To loosely paraphrase Woody Allen, a town is like a shark. It has to constantly move forward (with housing), or it dies. And I think what we got on our hands is a dead shark.
There are times I get the chance to observe neighborhoods outside the blocks I inhabit and walk about daily. On these walks and rides, I look for signs that the city is recovering.
To so casually dispose of the many artifacts that provided rich evidence of my mother's long and loving life feels almost as if I am throwing away not just her belongings, but her as well.
In the relations between men and women, men are clearly seen as the victims. It is all such nonsense. Think of it, perhaps, as another gift of religion—not.
Despite all the talk about respecting precedent (and every person nominated to be a Supreme Court Justice is asked about it), the current majority has emphatically made known that now that they are on the Court, they have no problem overturning long-standing precedents.
As far as I can tell, there is nothing inherently better about a local or unsuitable about a newcomer, but try convincing a local of that. At some point, locals and newcomers are indistinguishable—except to locals that is.
Abortion in the 1950s was, of course, illegal. But it was hardly unknown, any more than it has ever been unknown. As long as women have been having babies, there have been abortions.
This past week, Christie departed the field of presidential hopefuls, unable to attract a sufficient number of big- or small-money donors. He learned, for the umpty-ninth time, that his party doesn’t want the truth.
They happened more than 80 years apart; one is remembered for literary reasons, the second for monetary reasons, and both for their impact on American arts and culture.
I started cold water swimming last summer and have continued with it because when I was feeling bad, it made me feel good. That’s it. That’s my research. My happier body is the evidence.
I would invite Pete to come for a visit, but, at this point, he is determined to stay south of the Mason-Dixon line. Maybe that will change, but if it doesn’t, I will be happy to be his pen pal for as long as he wishes.
That question, “Shall Israel exist?” as an independent Jewish nation-state, is the only question on the table, as it has been since 1948. “To be or not to be.”
To be clear, the Great Barrington Planning Board has been working for several years to increase housing opportunities and encourage a variety of housing types. We are very focused on removing barriers to good development.
