the gulls. A dead-
man’s float is face down. You will dive
and swim soon enough where this tidewater
ebbs to the sea. Daughter, believe
me, when you [...]
Posted in Amsterdam NY, prayer, revitalization, survival, women on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
O Thou kind Lord!
O Thou Who art generous and merciful!
We are the servants of Thy threshold and are gathered
beneath the sheltering shadow of Thy divine unity.
The sun of Thy mercy is shining upon all,
and the clouds of Thy bounty shower upon all.
Thy gifts encompass all,
Thy loving providence sustains all,
Thy protection overshadows all, and the glances [...]
Posted in Amsterdam NY, Montgomery County, NY, revitalization on April 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Mayor Thane and the City of Amsterdam Common Council have announced a Informational Meeting to be held on Monday, April 20, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. at the Lynch Middle School Academy.
The Public Forum will be held to discuss the Chalmer’s and Bridge Street Reconstruction projects. Representatives from Saratoga Associates, Uri Kaufman, City Engineer Richard Phillips, [...]
Posted in prayer, survival, women on April 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This and this alone is true religion:
To serve thy brethren.
This is sin above all other sin:
To harm thy brethren.
In such faith is happiness.
In lack of it is misery and pain.
Blessed be he who swerveth not
aside from this straight path.
Blessed is he whose life is lived thus
ceaselessly in serving God.
Bearing others’ burdens and so alone
is life, [...]
Posted in Amsterdam NY, Montgomery County, NY, revitalization, women on April 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »
… you don’t think we’ve been resting on our laurels, I think its about time to update you on our latest pursuits in City Hall. It’s as helpful to me to witness this in writing as it is to you, as I also benefit from seeing where we’ve been and where we’re going.
I will be [...]
Posted in Amsterdam NY, Montgomery County, NY, women on April 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The following is a press release written by the NYS Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officers. I am pleased and honored to have been awarded an opportunity to serve in this capacity. This appointment will allow me to develop new relationships across the state that will benefit our community, and to be mentored by exceptionally [...]
Posted in Amsterdam NY, Montgomery County, NY, revitalization on April 5, 2009 | 13 Comments »
I am greatly disappointed by the Recorder editorial section this morning. The public deserves much better than this misrepresentation of the facts.
- Bridge Street reconstruction has not been held up by planned rehabilitation of the Chalmers building.
- Plans for Bridge Street reconstruction were submitted to DOT and meetings were held with their representatives, our [...]
Posted in recipe on April 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Cilantro-Lime Chicken Fajitas with Grilled Onions
1-1/4 cups coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
3/4 cup olive oil
5 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2-1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1-1/4 teaspoons ancho chile powder
6 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
3 large poblano chiles, seeded, cut into 3/4-inch-wide strips
3 large yellow bell peppers, cut into 3/4-inch-wide strips
2 red onions, sliced into 1/2-inch rounds
12 8-inch flour tortillas
Optional [...]
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