I miss :
- a daily newspaper
- looking things up in real encyclopedia
- bench seats in the car
- 3 speed on the column
- dad plowing moms garden in the spring
- the annual church picnic where the same family ran the same both each
- Sunday with Sunday school in the morning and preacher service at night
- my 4H picking up corn missed by the pull behind corn picker
- cane fishing poles and worms
- only 3 channels on our black and white tv
- Stan Musial

What about you ?

This week’s work load was rough. It started on Monday concluding a two year long contract negotiation with New York City Department of Labor. I will write the contract Thant we fought for didn’t offer everyone everything. We were able to put in place, longevity, raises across the board and have good language for the next generation of kiddos. Tuesday, I was so exhausted that I could not go to work. Mostly I lounged around shaking my head and rereading what we had done. Wednesday came the usual grind of work and constant calls from all asking to see the contract. Thursday and Friday was the same. Many more handshakes and pats on the back from co-workers. Saturday was a day off and my wife, her sister and I head over to the New York Botanic Garden. It is my favorite to see, photograph and enjoy the Orchid Show. (Photos to Follow) Sunday breakfast is a day to indulge my wife, my son, his girlfriend (both from Afton, NY) and I with a nice breakfast. I picked up a bunch of different bagels, cream cheese, Hummus and Lox. I mixed up some honey mustard and dill sauce. I brewed up some coffee and we all sat down at the kitchen table. My son and his girlfriend told us of the Shen Yun show and we shared our weekly events.

Enjoy!!


> The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals.
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> Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.
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> The sermon this morning: 'Jesus Walks on the Water. ' The sermon tonight: 'Searching for Jesus.'
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> Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands.
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> Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help.
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> Miss Charlene Mason sang 'I will not pass this way again,' giving obvious pleasure to the congregation.
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> For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.
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> Next Thursday there will be try-outs for the choir. They need all the help they can get.
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> Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.
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> A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow.
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> At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be 'What Is Hell?' Come early and listen to our choir practice.
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> Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.
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> Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered.
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> The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and gracious hostility.
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> Pot-luck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM - prayer and medication to follow.
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> The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.
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> This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.
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> The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the Congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday.
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> The Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door.
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> The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.
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> Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.
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> And this one just about sums them all up. The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new campaign slogan last Sunday: 'I Upped My Pledge - Up Yours.'

Not only is the GPS great for traveling, but it's also good for local driving. I had to drop something off in Woodstock yesterday before continuing on to Catskill. I figured I'd take my regular route through Woodstock, but the GPS had a different idea. It had me turn left and right and left and right on roads I had never taken before. It wasn't until I was a few miles from Catskill that I was on a familiar road. I don't know how much time I saved, but the GPS is set for the shortest time.

This has happened several times when I am at a local location and have to go to another local location. The GPS shows me a route that never would have occurred to me.

I watched a couple of the newish (1999) "Mummy" movies recently. I'm referring to the three starring Brendan Frasier and Rachael Weisz. "Cast of thousands," amazing special effects, lots of action, and a touch of humor. I watched the first two through Spectrum TV, but one is a $3.99 rental. Netflix has nothing in relation to mummies. I've always liked mummy movies. I guess you could say I'm a mummy's boy. 🤣

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