The Maroon Vol. 2… No. 100 Thursday, December 22, 2022
“Bringing us all to a place we don't want to lose."
Observer: RHSAA Leaders
Macky’s New York: Rainy Night
William Peay: Tales From The Wood…
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame: Made For & Inspired By RHS Alumni
RHS Tired Teens: Later School Start Times
M + A NYC: Mighty Are We As One
James Stroker: Hope Coach
Jim Schoneman: Rock Hound
Jeff Meyers: News From Vermont
Kathy & Ross Petras: You’re Saying It Wrong
Observer
RHSAA Leaders
Today I called the Ridgewood High School Alumni Association (RHSAA) a “Dumpster Fire.” I made this inflamatory post on Facebook today hoping to solicit a comment from the Ridgewood High School Alumni Association. I was frustrated by their lack of action in correcting errors to their website’s half-hearted depiction of the Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame. For over two years my suggestions have never been acknowledged nor the errors fixed.
It was with this background and my passion for history that two years ago I created an online home for the RHS Hall of Fame. The RHS Athletic Hall of Fame honorees deserve our praise for their dedication and the Tradition of Excellence they represent. They don’t deserve the disrespect being shown to them by the RHSAA.
I took down my post after a couple of hours. The interim President of the RHSAA did respond and accused me of throwing rocks at a “great group of volunteers.” She also wished that I would ceases and desist with my venom filled complaints. I politely replied that my support for the RHSAA is long standing and that I have done my part to promote their many accomplishments.
In her haughty reply the interim RHSAA President did not offer one word of apology to the RHS Atheltic Hall of Fame alumni. Not one word of when the errors would be rectified, except to say that they had hired a new company to work on their website.
I have offered my remote assistance in the past and been ignored; the offer is still good. I also would be willing to become a member of the board. Though I don’t expect any offers to join. Dumpster fires are never easy to extinguish.
Macky’s New York
Matthew Cortellesi Photography
December 15, 2022 - Greenwich Village
Rainy Night
A view on a rainy night from the left side window on the uptown M55
I think the title says it all.
Shot on 6th Avenue at 12th street looking west.
Time 10pm
William Peay
Tales From The Wood…
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame
Made For & Inspired By RHS Alumni
Digital Printing for the RHS Hall of Fame provided by Tim Boucher, RHS 1988
RHS Tired Teens
Later School Start Times
M + A NYC
Mighty Are We As One
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James Stroker
Hope Coach
Jim Schoneman
Rock Hound
-The Snowblowin' Blues-
There's trouble on the street tonight
That snow it's startin' to fall
The 2 wheel drives and Priuses
Have slowed down to a crawl
Now the interstate is messy
There’s cars down in the ditch
And the juvenile delinquents
Are learning how to skitch
The farmers and the ranchers
Are callin’ in the cows
But the townships and the counties
Are sendin’ out the plows
But me, I got a driveway
500 feet of fun
And all I do is worry
If my snowblower will run
Got an 8 horse Briggs & Stratton
Blows a 26 inch path
With a 30 foot wide driveway
Well, you can do the math
So I put on flannel clothing
Wool socks, I got a pair
But my boots were left outside last night
They’re still too cold to wear
I just got no motivation
To do this sorry chore
But a man must have his places
And mine is out the door
Those glaciers, they all melted
10,000 years ago
But the climate it's a changin'
And now they're startin' to grow
'Cause I got one in my driveway
That wasn't there before
It’s the twelfth one of the season
My arms are getting sore
I’m ready to get started
Push the primer, set the choke
Spray some ether in the intake
Set the throttle, pull the rope
There’s oil on the dipstick
But it’s thick and black as tar
‘Cause I haven’t changed the oil since
‘Bout 1984
The tires, they’re deflated
They're looking pretty slim
If I'm lucky they'll keep rollin'
And not go fallin' off the rim
Now I'm really goin'
I'm really in the groove
That snow it is a flying
And my manship I will prove
But then the snow stops blowin'
There's no more snowblown fog
A quick inspection tells me
The auger chute is clogged
I took off both my mittens
A quick clean out will repair
When a little voice too late implored
Don’t stick your hands in there!
Took a quick trip to the clinic
They patched me up just fine
Sure glad I'm wearing mittens
'Cause now my fingers number nine
So if you're feeling angry
About having to blow snow
Just put yourself in my boots
And blow six days in a row
Now people won't you understand
Oh people can't you see
That snow just keeps on blowin'
Keeps blowin' you and me
That's right, I'm going crazy
That certainly is true
"Cause I got myself a bad case
Of them ol' snowblowing blues
Some years have quickly passed
Since this silly yarn was penned
And now the bones are tired
The joints, they just won’t bend
But that snow it keeps a fallin’
Fallin’ faster than the DOW
So I’ve made a smart decision
I’m buyin’ me a plow
Jeff Meyers
News From Vermont
I've been making this for...about 5 years...almost done, but I have no idea what it sounds like yet!!
Kathy & Ross Petras
You’re Saying It Wrong
We have decided that Churro has a classical Greek nose -- the kind that pops up on vases and such.
That Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means: The 150 Most Commonly Misused Words and Their Tangled Histories by Kathy and Ross Petras, RHS 1976 & RHS 1974