Has anyone heard whether Katjana Ballantyne values that sweet goal by Chara?
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
PDS Leadership Team
Congratulations to the newly elected members of the Progressive Democrats of Somerville Leadership Team.
I'm especially impressed with the choice for Secretary: Ward 7's own Katjana Ballantyne. It's remarkable that she was able to progress from not being a member of that organization last August to becoming an officer in less than five months time. I'm sure she'll become more familiar with PDS' endorsement process now that she's Secretary.
I'm especially impressed with the choice for Secretary: Ward 7's own Katjana Ballantyne. It's remarkable that she was able to progress from not being a member of that organization last August to becoming an officer in less than five months time. I'm sure she'll become more familiar with PDS' endorsement process now that she's Secretary.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
More Help with your Trash Needs
Pop Quiz: Which one of these objects is a trash receptacle?
Believe it or not, many people get that one wrong.
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Believe it or not, many people get that one wrong.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Trash, trash everywhere
It's trash pickup day for many of us up here in Ward 7 so, as usual, there are many "urban tumbleweeds" blowing around the streets - mostly due to loose items in the cans and recycling bins. This weekly occurrence is annoying (and preventable if people would ensure that all of their trash is in bags); however, it is the more deliberate littering that really makes our city look like a dump.
The man who casually dropped his used tissue onto the sidewalk of Holland St. the other day is certainly doing his part to prevent the city from being clean.
But, it is the 'creative litterer' that always makes me wonder. You may have seen his efforts: such as the bag of dog excrement hanging from the fence (seen last week on Broadway), or the empty cup inverted and perched on the fire hydrant. Does this person think that his ability to find a surface other than the ground (or sidewalk or street) or his ability to find a geometrically similar position into which to place his trash excuses him from disposing of it properly?
In this example, the litterer needed to put his Dunkin Donuts cup through the large opening at the top of the fence in order to be rewarded by the ever-so-exciting slide of the cup to the its final resting place at the bottom. I'm sure the thrill of the cup's ride was part of the litterer's joy. Adding to that joy had to be the fun of knowing that a mere 5 parking spaces away (yes, 'parking spaces' is a legitimate unit of measure) was a trash barrel.
The man who casually dropped his used tissue onto the sidewalk of Holland St. the other day is certainly doing his part to prevent the city from being clean.
But, it is the 'creative litterer' that always makes me wonder. You may have seen his efforts: such as the bag of dog excrement hanging from the fence (seen last week on Broadway), or the empty cup inverted and perched on the fire hydrant. Does this person think that his ability to find a surface other than the ground (or sidewalk or street) or his ability to find a geometrically similar position into which to place his trash excuses him from disposing of it properly?
In this example, the litterer needed to put his Dunkin Donuts cup through the large opening at the top of the fence in order to be rewarded by the ever-so-exciting slide of the cup to the its final resting place at the bottom. I'm sure the thrill of the cup's ride was part of the litterer's joy. Adding to that joy had to be the fun of knowing that a mere 5 parking spaces away (yes, 'parking spaces' is a legitimate unit of measure) was a trash barrel.
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