Saturday, October 27, 2007
Child Safety Day
Child Safety Day is Nov. 3, from 9am-Noon.
All Children Receive an Operation Safe Child Card* provided by the N.Y.S. Division of Criminal Justice Services
The whole family is invited to come down to 300 Long Island bowling alley for fun, music, bowling and valuable safety tips. Learn what you can do to create a happier, safer environment for your children.
300 Long Island (Formerly AMF Melville Lanes) 895 Walt Whitman Road Melville, NY 11725 631-271-1180
Activities Include:
Long Island Lizards Defensive Superstar Nicky Polanco will appear for autographs & pictures courtesy of our friends at NY Physical Therapy & Wellness and The Long Island Lizards Lacrosse
Cold Stone Creamery of Melville- FREE Kids Creation Ice Cream Cups
Computer & Internet Safety information for parents and children
Electrical Safety demonstration courtesy of Keyspan Energy
Fire Safety information courtesy of the Melville Volunteer Fire Department
Non-traffic Motor Vehicle Safety Information from KidsandCars.org
Infant Car Seat and Motor Vehicle Driving Safety Tips by EACinc.org
Women’s Safety Issues courtesy of StylishSafetyInc.com
Music and MC Services courtesy of DJsUnlimited.com and much more…
New York Life Insurance Company
For more information contact: Vinny Ventura 631-391-2907 or Rich Echevarria 631-391-5800
*Children must be accompanied by a Parent or Legal Guardian for download into the DCJS system.
All children under 18 may receive a card courtesy of N.Y. Department of Criminal Justice Services.
Child Safety Day is hosted by 300 Long Island and New York Life Insurance Company.
All Children Receive an Operation Safe Child Card* provided by the N.Y.S. Division of Criminal Justice Services
The whole family is invited to come down to 300 Long Island bowling alley for fun, music, bowling and valuable safety tips. Learn what you can do to create a happier, safer environment for your children.
300 Long Island (Formerly AMF Melville Lanes) 895 Walt Whitman Road Melville, NY 11725 631-271-1180
Activities Include:
Long Island Lizards Defensive Superstar Nicky Polanco will appear for autographs & pictures courtesy of our friends at NY Physical Therapy & Wellness and The Long Island Lizards Lacrosse
Cold Stone Creamery of Melville- FREE Kids Creation Ice Cream Cups
Computer & Internet Safety information for parents and children
Electrical Safety demonstration courtesy of Keyspan Energy
Fire Safety information courtesy of the Melville Volunteer Fire Department
Non-traffic Motor Vehicle Safety Information from KidsandCars.org
Infant Car Seat and Motor Vehicle Driving Safety Tips by EACinc.org
Women’s Safety Issues courtesy of StylishSafetyInc.com
Music and MC Services courtesy of DJsUnlimited.com and much more…
New York Life Insurance Company
For more information contact: Vinny Ventura 631-391-2907 or Rich Echevarria 631-391-5800
*Children must be accompanied by a Parent or Legal Guardian for download into the DCJS system.
All children under 18 may receive a card courtesy of N.Y. Department of Criminal Justice Services.
Child Safety Day is hosted by 300 Long Island and New York Life Insurance Company.
Missing the Show
I'm missing the big band competition at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse because of an injury. Darn it!
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Holiday Cooking
The South Huntington Library has scheduled a cooking program called Happy Healthy Holidays, starting Wednesday, November 28.
Online registration for South Huntington Public Library cardholders only begins 11/7/2007 at 10 AM.
Non-district residents may register in person begining 11/14/2007 at 10:00 AM.
You don't have to bust your diet during the holiday season. Chef Charlie will show us some fabulous recipes that are kind to our waistlines but still delicious! There is a $5 fee, which includes recipes and tasting samples.
Monday, October 22, 2007
South Huntington Fund Raiser
This looks like fun: the South Huntington Council of PTAs is raising money through the sale of gift cards--the PTA gets a percentage. Seems like a great idea for picky teenagers or others who are hard to buy for.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Huntington Is Grand
I like Huntington a lot. Previously, I rented in Northport for a long time but find Huntington more fun for its diversity and slightly more blue-collar ethic found in many areas.
People don't stand on ceremony so much here.
After looking for two weeks for someone to help me, I gave up and rented a U-Haul truck, went up to Depot Road where the day laborers hang out and was swarmed by men looking for work. Took two of them, Willie and Santo, over to Northport to pick up a refrigerator in really great shape to replace the old disgusting one we'd tossed out on the curb last night (yes, we removed the door).
The two laborers hauled the refrigerator out of the Northport garage, up my stairs, struggled to get it through my narrow doorways and put it into place. They made $50 each for about 90 minutes work but it was intense. And they were good guys. They were happy; so was I.
And about 10 minutes after I dropped them back at the job site, two other guys arrived in a beaten-up truck, gathered up the various pieces we'd set out and then took the old refrigerator itself. They were collecting scrap metal and my junk was the mother lode today. They were pleased to take the stuff and so was I since the refrigerator wasn't going to sit on the curb, waiting for the town to pick it up.
Of course, sometimes things get picked up too quickly and inappropriately--we have twice lost these kinds of safety signs to thieves, and about a month ago, the guy up the street lost his carved dog to a thief about the same time someone else lost his license plates.
But I'll take Huntington any time.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
The Newsday Band Show
Lots of bands turned out. Here's my favorite picture, for obvious reasons.
The show brought together a mix of bands--those that compete at shows around the Island and state and those that essentially serve as school boosters at football games and parades. There's a real difference in attitude between the competitive bands and others. Parents from one school, which I won't name, treated the show, which wasn't competititive, as if it were a football game, cheering its name while bands from other schools were being introduced or coming onto the field. Really tacky, rude behavior, from folks who ought to know better.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Blog Action Day: Cleaning Green
It’s time to get rid of the unhealthy cleaning products in the house and use such natural items as borax, distilled white vinegar, baking soda, salt, washing soda (sodium carbonate), also known as soda ash, and lemons. Note that most of these products are readily available. We had trouble finding Borax for a while. I went to seven supermarkets over a period of weeks, looking for Borax but was met by blank looks by the 20-somethings.
I did find one manager who knew what I was talking about but said that Borax, like other products, such as Brillo and Spic-and-Span, had pretty much disappeared. (Stop and Shop, in particular, seems determined to reduce the number products it offers).
Then, suddenly, Borax reappeared on the shelves of the Waldbaum’s store near me, so I’ve been scooping up the boxes as I can.
If it’s not available in your nearest store, try Soaps Gone Buy, which offers Twenty Mule Team Borax, Fels Naptha and other seemingly lost products.
If you need convincing that shifting to these products is a good idea, study the labels of your commercial soaps. One day, when I had an especially ugly, sticky spill on my kitchen floor, I used bleach and a little dish soap and immediately felt sickened by the fumes. It turned out that the dish soap contained ammonia, and mixing it with bleach is a terrible idea.
I was further surprised to discover ammonia in some shampoo! So read those labels or just switch; it’s easy.
Here are some uses:
Lemon juice: We’ve also used lemon to clean the inside of the car. I frequently found myself coughing hard in the car, especially when the heat came on. Just spraying the air didn’t help; we keep a lot of papers and clothing in the car for different reasons and so the air is frequently dusty from those items. So applying some lemon to clean off the dashboard, reaching into the air vents and sprinkling some baking soda and then vacuuming it up helped the air quality a lot.
It also can dissolve soap scum. We have hard water in our neighborhood and soap scum remains on the bathtub. It works well to remove it, especially if mixed with vinegar or baking soda. You can also let it soak in the kitchen sink and pour it down the drain to remove odors. It also works to clean the kitchen floor.
Borax: all kinds of cleaning: countertops, laundry, floors. Boosts cleaning of clothes—will definitely brighten your clothes. We didn’t realize how dingy our bed covers had gotten from the dog—we washed the covers, of course, and they looked fine. Then we used Borax to supplement laundry soap and things looked much, much better, almost new.
Baking soda: Use about a half cup of baking soda, followed by a half cup of vinegar, as a drain cleaner. Those over-the-counter drain cleaners are about as toxic as you can get in a household product. It’s far less abrasive than commercial products.
Hydrogen peroxide: mix with water, spray on grout and areas subject to mold; let sit for an hour and then wash off with water. Kills mold and germs.
Vinegar: We use this for all kinds of projects: we use a bit to clean the dishwasher to kill germs, to kill mold or mildew, as a fabric softener (add a little during the rinse cycle), countertops, kitchen and bathroom floors. There may be a strong smell when first used but it dries and the scent disappears very quickly. And the temporary smell is nothing compared to the odor of bleach or ammonia, and there’s no harm remaining from using it.
I did find one manager who knew what I was talking about but said that Borax, like other products, such as Brillo and Spic-and-Span, had pretty much disappeared. (Stop and Shop, in particular, seems determined to reduce the number products it offers).
Then, suddenly, Borax reappeared on the shelves of the Waldbaum’s store near me, so I’ve been scooping up the boxes as I can.
If it’s not available in your nearest store, try Soaps Gone Buy, which offers Twenty Mule Team Borax, Fels Naptha and other seemingly lost products.
If you need convincing that shifting to these products is a good idea, study the labels of your commercial soaps. One day, when I had an especially ugly, sticky spill on my kitchen floor, I used bleach and a little dish soap and immediately felt sickened by the fumes. It turned out that the dish soap contained ammonia, and mixing it with bleach is a terrible idea.
I was further surprised to discover ammonia in some shampoo! So read those labels or just switch; it’s easy.
Here are some uses:
Lemon juice: We’ve also used lemon to clean the inside of the car. I frequently found myself coughing hard in the car, especially when the heat came on. Just spraying the air didn’t help; we keep a lot of papers and clothing in the car for different reasons and so the air is frequently dusty from those items. So applying some lemon to clean off the dashboard, reaching into the air vents and sprinkling some baking soda and then vacuuming it up helped the air quality a lot.
It also can dissolve soap scum. We have hard water in our neighborhood and soap scum remains on the bathtub. It works well to remove it, especially if mixed with vinegar or baking soda. You can also let it soak in the kitchen sink and pour it down the drain to remove odors. It also works to clean the kitchen floor.
Borax: all kinds of cleaning: countertops, laundry, floors. Boosts cleaning of clothes—will definitely brighten your clothes. We didn’t realize how dingy our bed covers had gotten from the dog—we washed the covers, of course, and they looked fine. Then we used Borax to supplement laundry soap and things looked much, much better, almost new.
Baking soda: Use about a half cup of baking soda, followed by a half cup of vinegar, as a drain cleaner. Those over-the-counter drain cleaners are about as toxic as you can get in a household product. It’s far less abrasive than commercial products.
Hydrogen peroxide: mix with water, spray on grout and areas subject to mold; let sit for an hour and then wash off with water. Kills mold and germs.
Vinegar: We use this for all kinds of projects: we use a bit to clean the dishwasher to kill germs, to kill mold or mildew, as a fabric softener (add a little during the rinse cycle), countertops, kitchen and bathroom floors. There may be a strong smell when first used but it dries and the scent disappears very quickly. And the temporary smell is nothing compared to the odor of bleach or ammonia, and there’s no harm remaining from using it.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Band Show
The Whitman band show was wonderful! All the bands from around Long Island were terrific. After the show ended, the seniors were honored and then the Whitman kids did their show again for the parents, many of whom were unable to see the show because they were busy selling, doing security or whatever during the regular program.
Hat tip to Mr. Vecchiano, the director, and all the parents and staff who really worked hard to make the show succeed.
Some Honor Society kids were there to help out, which was nice, and the ground crews, maintenance and security people were all great. And of course, the tireless principal, Jim Polansky, was there for the entire production.
It was also was great that Suffolk County legislator Lou D'Amaro showed up to congratulate the bands. He also took out big ads in the journal congratulating the bands that are in his district.
It's unfortunate that there weren't more public officials there--lots of voters certainly turned out and it would have been really terrific to see a few more officeholders. Oh, well.
Today, we're off to Huntington for an afternoon show.
Hat tip to Mr. Vecchiano, the director, and all the parents and staff who really worked hard to make the show succeed.
Some Honor Society kids were there to help out, which was nice, and the ground crews, maintenance and security people were all great. And of course, the tireless principal, Jim Polansky, was there for the entire production.
It was also was great that Suffolk County legislator Lou D'Amaro showed up to congratulate the bands. He also took out big ads in the journal congratulating the bands that are in his district.
It's unfortunate that there weren't more public officials there--lots of voters certainly turned out and it would have been really terrific to see a few more officeholders. Oh, well.
Today, we're off to Huntington for an afternoon show.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Saturday Lab Programs
The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has a full lineup of fall Saturday DNA sessions open to kids of varying ages. These are great programs; check them out. My daughter and her friend did one of these sessions a few months ago. Although some of the material was a bit beyond their reach (they were the youngest ones there), they had a great time and learned a lot about DNA.
October 20:
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Audience: Ages 10-13, with chaperone
All organisms are composed of cells, the basic units of life. These essential elements not only provide structure and organization, but also enable living things to carry out necessary life functions. With the instructions from DNA and help from organelles, cells perform a variety of fundamental tasks, including the production of new cells. Mitosis, one type of cell division, allows organisms to grow and repair themselves.
and
The Ins and Outs of Cancer
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Ages 14-adult, chaperone for participants under the age of 15
Cancers are a group of diseases where cell numbers increase out of control and damage normal tissues. Although cancers come in many different forms, affecting different parts of the body, researchers have identified common mechanisms that lead to malignancy. Come learn the hallmarks of cancer, and how science is helping us diagnose and treat these diseases.
Saturday, November 17
Yeasty Beasties
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Audience: Ages 10-13, with chaperone
Have you ever wondered what makes your favorite bread rise? For thousands of years, humans have used yeast in food and beverage production. The unique physiological properties of yeast make it useful for more than just baking bread.
and
Beyond DNA...
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Ages 14-adult, chaperone for participants under the age of 15
From microbes to mammals the central dogma of biology is DNA to RNA to Protein. In the wake of the human genome project all human genes have been sequenced. These genes are responsible for encoding proteins essential to life. A field of research that has boomed as a result is proteomics. Proteomics is the study of gene products and their function. Different organisms express different proteins reflecting changes in the gene pool, but what about organisms that are closely related? If you’re interested, come and learn about the exciting discipline of proteomics.
Saturday, December 15
Iceman
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Audience: Ages 10-13, with chaperone
In September of 2001, a body was discovered protruding from the ice near Hauslabjoch in the Ötzal Alps. Our journey begins as we examine the story of the “Iceman,” one of the most exciting discoveries of the 20th century. Who is the Iceman? Where does he come from? How did he die? How is he related to us? We will discuss some of the mysteries that surround him and try to answer them by studying the evidence and by using bioinformatics for DNA comparison.
The Buzz on Bees!
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Ages 14-adult, chaperone for participants under the age of 15
Explore the fascinating life of the honey bee! Although scary to some, the honey bee is an interesting and integral part of the agricultural industry, vastly contributing to the commercial pollination of crops and honey production. Sadly, their numbers are on a steep decline. Learn about the unique behaviors of this elegant species and how current research is explaining their mysterious disappearances.
October 20:
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Audience: Ages 10-13, with chaperone
All organisms are composed of cells, the basic units of life. These essential elements not only provide structure and organization, but also enable living things to carry out necessary life functions. With the instructions from DNA and help from organelles, cells perform a variety of fundamental tasks, including the production of new cells. Mitosis, one type of cell division, allows organisms to grow and repair themselves.
and
The Ins and Outs of Cancer
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Ages 14-adult, chaperone for participants under the age of 15
Cancers are a group of diseases where cell numbers increase out of control and damage normal tissues. Although cancers come in many different forms, affecting different parts of the body, researchers have identified common mechanisms that lead to malignancy. Come learn the hallmarks of cancer, and how science is helping us diagnose and treat these diseases.
Saturday, November 17
Yeasty Beasties
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Audience: Ages 10-13, with chaperone
Have you ever wondered what makes your favorite bread rise? For thousands of years, humans have used yeast in food and beverage production. The unique physiological properties of yeast make it useful for more than just baking bread.
and
Beyond DNA...
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Ages 14-adult, chaperone for participants under the age of 15
From microbes to mammals the central dogma of biology is DNA to RNA to Protein. In the wake of the human genome project all human genes have been sequenced. These genes are responsible for encoding proteins essential to life. A field of research that has boomed as a result is proteomics. Proteomics is the study of gene products and their function. Different organisms express different proteins reflecting changes in the gene pool, but what about organisms that are closely related? If you’re interested, come and learn about the exciting discipline of proteomics.
Saturday, December 15
Iceman
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Audience: Ages 10-13, with chaperone
In September of 2001, a body was discovered protruding from the ice near Hauslabjoch in the Ötzal Alps. Our journey begins as we examine the story of the “Iceman,” one of the most exciting discoveries of the 20th century. Who is the Iceman? Where does he come from? How did he die? How is he related to us? We will discuss some of the mysteries that surround him and try to answer them by studying the evidence and by using bioinformatics for DNA comparison.
The Buzz on Bees!
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Ages 14-adult, chaperone for participants under the age of 15
Explore the fascinating life of the honey bee! Although scary to some, the honey bee is an interesting and integral part of the agricultural industry, vastly contributing to the commercial pollination of crops and honey production. Sadly, their numbers are on a steep decline. Learn about the unique behaviors of this elegant species and how current research is explaining their mysterious disappearances.
Friday, October 12, 2007
Awards Breakfast
LIFWG Annual Awards Breakfast
The annual and highly attended Women Achievers Against the Odds Breakfast Fundraiser is held each November. At the Nov.7 breakfast, the Long Island Fund for Women and Girls invite and honor special Long Island women who we feel have achieved against the odds professionally and/or personally, as well as girls who have excelled in educational areas such as the Sciences, Sports, Performing Arts or Technology.
In addition, the group highlights and present this year's Recipients of our Grants Program. Our program also introduces this year's Commemorative Tribute to Women Journal.
For additional information or assistance please call 516.396.9857 or email
The annual and highly attended Women Achievers Against the Odds Breakfast Fundraiser is held each November. At the Nov.7 breakfast, the Long Island Fund for Women and Girls invite and honor special Long Island women who we feel have achieved against the odds professionally and/or personally, as well as girls who have excelled in educational areas such as the Sciences, Sports, Performing Arts or Technology.
In addition, the group highlights and present this year's Recipients of our Grants Program. Our program also introduces this year's Commemorative Tribute to Women Journal.
For additional information or assistance please call 516.396.9857 or email
Action on the Environment
It's Blog Action Day Monday--check this out. Oh, yeah--congratulations to Al Gore. Peace starts with having enough food, water and decent living space.
Beating Up on a Kid
A Washington Post columnist takes on the attacks on the boy who stood up for S-CHIP.
Meanies And Hypocrites
By E. J. Dionne Jr.
Friday, October 12, 2007; Page A17
Conservatives claim to be in favor of stable families, small businesses, hard work, private schools, investment and homeownership. So why in the world are so many on the right attacking the family of Graeme Frost?
Frost is the 12-year-old from Baltimore who delivered the Democrats' reply to a radio address by President Bush in September. The seventh-grader pleaded -- in vain, it turned out -- that the president not veto Congress's $35 billion expansion of the children's health care program known as SCHIP. A car crash in December 2004 left two of Halsey and Bonnie Frost's children comatose, Graeme with a brain stem injury and Gemma, his sister, with a cranial fracture.
The kids were treated, thanks to SCHIP. The Frosts spoke out so the public would know that real people lie behind the acronym.
Their reward was to be trashed on right-wing blogs and talk radio as if they were multimillionaires ripping off the system. The assault on the Frosts apparently began on the Free Republic Web site and quickly spread to National Review Online, Power Line and Michelle Malkin's blog, as well as Rush Limbaugh's radio show.
Meanies And Hypocrites
By E. J. Dionne Jr.
Friday, October 12, 2007; Page A17
Conservatives claim to be in favor of stable families, small businesses, hard work, private schools, investment and homeownership. So why in the world are so many on the right attacking the family of Graeme Frost?
Frost is the 12-year-old from Baltimore who delivered the Democrats' reply to a radio address by President Bush in September. The seventh-grader pleaded -- in vain, it turned out -- that the president not veto Congress's $35 billion expansion of the children's health care program known as SCHIP. A car crash in December 2004 left two of Halsey and Bonnie Frost's children comatose, Graeme with a brain stem injury and Gemma, his sister, with a cranial fracture.
The kids were treated, thanks to SCHIP. The Frosts spoke out so the public would know that real people lie behind the acronym.
Their reward was to be trashed on right-wing blogs and talk radio as if they were multimillionaires ripping off the system. The assault on the Frosts apparently began on the Free Republic Web site and quickly spread to National Review Online, Power Line and Michelle Malkin's blog, as well as Rush Limbaugh's radio show.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Overbooked!
Soccer tonight and band rehearsal; football game performance tomorrow; soccer, book sale, home band show Saturday; another band show Sunday. What is wrong with this schedule?
Monday, October 8, 2007
Helping the Little Critters
My friend over at Grey and Red discusses how to properly care for squirrels. Her advice on how to distract them from taking up residence in the attic is especially wise.
How can we care for them? Can we care for them without drawing an army of them to our property?: Is this a project for a Girl Scout troop or some other service organization?
It isn't all that hard to care for squirrels in the wild, particularly because most of them are self-sufficient and, for the most part, they don't really need us. But it's nice to help, where we can.
A good project (yes, for the Scouts or any other community groups) would be to build squirrel nest-boxes. These are rectangular-shaped wooden boxes that can be hung securely in the trees, providing squirrels with extra warmth and shelter particularly during the winter months.
Nest-box patterns can be found online, including this very good one.
The squirrel entry hole should be on the side, as noted.
Shelter is a big deal and a fine way to care for squirrels because building these boxes means they won't take up residence in someone's attic. Squirrels would rather live in the trees, anyway.
Setting up squirrel feeding stations doesn't hurt either. Platform feeders are nice (although be careful here, you could end up attracting pigeons, rats and feral cats too). Better to skip the feeding stations and instead plant shrubs and care for trees that provide squirrels with leaves, berries and other natural foods.
One final thought: If you find a baby squirrel you should always first try to reunite the baby with its mother (making sure to keep the baby warm and wrapped and out of harm's way if it is an eyes-closed, hairless baby that cannot control its own body temperature). If the baby's mom cannot be found, it is important to find a wildlife rehabilitator as soon as possible; by no means attempt to feed the little one, you can do more harm than good by feeding the wrong thing, or feeding improperly and aspirating the squirrel too.
Baby squirrels are born as early in the year, here in New York, as late February (for the spring season) and sometimes, in the fall, as late as October.
How can we care for them? Can we care for them without drawing an army of them to our property?: Is this a project for a Girl Scout troop or some other service organization?
It isn't all that hard to care for squirrels in the wild, particularly because most of them are self-sufficient and, for the most part, they don't really need us. But it's nice to help, where we can.
A good project (yes, for the Scouts or any other community groups) would be to build squirrel nest-boxes. These are rectangular-shaped wooden boxes that can be hung securely in the trees, providing squirrels with extra warmth and shelter particularly during the winter months.
Nest-box patterns can be found online, including this very good one.
The squirrel entry hole should be on the side, as noted.
Shelter is a big deal and a fine way to care for squirrels because building these boxes means they won't take up residence in someone's attic. Squirrels would rather live in the trees, anyway.
Setting up squirrel feeding stations doesn't hurt either. Platform feeders are nice (although be careful here, you could end up attracting pigeons, rats and feral cats too). Better to skip the feeding stations and instead plant shrubs and care for trees that provide squirrels with leaves, berries and other natural foods.
One final thought: If you find a baby squirrel you should always first try to reunite the baby with its mother (making sure to keep the baby warm and wrapped and out of harm's way if it is an eyes-closed, hairless baby that cannot control its own body temperature). If the baby's mom cannot be found, it is important to find a wildlife rehabilitator as soon as possible; by no means attempt to feed the little one, you can do more harm than good by feeding the wrong thing, or feeding improperly and aspirating the squirrel too.
Baby squirrels are born as early in the year, here in New York, as late February (for the spring season) and sometimes, in the fall, as late as October.
Demonstration at the Hatchery
Hatchery Trout Eggstripping, Annual Fall Event
Egg Stripping Demonstrations, Presented by the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium October 20, 21 27, 28th 1:00 PM & 3:00 PM
Cold Spring Harbor
Learn about trout reproduction. Observe the process of egg and milt stripping from live trout
Free with general admission fee
516-692-6768
Egg Stripping Demonstrations, Presented by the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium October 20, 21 27, 28th 1:00 PM & 3:00 PM
Cold Spring Harbor
Learn about trout reproduction. Observe the process of egg and milt stripping from live trout
Free with general admission fee
516-692-6768
On the Road Again
We're halfway through the field band competitions. No one's killed anyone yet. The band did well but ended up penalized for length of performance. It'll be interesting to see how that turns out.
The buses coming back from upstate Arlington took a wrong turn at the Tappan Zee, adding about 90 minutes to the return trip. No one was happy with that.
So today was a big nap day. So much for Christopher Columbus!
The buses coming back from upstate Arlington took a wrong turn at the Tappan Zee, adding about 90 minutes to the return trip. No one was happy with that.
So today was a big nap day. So much for Christopher Columbus!
Pregnant and a Target
There's a good blog on the issue of pregnancy, moms and the inclination of others to try to tell moms-to-be what to do. It's definitely worth a read.
Should pregnant women ...?
by Natasha Chart, Sun Oct 07, 2007 at 10:58:50 PM EST
Should Pregnant Women Eat More Seafood?
So asks a headline in the New York Times, but some similar question is always a perennial favorite. Should pregnant women eat more, eat less, eat something else, have maybe a drink a day as the British do or none as American society would have it, do some kind of exercise or another, lift anything, do too many stairs, or yadda, yadda, yadda.
A woman gets pregnant and she stops being an individual adult in many people's eyes.
Newsday had a similiarly informative piece on the rude and sometimes bizarre questions strangers ask of pregnant women.
Should pregnant women ...?
by Natasha Chart, Sun Oct 07, 2007 at 10:58:50 PM EST
Should Pregnant Women Eat More Seafood?
So asks a headline in the New York Times, but some similar question is always a perennial favorite. Should pregnant women eat more, eat less, eat something else, have maybe a drink a day as the British do or none as American society would have it, do some kind of exercise or another, lift anything, do too many stairs, or yadda, yadda, yadda.
A woman gets pregnant and she stops being an individual adult in many people's eyes.
Newsday had a similiarly informative piece on the rude and sometimes bizarre questions strangers ask of pregnant women.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Friday, October 5, 2007
Whitman Open House
There's a community open house at Walt Whitman High School from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The marching band will be practicing and performing on the football field.
Various clubs and organizations will be on site to hand out material.
The marching band will be practicing and performing on the football field.
Various clubs and organizations will be on site to hand out material.
YMCA Limits on Sunday
Huntington YMCA Limited Hours on Sunday
Huntington YMCA and Parking Lot will be open for recreational use only from 7 to 9 a.m. to accommodate the Huntington Columbus Day Parade.
Huntington YMCA and Parking Lot will be open for recreational use only from 7 to 9 a.m. to accommodate the Huntington Columbus Day Parade.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Band Shows
Don't forget: Walt Whitman and Huntington High are having their home band shows Oct.13-14. If you've never been to a competitive band show, now's your chance. Details are coming.
Squirrels 3, Me 0
It was such a beautiful day yesterday. I cleaned up the yard, removing about a half a trash can worth of yard detritus, mostly those annoying acorns. There's still enough acorns to feed an army of critters. Having read something about blood meal keeping squirrels away from buried bulbs, I planted six tulip bulbs, covering them carefully. I went out early this morning and discovered three bulbs on top of the dirt; the other three are gone.
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