The Maroon Vol. 3… No. 60
Wednesday, June 26, 2023
“Bringing us all to a place we don't want to lose."
Observer: Teach How-To Work Remotely
Macky’s New York: That One Second
William Peay: Tales From The Wood…
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame: Made For & Inspired By RHS Alumni
Project Arrow: Creating An Online Home For RHS Arrow Yearbooks
Mark Porro: A Cup Of Tea On The Commode
M + A NYC: Mighty Are We As One
In Honor Of Our Faculty: Photographs & Memories
James Stroker: Hope Coach
Jim Schoneman: Rock Hound
Siobhan Crann Winograd: Around The Village
Kathy & Ross Petras: You’re Saying It Wrong
Ridgewood Library Bolger Heritage Center: RHS Graduation Photos
Observer
Teach How-to Work Remotely
Let’s give The Internet its due respect as the “21st Century Disrupter” of everything. In much the same manner as electricity in the 20th century and long distance train travel in the 19th century, The Internet has changed the world. Plus, its societal changes are occurring much more rapidly than transformations in the 20th & 19th centuries.
A suggestion to help everyone cope with the speed of change in our society: Teach People How-To Work Remotely.
We all know this is impossible in some professions. I am referring to jobs which currently exist and allow for periods of working remotely. These are jobs where becoming ultra-competent in the machinations of online work is highly-regarded. In some cases this knowledge is expected on Day One.
Let’s not assume that because people are young that they understand computer networking and/or appreciate all the etiquette involved in civil communications. Likewise, don’t assume older individuals know nothing at all about telecommunications.
We need to teach remote working fundamentals because online work, as well as online learning, is best accomplished without the stress of worrying about whether you are reliably and safely connected to our digital world or not.
We wouldn’t ask people to work on their electrical systems so the DIY burden currently being placed on end-users is slightly ridiculous. Educating people in Internet skills is a better alternative than leaving them to fend for themselves.
Macky’s New York
Matthew Cortellesi Photography
July 24, 2023 - Montauk
That One Second
That one second
I stood and stared and for just one second it all made sense to me
Shot on Ditch Plains looking east.
Time 550am
William Peay
Tales From The Wood…
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame
Made For & Inspired By RHS Alumni
Visit the RHS Hall of Fame
Digital Printing for the RHS Hall of Fame provided by Tim Boucher, RHS 1988
Project Arrow
Creating An Online Home For RHS Arrow Yearbooks
Details To Be Available in July, 2023
Digital archiving by Michael Culver, RHS 2002, and his firm 1Row.com
Mark Porro
A Cup Of Tea On The Commode
A review by Bruce Benson, RHS 1977:
I really enjoyed A Cup of Tea on the Commode. Very good, both dealing with aging parents, and the references to familiar Ridgewood places. I got used to the commode issues with my Dad, and feel well-prepared as I go through the same with my Mom. A big “epiphany” for me was: “it does not matter if they forget what we do together; what matters is that they enjoyed it while we did it.” That helped me a lot.
M + A NYC
Mighty Are We As One
M + A is a destination devoted to art, artists, artisans and design. We are inspired by art as it relates to design: the soul, the spark that ignites beautiful ideas. We are equally as motivated by craft traditions passed down from generations.
Shop home décor and wearable accessories at www.mplusanyc.com
In Honor Of Our Faculty
Photographs & Memories
If you would like to contribute a few words about a Ridgewood Public School teacher who was memorable to you, please send it to us. If we don’t currently have a page for the teacher you want to write about, we’ll create one.
James Stroker
Hope Coach
An incredible day on Long Beach Island, NJ. Yoga on the beach at sunrise.
The corpse pose in a Yoga routine is always the most important one.
It allows us to practice the end.
It allows us to connect with what it might feel like to finish the game.
When the buzzer goes off or when the big whistle comes from the sky, will you be able to say I’m glad I did rather than I wish that I had.
Every single day we get a chance to simply validate and solidify who we want to be and what we want to give and offer to others before that gun goes off.
It seems like as I age the Maya Angelou quote is the framework to our ending:
People will never remember what you said people will never remember what you did but they will forever and ever remember how you made them feel
The power of a phone call, a text message, or a face-to-face. I love you can truly never be measured.
It gets a little stressful to live each day like it’s your last, but at least keep a little reminder in your wallet or on your steering wheel to make sure you don’t leave too much on the field.
Those who are near death give us those five regrets.
I wish I had lead a life closer to who I am rather than worrying so much about what other people wanted me to do.
I wish that I had expressed myself and said how I feel to those who I loved
I wish I hadn’t worked so hard and integrated more work life balance.
I wish I had kept in contact or made an effort to stay in touch with my old friends.
And I wish that I had allowed myself to be happier.
You don’t have to wish any of these things
Do them!
Coach Stroker
Jim Schoneman
Rock Hound
Harper picking sumac bobs to make sumac tea.
Siobhan Crann Winograd
Around The Village
Kathy & Ross Petras
You’re Saying It Wrong
Ross & Kathy’s podcast: 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.
Ridgewood Library Bolger Heritage Center
Colonial Terrace
"Colonial Terrace," which was on Highland Avenue, was built in 1902 and was the home of James W. Pearsall, whom a local newspaper called Ridgewood's first "millionaire." Pearsall made his money in the dress pattern business and sold the rights to a kind of tissue paper pattern to the Butterick Company, for either $1,000,000 or $2,000,000, depending which story you believe.
The architect for the home was Charles S. Keyser, who designed many homes in town. The house was torn down in 1974.