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PHOTO North Salem has a Super
COURTESY Bowl connection, as Los An-
OF THE LOS geles Rams equipment director
ANGELES Brendan Burger is also a NSHS
RAMS/NFL alum! Read his story on page
6 of our special Hudson Valley

FEQOURISPUPECDCESSLivinginsertinthisweek’sissue.
Turf project officially underway Snow problem?

BY WHIT ANDERSON  Education Department ap- many of the trees on the prem- District considers remote learning solution
STAFF WRITER proved the project, bidding ises, starting on Feb.  14. is
proceeded in December, and step must be completed before BY CAROL REIF the Pequenakonck Elementary
Nearly two years after the ini- the nal hirings were made last March 31 to avoid interference STAFF WRITER School has used up its allotment
tial planning, construction for a month.  with the nesting of bats at that of snow days and the district’s
new turf eld on the North Sa- time.   It’s only February. other schools aren’t far behind?
lem high school/middle school “In our meeting this past Jan- And if the famed furry fore-
campus will o cially begin this uary, we were able to give the ap- After the tree removal, opera- caster, Punxsutawney Phil, is When forced to make up for
month.   proval of hiring the contractors,” tions will shut down for a brief right, there will be at six more lost classroom time, the school
said Board of Education trustee period to let the ground defrost.  weeks of winter. Last Friday’s ice district’s usual practice has been
e proposition for the $6.9 Andrew Brown. “Having been storm shut down North Salem to start swiping the days out of
million project was approved last involved with the project since “We expect the eld to fully schools and attested to the like- spring break or other vacation
May, enabling the district to se- 2004, this was a huge step.”  defrost by the beginning of lihood of more weather woes to time.
cure a bond in that amount to be April,” said Paul Tozzi, the come.
paid back over the next 17 years e school district selected construction manager for Ar- So what happens now that e pandemic has added a new
by the town’s taxpayers.   Arris Contracting Co. to over- ris. “ en we will remove the
see the operations of the project. SEE SNOW PAGE 4
Later in November, the State Its rst step will be to remove SEE TURF PAGE 6

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ROCK pants. Advance registration is re- FARM have a sixth sense. ey huddle see them.
quired by calling 914-962-6402
FROM PAGE 2 FROM PAGE 3 together to stay warm before en there are (yuck)  snakes.

or 800-532-4290. Support Con- storms arrive. is too hasn’t Ancient lore has it that they –

morning time and location. nection’s Peer Counselors are also a  miniature  porcupine, though been scienti cally proven as a and all the weasels and worms

Looking forward to seeing you available for individual counsel- the animals are also not related.) weather predictor. -- deserted Helice, Greece in

soon. ing and assistance via phone and While the groundhog-- aka Frogs, on the other hand, 373 B.C. days before a massive

RideConnect email. Call 800-532-4290, or woodchuck, whistle-pig, or might be worth paying attention earthquake struck.
submit an online request at sup- land-beaver -- is the most fa- to. e amphibians don’t drink Scientists do say that the ani-

portconnection.org mous, there are other critters water, they absorb it through mals are better at sensing the

Rideconnect has volunteers Race Amity thought to be able to predict the their skin. initial shock wave –  but  when
ready to help drive seniors to their
weather.  Squirrels  for instance. Croaking to attract mates it’s happening,  and not neces-

medical appointments and assist of Northern If their leafy nests are way, way is par for the course, but if the sarily far in advance.
with shopping. Services are free Westchester &
to seniors residing in Westchester up in trees,  it’s a sign that  the chorus gets really intense it And speaking of

winter will be – some folks be- could mean rain is on the way. scary,  wolves  are said to howl

and southern Putnam Counties. Putnam lieve  – exceptionally  nasty. If After froggies get frisky, they lay more before a storm because the
To request assistance call (914) built lower down, it might their eggs in fresh water. Hence, change in air pressure hurts their

242-7433. Anyone wishing to be mild. a good downpour can create the hypersensitive ears.

volunteer for Rideconnect may MONTHLY MEETING Cows  are said to lie down in right conditions for romance Sharks can also detect di er-

do so by emailing [email protected] Please join us for our monthly pastures when bad weather is and reproduction. ences in water and air pressure.

Virtual Support discussion as we work to advance approaching – maybe to keep at Birds  may have a built-in Maybe that’s why studies have
cross-racial and cross-cultural least one patch of grass dry be- bad weather radar, studies have shown them heading to deeper

Groups amity to impact the public dis- fore the rain descends. found. Folks have already no- waters prior to hurricanes and
course on race. Our monthly
Most likely, they’re just ticed that they y lower when tropical storms. Again, that the-

Support groups have been meetings feature speakers,screen- lounging  while chewing their a storm’s a-brewing. Scientists ory hasn’t been proven.

transitioned to virtual platforms. ings, and presentations where cud. When it’s hot, they stand to now say that birds can hear low-

Virtual groups are accessible to discussions are aimed at educat- dissipate heat over a bigger body frequency noises days in advance CREEPY CRAWLIES

women from the comfort of their ing one another on who we really surface. But they also seek the of a system’s arrival. is also Ladybugs, one of the cutest in-

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members as well as past partici- for this online event. ly barnyard buddies, sheep, also ous situations way before they ter, follow their lead.

Red and black ants kick it up

a notch – nest-building wise –

when bad weather’s on the way.

Bees and butter ies  also head

for the hills in advance of a storm.

Woolly bear caterpillars, the

2021 was a larval form of the Isabella tiger
CRAZY YEAR! moth, are the stu of weather
lore and legend too.

And they have an interesting
connection to the Hudson Valley.

Folk wisdom holds that its
distinctive bands of reddish-

brown and black can tell us just

how harsh the coming winter

will be.

When its rusty-colored band

is narrow, that means it’s time

to stock up on rewood and

long johns.  us, the wider the

brownish band, the milder it will

We can help make your taxes less crazy. be.
According to the Old Farmer’s
Almanac, the woolly bear be-
came famous after one Dr. C.H.

Curran – in an attempt to prove

the old weather rule of thumb –

traveled with his wife to Orange

County’s  Bear  Mountain State

Park in the fall of 1948 where

they snapped up as many of the

creepy-crawlies as they could.

Dr. Curran, then curator of

insects at the American Muse-

um of Natural History in New

York City, carefully noted the

average number and width of

reddish-brown bands and, after

comparing them to weather pat-

845-628-5400 terns, had a friend at  e New

York Herald Tribune  report his
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Happily
Ever
After

A dog person’s tribute to a cat

People talk about being cat and he had the typical vindictive cats. After putting him on an IV
people or dog people. cat behavior. We quickly learned overnight at the emergency vet
I won’t pussy-foot that we couldn’t leave glassware and ushing out his system, Aish
was on to Life No. 3.
around. It’s much easier to con- out, particularly wine glasses, be-
Aish then moved to Montclair,
nect with dogs. cause he would NJ, to live with us at my parents’
house after Lauren and I got
Dogs emote deliberately married. Six months later, we
rented our own place one town
and shower PUBLISHER’S knock them over, and our fur baby traveled
their owners MEMO over. Soon with us to his new home.
with love.
after we ad- After New Jersey, Aish moved
with us to an apartment in Tar-
Cats are no BRETT opted him, we rytown, where we found Aish a
di erent than FREEMAN brought him to brother. A feral stray black and
lions and tigers, the emergency white kitten needed a home, so
Aish showed him the ropes. is
except they are vet because he new cat’s personality is the op-
posite of Aish. Whereas Aish was
smaller. at’s cut himself on friendly, greeted all people and
was fearless, our new kitten was
the only reason cat people are still a fallen wine glass. a fraidy-cat, so we named him
Mayim, which means “water” in
alive. Just Google “Siegfried and On to Life No. 2. Hebrew.

Roy” if you want to understand When we got home from e two cats then moved with
us to Carmel, where they had
this fully. Cats are nice until they work each night, we’d user a laser a whole townhouse in which PHOTO: BRETT FREEMAN
to run around. But when our
aren’t. pointer to get him to run up daughter was born in 2009, Aish Aish about 4 years old, and we feared
was displeased, and let us know it for our cats’ lives after he lunged
But despite my obvious a n- and down our apartment build- by urinating on items associated traversed the woods around my at them. At one point when the
with the baby. house, and I pretty much went dog attacked the cat, they liter-
ity towards dogs, this column is ing hallway until a neighbor crazy if you ask Lauren. And ally ran in circles with all sorts
As cat owners know, once a then, out of the blue, he came of scary noises reminiscent of a
about a cat. I was 23 years old and complained to the management cat urinates on the wrong spot, back. When he walked up to scene in a Tom and Jerry cartoon.
it’s impossible to get them to our back patio, Lauren ran and
my then-girlfriend (now wife), company. stop unless 100% of the odor is hugged him and began to cry. Before our readers judge me, in
removed. at’s when we decided She later revealed that she was hindsight, I probably should have
Lauren, was 22, and we had just While we were sleeping, he to tear up the carpeting and put happier that she had her husband returned the dog immediately on
down a cherry-wood laminate. back (I literally went insane those that rst day. But instead, we put
moved in together at an apart- attacked our feet if they were 48 hours looking for him) than the cats in the basement (a n-
At one point when our daugh- she was about the cat coming ished basement with comfortable
ment in Washington, DC. sticking out of the blanket. If we ter was a baby, Aish, who was an back. furniture). We hung out with the
indoor cat, took a mini-vacation cats daily while watching TV, and
Once a week, Lauren and left kitchen cupboards open, Aish when he somehow got outside. He looked a little bit thinner they had plenty of sunlight from
For 48 hours, I handed out lost- and was very hungry. Onto Life a sliding glass door. We thought
I volunteered our time at the thought it was a great place to cat yers to my neighbors and No. 4. this arrangement was going to be
temporary – it wasn’t – but we fell
Washington Animal Rescue sleep. At one point when Lauren Fast forward several of his nine further in love with our dog. Dog
lives, and we’re at Christmas in people will understand!
League. At the shelter, we would hurt her back, Aish lay by her side 2017, when we adopted a large
dog from a local rescue organi- We lived as if the basement
take the dogs outside and give for hours. zation in Patterson. e rescue door was the Berlin Wall for
organization assured us that the
them exercise. As much as we Aish traveled with us to Chi- dog was about 1 year old and was SEE FREEMAN PAGE 13
good with other animals.
wanted to adopt a dog, our apart- cago for graduate school, where
Turns out that he was probably
ment building only allowed cats. I bought a harness for him and

So, we found one adorable, took him on small walks in our

friendly and feisty orange tabby, apartment courtyard. When I

which we were told was born in bought Lauren her favorite ower

West Virginia. While the rest of – lilies – for Valentine’s Day, and

the kittens were sleepy, the cat then came home to see that Aish

that we liked was full of energy. had eaten part of the ower, I de-

So, we took him home and we cided to Google which plants are

named him Aish (pronounced poisonous to cats (it was probably

aysh), which means “ re” in Yahoo at the time).

Hebrew. Turns out that lilies are the

Aish was hilarious from Day 1, MOST poisonous plants to

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Feedback

JUST should be taken seriously. Fun Facts by Jo Ann
JO ANN Celebrities should remember
the people who elevated their The majority of people who receive feedback say that being recognized either positively or
JO ANN status along the way. negatively motivates them. Older people appreciate feedback more than younger ones.
FRANCELLA
Believe it or not, my Halsto Medi present
At the beginning of each column on e Language
new year, I like to look of Flowers prompted many Monthl Editoria Calenda
back on the previous readers to send pictures of
year’s columns and the feed- the beautiful owers in their Supplement to January 20, 2022 WinCeter r
back I have received. gardens. I thank you for the
bouquets of color and love. NUEXPT! MARCH 10 Winter
I thank the readers who It was a di cult decision to CAMPS, Boomers & Beyond, gweetaewkeanydHaLoehpiCedhwdaeemlnlbJguoenrmdctiaiontnCur. ry.
were genuinely concerned get another pup after losing Estate -
about possible bat bites from our beloved Chocolate Lab- Holidays, Spring . p. 3
when a rogue bat made its rador, Coco in 2019. Ken and iRne2a0l 2e2statefEoxrtsraaolerdin. ar.y
way into our bedroom in the I missed the companionship, COSOMOINNG! MOATPHRERIL'S1D4AY, home . . p. 7
middle of the night. Our top the unconditional love and the Home & Garden, Real Estate ...
window had fallen down a bit, sweet kisses from a pet. Daisy, s hRoemceenstly soldBasebosoltdvefaaltmisatsilkpyir-nicfgeriper.nicde. lya.nd. p.15
allowing the bat to slide right an adorable Boston Terrier, ki areasnearby. . . . . . . p. 8-9 THEGBAIGME
in. Shortly after that we had came into our lives in July Valentine’s Daygift ideas . . . . . .
animal control come, and they 2020 and made herself right p.13
found about 500 bats living at home. Have we forgotten APiTLnHeCOHUTCRoOhRpCaYeOmEwUSRebTTAloElTrSJEdYunOaFct tLCiEouCnrHryAMEBsOtaRtDe
behind the shutters on the sec- about Coco and the other dogs
ond oor of my home. A long, that came before her? No, we Supplement to February 10, 2022
cold stream of water from our never will, and we have learned
hose was all it took to rid the that we have enough love for MAY 12 TThIhILnLneAetAteMeRRrravavAmimieeTwsws--CweweqHiqitutuhhUiipBpmPmReenEntt.N.dd.i.irDre.e.cAc.t.toNo.r.r...B. ....U....Rpp...p.Gp33..6E6R
outside of our home of bats. all our pets.  ank you for the HOME & GARDEN, BBiiggGGaammeePREDICTIONS .. .. .. pp..1122
opportunity to write about my Memorial Day Outings S-uFapveorrBitoewFloCotIbNalEl FMilmAs . . . . . . p. 14
One of my Fun Facts this wonderful pups. VALENTINE’S Gift Ideas . . . p. 21
past year was about the ingre- Many readers agreed that JUNE 9
dients in V-8 juice – carrots, Ken should absolutely enjoy SUMMER DINING & EVENTS,
celery, beets, parsley, lettuce, his sausage and peppers sand-
watercress and spinach. I wich when we visit the Feast Real Estate, Father's Day
learned through feedback that of San Gennaro each year in
there is also a low sodium Little Italy, New York. I agree JULY 14 Hudso Valle Livin
variety. too, but my food of choice for BOOMERS & BEYOND, i fille wit ...
that special day is zeppoli!
My column about seeing A friend of mine enjoyed Home & Garden • things to do with the family
Frank Sinatra in the lobby of my column about applying my
the Copacabana when I was makeup after going face-naked AUGUST 11 • great food ideas
19 and watching him have for a year and a half.  ank BACK TO SCHOOL
such a visceral reaction to you for your email Jacquie. I’m • home improvement
me being too close, really hit glad I could make you laugh. SEPTEMBER 15
home with some readers. I I wrote what I intended FALL, • interesting people
was picked up from under my to be a funny column about in your community
arms by one of his bodyguards trying to nd a Christmas Health/Nutrition/Fitness, Dining
and carried across the lobby. tree this past year, but I was
I can tell you that I never felt swiftly but nicely reminded OCTOBER 13 • great getaways
the same about him after that. that I should have looked for REAL ESTATE, Home & Garden • gift ideas
and supported my town’s local
ank you to the reader who businesses and re depart- NOVEMBER 10 and MUCH MORE!
shared that she could feel how ment. I assure you, I will do
morti ed I must have felt. An- just that during this year’s HOLIDAYS/VENUES
other reader shared her Frank holidays.
Sinatra story as well. After
spending good money on tick- ank you for your honest,
ets to see him, Frank Sinatra insightful and informative
sang only one song, ranted feedback emails. I look for-
about an article written about ward to hearing from you once
him and walked o the stage. again this year.
Fame is a responsibility that
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Our best friends

SEASONAL into his clinic or are on the house judge what pet she chooses to care years after that. I approached they scattered. She
TIDBITS or farm call roster. Many of his for, even though it did seem a bit As an adult with my own fam- laughed and told me to hide. So
patients leave with a prescription, odd and expensive. I put the pot I crouched behind her sofa and
LAURA a cast or a cone of shame.  en pie recipe back in the box. ily, my husband and I decided watched the sh come out one
CAMPAGNA there are those, that for whatever it was time for our girls to have by one.  ey swam to the side
reason do not respond to treat- e chicken and her owner got a pet of their own. We adopted of the tank to greet her and I
It is that time of year when ment and pass away, leaving the me thinking how much animals, a 3-year-old mini Dachshund swear they were using their side
love is in the air. Actually, owners and the viewers heartbro- no matter the kind, mean to us. As and named him Nathan after
love has been in the air before ken. a child I had an English Springer the famous NY hot dog. He was ns to wave hello. She continued
the Christmas items in the stores Spaniel. My family wasn’t looking a cute little man who loved to her baby babble and gave them
went on sale for 50% o . ings On a recent episode a lady for a pet, especially a dog as my snuggle under warm covers and some dried shrimp (aren’t little
all red and pink have been on the brought in her pet chicken. A pet dad has severe asthma, but this run free on any beach. He was a shrimp sea monkeys, the pets of
shelves, and it gives me a warm chicken. e chicken was losing dog found us. She came running great friend, and we all loved him the 1970’s?) and sang them a little
fuzzy feeling inside. It is more of weight, some feathers and overall on our front lawn one summer dearly. He was 15 when he died lullaby, turned o the tank light
a warm memory, than an in the just didn’t look like it wanted to and stayed for 15 years. We think in his sleep beside me. and came over to me and took
moment feeling. strut around the hen house much she was about a year old and was my hand and whispered “I love
longer. I wasn’t sure if I should cry being trained to be a hunting I have a good friend who hates my babies.” A few weeks after
On a recent snowy day, I was or nd my favorite chicken pot pie dog but was afraid of the loud all things furry. She doesn’t like that, we had a major storm that
binge-watching a show about recipe.  e vet took the chicken sounds of the guns being used dogs, cats or hamsters. She is all left power out in neighborhoods
an old mid-western vet. is guy and wrapped it in a towel and and was just left in the woods. about the scales and ns. She for weeks. Panicked, my friend
can do it all, and at his age, I am gave it a once over. He thought for We thought this because every has a huge sh tank in her living made her husband go to Home
sure he has seen it all. Animals of a moment and decided to draw July 4th she was so traumatized room that is the equivalent of Sea Depot to get a generator, not for
all shapes and sizes either come blood and run some tests. It was that she would nd the low- World. Her sh will swim with- her family, but for her sh tank.
at this moment that I thought est point in our house and just out a care in the world, but when
WOW this lady really LOVES shake.  is was before pet anxiety someone, other than my friend We all fall in love with our
her chicken and who am I to medications were a thing, and we approaches the tank they scatter own unique pets, and they fall
would ride out the reworks with behind the nearest coral or rock. I in love with us and as I think
NOTICE TO her. She had a great life with us know this to be true because I about that, I am reminded of the
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Rick Melén’s Super Sunday Primer 

MAN new to the Big Game, I’ve put and I never once heard a medical value of “taking what the defense is a line that coaches tell a player
OVERBOARD together a compendium of some professional use the phrase in a gives him,” he may shout out to inspire him to play his hardest,
of the phrases and jargon you’re diagnostic context. a di erent play just before the expend every ounce of his energy
RICK likely to hear during the broad- snap. Since there are 70,000 fans and have no regrets at the end of
MELÉN cast, and exactly what they mean: “We’re not going to speculate screaming various other things the game, other than that he did
on the extent of his injury...” is at the players, some of which are not sign a guaranteed contract.
Idon’t know if I’m ready for “We’re going to take what the sentence is followed by a period not technically true, the result-
a full-blown Super Bowl defense gives us...” is is some- of intense speculation on the ing modi cation is heard by only is is why coaches get paid
party just yet, but we’re thing coaches tell their players extent of a player’s injuries, along the two or three players nearest so much, because I would have
having a little get-together of before the game, when there is with gruesome video in slow mo- to the quarterback, and totally wasted that line on a player who
some friends that are vaccinated still some hope that the defense is tion that on any other broadcast inaudible to the rest. couldn’t nd his keys and wallet.
against Coronavirus, Smallpox, going to give them anything. Af- would garner an “R” rating.
and in fact any-sized pox. It’s ter the game has been lost 45-0, “You don’t want to miss half- Well, I hope this helps you
time to start living again, time to at the press conference the Head “We’re told that he’s undergo- time for ANY reason today...” enjoy the game. I’m going to have
go back to being frightened of the Coach can then explain that ing concussion protocols right Normally, this is a phrase that to get used to being around people
things we used to be frightened the defense gave them nothing, now...” Concussion protocols are underestimates the amount of in person again, because right now
of before the pandemic: spiders, and would not accept a personal where they ask you a series of chocolate in my refrigerator. I’m used saying mostly inap-
trigonometry and redheads. I’ve check even with two forms of questions, such as your name, the Certainly the Halftime Show propriate things while wearing
even invented a new cocktail for identi cation. date, who is the current rightful at the Super Bowl is ramped my bathrobe. If you want to use a
the occasion, it’s called a “vaccini,” President of the United States, up, with an artist of interna- face-mask during Super Bowl, go
and you make it with a dash of “He seems to be a bit shaken and they determine whether you tional renown pretending to sing a right ahead. Just be aware that if
dry vermouth, a couple ounces of up out there...” If a player is lying are su ering the after-e ects of a medley of his or her greatest hits, you use one on the football eld it
gin and a splash of Ivermectin. face down on the eld in a pool serious blow to the head, or have consisting of two or three words will result in a 15-yard penalty.
For those of you who might be of blood with all his limbs facing always been this dumb. each. ere is a lot of dancing,
to di erent compass points, the some reworks, and an aerobat Look for Rickster Melen on
announcers may describe him “He’s calling an ‘audible’ right parachuting into the stadium, Facebook! Say hello at: rlife8@
as “shaken up.”To me, “shaken now...” If the quarterback sees a sometimes on purpose. hotmail.com
up” is how you might describe a con guration that might result See “Gidget gets Hypnotized”
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FREEMAN his fur got all matted. I felt like litter box with softer litter, and He had trouble walking and one know, it was an excruciating
one of those delinquent pet placed it near where he slept. of his paws was bent weirdly, so decision.
FROM PAGE 10 owners because if you didn’t we think he had a stroke. e vet
know his health condition and We also bought something to gave him an antibiotic in the o Aish wasn’t just a cat. He was
several years. e dog was free in the fact that we were attempting raise the height of his food dish chance that all of this was due to a loving member of our fam-
the West, and the poor cats lived to brush out his fur, it was a bit so that he could eat more com- an infection. ily. He was there for the very
behind the Iron Curtain in the embarrassing. His latest shave fortably, and we picked up some beginning of my relationship
east. It was a stressful situation. was a few months ago. pain medication from the vet. On Jan. 30, Aish had zero in- with Lauren. He was there for
Now with two little kids in the terest in food, and we knew that our wedding and the birth of our
mix who behaved like President In the summer of 2020, we Unfortunately, he deteriorated was goodbye. We had been told two children. He was a ection-
Reagan at the Brandenburg moved to Connecticut, where we rapidly. When the vet weighed that starvation is the most pain- ate and gentle. He was by our
Gate, there were some scary live just a stone’s throw from the him, he had lost two pounds, and ful way to die, so we euthanized side for half our lives and the
close calls. towns covered by our newspa- a couple months before that, he him that day. As all pet owners entirety of our adult lives.
pers. My cats had been relegated was six pounds. When you pet who have chosen euthanasia
As Aish got older, he devel- to an even bigger basement – him, you could feel his skeleton. Rest in Peace, our sweet Aish.
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couple of times, we had to have carpet instead of his litter box, so
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How important is grammar on greeting cards?

Dear Dr. Linda, your readers. It’s important for par- tine’s Day cards from my grandchil- sue. How important is it that the
dren with one written mistake after punctuation on the card and the
STRONG I’m the retired English teacher ents and grandparents to hear. another. And I’m upset that my grammar and spelling be perfect?
LEARNING children let them send these cards It seems there’s a generational dif-
that emailed you last year about Mary to me with commas missing and ference of opinion. Grandparents
DR. LINDA misspellings. When I mentioned spent years in school being taught
SILBERT spelling and grammar mistakes to my son and daughter that I was how to write correctly according to
going to explain the mistakes to my the rules of that era.You can be sure
on Valentine’s Day cards from my Dear Mary, grandchildren, they were actually that when the children exchanged
angry at me and told me that I ab- valentine cards in school, there was
grandchildren. Your answer was I’d be delighted to reprint it. solutely could not do that. ey ac- a comma after a salutation, like
cused me of caring more about the “Dear Susan,” and a comma after
much appreciated by my children, Dear Dr. Linda, rules of writing than about receiv- closings like “Your friend!” Your
ing cards from my grandchildren. children’s generation likely also ex-
and I must say, by myself as well. As a retired English teacher, I’m changed valentine cards in school,
Believe me, I’m happy that they but probably weren’t as concerned
Please share my email this year with concerned when I receive Valen- are thinking of me and do appreci- about where they placed their com-
ate the cards, but I have to admit mas. You, being a retired English
NOW OPEN that I’m concerned that they’re teacher, probably checked your
going to become one of those edu- own children’s valentine’s cards to
Your Family Car Care Center! cated adults that can’t write a sen- be sure the commas were there, but
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serving the community, creating relationships, and text a lot better than I ever will children’s generation may or may
and building a remarkable company with know, but they need to be able to not be exchanging valentine cards
an amazing team of employees! write.Curious what your opinion is. in school, and most likely don’t
care about commas! ey’re prob-
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Mary someone that they’re their friend,
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grammar, and spelling. mother, I too would see the missing
commas and the spelling mistakes
Let’s rst address your children’s because I’m also from that gen-
anger that you were more con- eration. Would I mention it to my
cerned about how your grandchil- grandchildren? No.
dren wrote the cards than the fact
that they sent you the cards.If I hear If they send me a paper they were
you right, you value both.Your chil- handing into school and asked me
dren are teaching their children the to look over it for punctuation and
art of giving. Look around, you’ll spelling errors, I would be delighted
see a book a student gave you as a to help them. But a card, letter, or
holiday gift, a bracelet your sister gift, sent out of love to show that
gave you for your birthday, or a vase they’re thinking of me, is just that.
you received as a house gift from a
friend.You’ll nd cards you received Treasure the cards from your
from hundreds of people and each grandchildren and say,“ ank You!”
one is telling you that they’re think-
ing about you. Giving and receiv- Happy Valentine’s Day,
ing gifts and cards are part of our Dr. Linda
lives. ey add meaning and make
us feel good whether we’re giving or Send your questions to Linda@
receiving. stronglearning.com.

is brings up the second is-

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