Breaking news about the problems relocating the NO residents from “Edwards Village”:
The challenge for state officials and volunteers helping those who want to stay in Massachusetts is coordinating housing with employment opportunities and transportation.
Gee, when did those geniuses figure THAT out?
Month: September 2005
Gardener’s Diary
Last week, I finally edged the garden in front of the fence, and put in some cocoa shell mulch to finish it off.
Yesterday, I noticed the mulch had a fibrous white mold, some cause for concern since I don’t want to encourage parasites.
Are We the Only Ones Who Cared?
No, this is not a sermonette about callous “Haves” ignoring needy “Have-nots”: it’s about a house, specifically #11 on the more rural side of town.
Unclear on the Concept
Or maybe I’m the one who’s unclear.
Given the problems the Bush Administration has had recently from betting on the wrong horse, one would think that today’s indictment of former House majority leader Tom DeLay would warrant only a lukewarm reaction from the White House.
Mondo Bizzarro
Check out this story in the Boston Globe.
Food For Thought
It’s Fall
Geese overhead, first acorns on the ground, goldenrod everywhere, farmstands beautifully decorated with pumpkins, cornstalks and mums – we made it through summer, to the season we love the best.
“Her” Life, Her Card
Kate Winslet’s AMEX commercial is one of the cleverest celebrity endorsements ever, a recounting of melodramatic episodes from her various films. Her fans figured out which films she’s referring to:
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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
It was inevitable, I guess: you and me, the taxpayers, are being sued by one of the Louisiana evacuees who we have housed, fed and clothed this past month at Camp Edwards.
Telling It LIke It Is
Good for Joe Scarborough of MSNBC for ripping off the sanctimonious shrouds of FEMA and the Red Cross.
Mr. Scarborough’s September 13 column recounts two incidents in which civilians like himself were turned away by so-called relief agencies when they tried to help some of the Katrina evacuees.