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December 8, 2010
“Fernando Mateo, president of the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers, is telling cab drivers that for their own protection they should profile potential passengers who are black and Latino.
“Mateo, who identifies himself as both black and Hispanic, made his comments this week after a livery cab driver was shot several times by a man police describe as Hispanic. The suspect was wearing a hooded sweatshirt, which Mateo has said is a red flag.”
–myfoxny.com
October 1, 2010
October 1, 2010
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September 7, 2010
A splinter & honey
I had a small splinter in my right index finger yesterday. It was so small that I could not see it well enough to get ahold of it with tweezers, even using a magnifying glass. I thought of going to a CVS that has a nurse’s clinic, but the CVS clinics in Massachusetts were closed because of Labor Day. I did some research on line, and came across the theory that honey and a band-aid would do the trick. Some sites said to wash the site, put honey on it, and cover it with a band-aid for two hours. Others said to leave the band-aid on over night. Two attempts of two hours each did not seem to do anything. I then put on some honey and a band-aid and left it on over night. When I got up this morning and removed the band-aid, I thought it hadn’t worked, but then a minute later the splinter was sticking out far enough that I could see it well and remove it easily with my fingers.
I am not a physician, and this message is not medical advice. It is just an account of my personal experience.
August 31, 2010
August 31, 2010
My dental hygienist says that things usually come in threes. I imagine many people say that. I had a root canal on a molar and then surgery on an ear. I think the third thing is that a maple tree in the back yard began to come apart at the fork in the trunk. In a strong wind, such as we are likely to get on Friday, it would probably collapse into two big pieces. One of the pieces would either hit the house or fall in the driveway. People from a tree service should be here around noon to remove it. They will have to do some pruning on a hemlock tree to be able to get their equipment close enough.
I noticed the damage to the tree late on last Friday afternoon, and I’ve been a little tense for a few days with a tree that might collapse.
June 17, 2010
June 17, 2010
The chipmunk that I’ve been feeding for a couple of years was displeased today to see that I had given some food to another chipmunk, even though that other chipmunk is one of the offspring she gave birth to earlier in the spring. My old friend chased that other chipmunk away.
