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Thursday, October 23, 2014
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Proud Lady of the Trash Cans
Do you remember as a kid taking all the empty soda bottles back to the corner store to collect the deposit refunds? That was my candy money.
Rain or shine this Chinese lady for over 20 years has been coming to our building collecting all the bottles she could find. She inspired me to write this poem. This woman earned my respect, she works very hard and I think we can all learn a lesson from her.
Rain or shine this Chinese lady for over 20 years has been coming to our building collecting all the bottles she could find. She inspired me to write this poem. This woman earned my respect, she works very hard and I think we can all learn a lesson from her.
Proud Lady
by Joan Reese
Asian Lady of many years
Rummages East Village
Tenement trash for bottles and cans.
Yellow rubber gloved,
She wipes containers clean.
Garbage bags she fills
To cash her find
For nickels and dimes.
Asian Lady of many years
Hears building super holler,
"Move your cart."
She slowly departs.
Asian Lady of many years
I offer her a silver dollar.
Proud Lady gently fans my hand away.
Friday, October 10, 2014
Chuang Yen Monastery- Mahayana Temple Retreat
Visited two beautiful Buddhist Monasteries in the Catskill Mountains, New York.
The trees were wearing fall colors. Chuang Yen Monastery is in Putnam County. The exterior design of the buildings is in the architectural style of Tang Dynasty. The Kuan-yan Hall was designed by the world famous architect I.M. Pei. The Kuan-Yin statue is the world's largest fine colored porcelain statue. Other sites include the thousand Locus Memorial Terrace, Yin-Kuang Hall and more. They offer workshops in Buddhism.
The grounds are beautiful and have scenic places such as the bridge of longevity, the lake of setting free, the Buddhist hall, and Guanyin Hall.
You can stay overnight for a retreat and eat from their garden vegetarian food.
http://en.mahayana.us/?page_id=13
Friday, October 3, 2014
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's homes in Hyde Park, New York
After watching Ken Burns documentary on Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt; I had a burning desire to see their actual homes in Hyde Park, New York. They were amazing human beings and Americans. I learned a lot by visiting the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. They had several video slideshows that showed actual footage of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt speaking. They showed photographs from the great depression. Roosevelt was also widely beloved for his role in repealing Prohibition. The rapid expansion of government programs that occurred during Roosevelt's term redefined the role of the government in the United States, and Roosevelt's advocacy of government social programs was instrumental in redefining liberalism for coming generations.
Franklin D. Roosevelt( 1882-1945) Family Home www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu http://www.biography.com/people/franklin-d-roosevelt-9463381#synopsis
Eleanor Roosevelt's home http://www.nps.gov/elro/index.htm
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt( October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American politician. She was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, holding the post from March 1933 to April 1945 during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office. President Harry S. Truman later called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human rights achievements. Eleanor became one of the only voices in the Roosevelt White House insisting that benefits be equally extended to Americans of all races.
Franklin D. Roosevelt( 1882-1945) Family Home www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu http://www.biography.com/people/franklin-d-roosevelt-9463381#synopsis
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