The Maroon Vol. 2… No. 55 Tuesday, July 19, 2022
“Bringing us all to a place we don't want to lose."
Observer: Remote Work
Macky’s New York: The Music Man
William Peay: Tales From The Wood…
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame: Save The Date: Nov. 5th 2022
La Dolce Vita: Pasta Amatriciana Ala Cortellesi
M + A NYC: Mighty Are We As One
Jim Schoneman: Rock Hound
Siobhan Crann Winograd: Around The Village
Kathy & Ross Petras: You’re Saying It Wrong
Observer
Remote Work
Most people, young, old, and in the middle, prefer the idea of remote work to commuting to work. The problem is, how to make it work smoothly for everyone, especially for new workers to a company or the workforce in general.
Maybe the know-how needed to make remote work successful could be acquired in high school. As we are all beginning to realize, a generation of students was unceremoniously introduced to remote learning. Some students did better than others. In hindsight, the biggest failing was the lack of practice learning social cues. It is something that will take years for this cohort of remote students to catch up upon.
Maybe these recent misfortunes with remote learning can be catalogued & codified into a dicipline. What didn’t work in remote learning largely holds true for the follies we saw committed when people began remote working.
What college recruiter or employer wouldn’t like knowing in advance that a prospective student or employee understands the fundamentals of remote work? Not just the mechanics of logging into a class or meeting but the necessity for an onboarding period so their classmates & co-workers would not be just abstract online personalities. Not just knowing how to use online tools like Slack & Trello but how to organize and work with them effectively.
Here is the new idea: A job title called “Syncronizer.” It would utltimately center around the idea of coordinating the formation of new groups to tackle new remote project ideas. In much the same the that modern teams in science pull together the right researchers from around the world to co-author new papers.
Not being an educator, I can’t confidently say how to prepare such a curriculum and how it might integrate. Though a pilot program where rising Seniors would focus on initiating the incoming Freshman class might be a practical example. The Seniors, in this example, would be trained & vetted in the summer. Then scheduled & paid to be available throughout the year. They would be an authoratative source of Best Practices for elementary IT questions but also in how to work in groups in a hybrid learning environement. The fact students are back in classrooms ought not to deter them learning how to be effective online citizens and better group participants. If we can provide them with an understanding in anticipation of them joining the ever more remote worlds of higher education & work, then we will be doing the institutions they will come in contact with a huge service & and give the students a step up. Educating a generation of “Master Syncronizers” would provide critical skills at a time when they are in big demand across a wide variety of academic diciplines & professions. My two cents.
Macky’s New York
Matthew Cortellesi Photography
July 12, 2022 - Washington Square
The Music Man
Always a fun day when I get to see Alan Zavodsky @goalangonyc performaning in the park - the guy is a madman...and that's a good thing.
As the sun began to set and the crowd formed...I shot this through a mesh basket collecting money that that was in front of him.
Looking north with arch in back and a few dollar bills in front.
Time 6pm.
#ny1pic
William Peay
Tales From The Wood…
Taxi Dispatch
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame
Save The Date: November 5, 2022
Visit The RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame & Order Tickets for 2022 Inductees Banquet
Digital Printing for the RHS Hall of Fame provided by Tim Boucher, RHS 1988
La Dolce Vita
Pasta Amatriciana Ala Cortellesi
My father’s family is from the mountains in the Marche. The nearest large city is known for a very simple sauce that is built around pancetta, lean bacon, or the less common guanciale. I far prefer the version with pancetta and tonight we had enough to build a glorious evening.
Recipe:
A large glug of EVO
1 small chili pepper or more, seeded
About 1 cup of diced lean salt pork, guanciale(pig jowl), pancetta or even bacon
3 cups peeled plum tomatoes, crushed
salt
Heat EVO in large frying pan and add the pepper and pancetta
Remove pepper if it starts to burn
When pancetta is translucent add the crushed tomatoes, lower heat and cook until reduced and darker in color - 20 to 25 minutes. Optionally, before the pancetta, you can add a thinly sliced onion and sauté until translucent. I frequently throw in a few anchovies.
Add salt to taste
Grated cheese and black pepper
Good with all pastas but excellent with perciatelli or bucatini
M + A NYC
Mighty Are We As One
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Jim Schoneman
Rock Hound
NW corner of Center Rd and Range Line Rd, Town of Pine River, Wisconsin. Taken from Center Rd, looking north.
Siobhan Crann Winograd
Around The Village
For those who have been diligently attempting to follow the Ridgewood Master Plan, looks like Next Tuesday, July 19th, is a big milestone date. Meeting is 100% in person, no remote access.
Here's the agenda https://www.ridgewoodnj.net/.../4019-20220719-planning....
Kathy & Ross Petras
You’re Saying It Wrong
From KMUW Studios, You're Saying It Wrong is a podcast that looks at what we get wrong—and what we sometimes get right—when it comes to this English language. Hosted by KMUW's Fletcher Powell, each episode features a conversation with Kathy Petras and Ross Petras, the sister and brother who wrote the book on it. Literally. "You're Saying It Wrong: A Pronunciation Guide to the 150 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words and Their Tangled Histories of Misuse" is by Kathryn Petras (RHS 1976) and Ross Petras (RHS 1974).