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Let Me Tell You…

Change Is Good, etc. They all give us a temporary sense of renewal. I all accomplishments. Remember the cosmetic guru who
gave her top salespeople a pink Cadillac? She is quoted
recently replenished my art supplies: five new tubes of
Except When It’s Bad paint and a set of new brushes. I gasped at the price, but as saying “There are three types of people: those who
they gave me a sense of starting over. I couldn’t wait to make things happen, those who watch things happen, and
By Marie Pinschmidt try them out on a new technique or subject matter. those who wonder what happened. The first needs to be
Until my early teen The mind also benefits from change. Last night, instead self-starting, initiative-taking and self-critical. Thought,
years my family lived on a of watching the news (I watch enough to know what goes planning, keen observation, quality control and production,
sizable dairy farm in Ohio. on in the world), YouTube supplied me with two hours decision making, chemistry, can be both a joy and a burden
The change of seasons was of beautiful and varied musical performances, classical to creative people.”
a way of life and people as well as many from the “old days.” I also revisited a Mario Puzo, born 1920, New York City, wrote two novels
adjusted by making plans tour of Mexico City art galleries. I went to bed and read a and sold almost none and was in serious debt. One Christmas
accordingly. Crops were couple chapters in an interesting book, the bedroom screen Eve, he had a severe gallbladder attack, in so much pain
seasonally planted to bring remained black, and I slept like a bear in hibernation. he fell into a gutter and said, “Here I am a published writer
about the best possible Time is fleeting and so are ideas. I have found that and I’m dying like a dog.” He vowed if he recovered, he’d
outcome. The first garden more than one hobby or profession is good when change devote his life to becoming rich and famous. His next book,
planting was lettuce and is needed. When I feel depleted of writing ideas, I turn to The Godfather (1969), was a huge success. In 1984, The
required a covering of a gauze-like material to protect the painting, or play the piano or learn a new song. It has been Sicilian was published, and The Last Don in l996. He said,
tender leaves from early frost. This was followed by every proven that learning one new thing improves brain function, “A lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than a thousand
vegetable you can imagine. Fruit trees, potatoes and other especially music as it involves different parts of the brain, men with guns.”
root vegetables, plus pumpkins and squash were harvested sense of touch, vision, hearing and creativity. There is I like to think that most of my readers are among those
in the fall before winter came. She canned apple butter, a concern that we are becoming “biliterate” by reading who make things happen, but if you are still watching and
green beans, corn, peaches and other fruit, and made online. The emerging danger is that we are not using the wondering what happened, you might consider changing
sauerkraut from the last of the cabbage, anything she could deep reading part of our brain and may end up losing it a few things. A cheerful outlook would be a good start.
salvage from the garden. Her cooking and preserving were completely. Also, those who read from printed books are Minor changes can often make a stark difference. It may
works of art. two and a half times less likely to develop cognitive decline be as simple as picking up a pen and paper and creating a
Wheat, corn, rye, barley and oats were grown for animal later in life. Every time we read something new, the brain plan. Any dream will do. Doing so can open doors as well
food. These crops were rotated because the fields needed a makes room to fit it in and thereby enhances our memory. as make a person more empathetic toward other people and
period of rest and renewal by introducing different grains. We might all benefit from a bit of crop rotation in our cultures.
Even fields where horses and cows consistently graze had political world, more turning of the sod you might say, for If you did or did not read my novel, Decent Deceit, you
to be maintained properly. It’s sort of like taking turns to a healthier harvest. The tried-and-true ways of living and may enjoy its sequel Saving Porterville, a midlife love
make the game more exciting. So, change is good. And doing, and even loving are being compromised and much story of a few people in a small town struggling to save the
in case you are wondering; chocolate milk does not come of the good practiced for centuries is becoming depleted, town and its people from the Fentanyl drug cartels. It was
from brown cows. no longer nourishing our sense of security. published in December and available on Amazon, etc.
Change is often good in our personal lives as well: a The artist, Georgia O’Keefe was asked about her Until next time…
new article of clothing, a different hair style (until we all success in the art world. Her reply was, “Mostly a lot of (561) 510-5006
look alike), new friends, playing a different golf course, nerve and a lot of very, very hard work.” This is true of MariePin001@comcast.net

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an at-grade partial continuous flow intersection at
the intersection of Beeline Highway and Northlake
Boulevard; adding sidewalks and bicycle lanes on
both sides of the Beeline Highway; constructing an
8-foot high privacy wall adjacent to the Steeplechase
Community along the Beeline Highway; upgrading
railroad crossings, drainage, signage, lighting,
signalization and pavement markings throughout
the project limits and upgrades to the intelligent
transportation system. Traffic impacts may include:
lane closures on the Beeline Highway, Northlake
Boulevard, Job Road and Blue Heron Boulevard (daily
and nightly); one lane of the Florida Turnpike may be
closed nightly as needed; Florida Turnpike ramps at
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Additional information about this transportation
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