The Maroon Vol. 2… No. 86 Thursday, November 3, 2022
“Bringing us all to a place we don't want to lose."
Observer: Conceptions Of Friendship
Macky’s New York: The Shifflle and Shuffle
William Peay: Tales From The Wood…
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame: 2022 Inductees Banquet is November 5, 2022
RHS Tired Teens: Later School Start Times
M + A NYC: Mighty Are We As One
In Memory Of Our Classmates & Teachers: Photographs & Memories
James Stroker: Hope Coach
Jim Schoneman: Rock Hound
Siobhan Crann Winograd: Around The Village
Kathy & Ross Petras: You’re Saying It Wrong
Observer
Conceptions Of Friendship
Why do conceptions of friendship vary? If this sounds like the sort of theme you were challenged to write about at college, then you are correct. I’ve long forgotten what I wrote but the question lingers in my mind because it is a good one.
If I were trying to answer this question today in 5 double-space pages like I tried over 40 years ago, I’d begin with the idea we all begin as strangers to one another. Then we might grow to become acquaintances, and maybe finally friends.
If we are ever to have any friends we must overcome our fear of strangers. I understand that from our earliest school days we are all told not to accept candy from strangers. Fine.
Though what do we tell our young ones about making friends if we are essentially telling them to fear strangers? Are we trying to empower children to make safe and smart decisions, or scar them for life? Here is an anonymous answer:
“We miss a lot by being afraid of strangers. Talking to strangers – under the right conditions – is good for us, good for our neighborhoods, our towns and cities, our nations, and our world. Talking to strangers can teach you things, deepen you, make you a better citizen, a better thinker, and a better person. It's a good way to live. But it's more than that. In a rapidly changing, infinitely complex, furiously polarised world, it's a way to survive.”
Macky’s New York
Matthew Cortellesi Photography
October 24, 2022 - Midtown
The Shifflle and Shuffle
Went to lunch with my brother and when i realized he wasn't gonna buy me my annual birthday lunch...I took this as I fell into the puddle on 52nd street.
Looking east
Time 1pm
William Peay
Tales From The Wood…
The Village Green
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame
Visit The RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame
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
Shop home décor and wearable accessories at www.mplusanyc.com
In Memory Of Our Classmates & Teachers
Photographs & Memories
In Memory Of Our RHS Classmates
James Stroker
Hope Coach
Jim Schoneman
Rock Hound
Sunset at the Big Eddy last night, looking upstream towards downtown Merrill. The water is very low.
Siobhan Crann Winograd
Around The Village
Kathy & Ross Petras
You’re Saying It Wrong
complementary / complimentary
“If you’re competing for the title of ‘Favorite Child’ this Mother’s Day, score major brownie points by bringing Mom to Hooters for complementary meal.” —RESTAURANTNEWS.COM
There’s something wrong here. No, we don’t mean that you won’t become Mom’s favorite by taking her to Hooters (although wehave our doubts). We mean the meal, which isn’t complementary but complimentary.
That Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means: The 150 Most Commonly Misused Words and Their Tangled Histories
Ross & Kathy’s podcast: