Friday, May 24, 2013
SPOT, A MEMORABLE POOCH
SPOT 2
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Spring in Atlanta
Glory Days
Thursday, May 16, 2013
THAT OLD GANG OF MINE (theirs)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
A DIFFERENT WAY TO WRITE AN OBITUARY
In our writing class at the Tolland Senior Center, we were talking about obituary writing, which does not seem inappropriate in this group. The point was made that when you read an obituary, you really don't know very much about the kind of person he/she was, In this assignment, we were to try to make it more personal, rather than a collection of data .
Here is what I wrote, and the listeners said they liked it.
May 4, 2013 ==An Alternate
Obituary For Old
Bob Noonan—
May 4, 2013 ==An Alternate
Obituary For Old
Bob Noonan—
Here is what I wrote, and the listeners said they liked it.
What kind of guy
was Bob? How did
he get that way?
As a lifetime teacher,
does he have any observations
to offer descendants?
What words would
he want on his tombstone?
Bob was blessed. He
was born intelligent,
and was able to interpret,
to evaluate his
experiences and create a
set of his own
values. He was
born into a dysfunctional family
in the depression
years and experienced what
that term implies:
poor nutrition, no
timely dental care, embarrassing
living accommodations and
a culture of
drinking, fighting and disrespect.
Bob took part, as a small child,
in many a brawl at
home and was affected by the atmosphere.
Amid all the
disarray, was the overriding
insistence that if you were
not Irish Catholic, you weren’t
much good. It
didn’t take long for a
smart kid such as Bob to
begin to question if this
were really true.
If this is good, what is
bad?
Bob began to distill a philosophy of
considering what was
really important. It
wasn’t what he was
witnessing at home. This question guided him through life. One standard
applied to the
matter of relative importance
became, “If it ain’t cancer…”
Among other things,
Bob promised himself
he would not be
an abusive drinker,
would never physically
abuse his future wife.
And he never did
in a marriage which has gone more than 61
years, so far.
Bob was grateful,
blessed, for the
things he had.
He gave away all
kinds of material
things in his
lengthy life. Bob
became a good outcome of a bad beginning.
Bob was lucky, too.
After surviving a childhood
so uncertain, he
survived a shooting
war in the
Pacific, along with
typhoons at sea. Seemed like the good lord was saving Bob
for something, or
more likely someone. Rosemary
was the reason.
She produced 8
healthy children and
devoted herself to their
intellectual development, as well
as their growing up
needs. Without her,
Bob would have been gone
long ago. She
was, and is, a gifted manager
who takes charge
of everything. He stated
once at a testimonial
birthday party that,”she
handled poverty well.”
She gave him time
to pursue his teaching
career…He was blessed in
that, too.
In summary, let us
restate a 3 line
poem Bob wrote:
“ I hit the
lotto,
Not for
money, but for life,
I won
my family,
my health and my
wife.”
Sunday, May 12, 2013
ANDY'S VISIT May12, 2013
Andy Polonsky was here with Mary and Peggy for supper today, Mothers' day. He is finishing up his work at Princeton, and will be leaving shortly. We have fun when he comes here.
I had a chance to look at Andy's Doctoral Thesis, even offered to point out wherein it could be improved. I read one paragraph, didn't understand a thing, and returned it to him with my assurance :"Looks like you got it right, Andy.
Andy was 
CONGRATULATIONS!
Mikayla graduates from High School in May. Then it's on to College. Congratulations and best of luck.ROSEMARY (LYNCH) NOONAN 1947
Moe's graduation photo--New Britain High School, 1947She still looks great!
Today is Mothers' Day, May 12, 2013, and she deserves to be honored.
Monday, May 06, 2013
MEGAN & MELISSA
Sunday, May 05, 2013
BFA Thesis Exhibition!
Im having my BFA show this upcoming Saturday, May 11th! Anyone around is welcome to attend from 4pm-7pm at Alfred University, Alfred NY. Meg will be coming out with Pat! Along with my Mother and a few other family members. Call me if your interested: (860)-948-8257
But you can also keep up with me and my work on my website. I just started it so its a little rough around the edges but coming together!
Heres my site: http://
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
THE THREE AMIGOS
RUB A DUB DUB
WHEN ONE HAS NO MONEY.....
