Mark Twain once said that there were three kinds of lies: Lies, more lies and statistics.
Our new President is an outright liar. He doesn’t remember what he Tweets or says on camera. He twists facts and has a bunch of paid mouths that continue to lie for him.
People lie but President does so in such a grand scale that only a fan without scruples could believe. And, that’s the scary part. We teach children to tell the truth but what message is our President sending to our youth?
Rain gardens or bioretention spaces are a good and inexpensive way of alleviating flooding issues caused by run-off or heavy down pours.
“Bioretention is a process in which contaminants and sedimentation are removed from storm water runoff. Storm water is collected into the treatment area which consists of a grass buffer strip, sand bed, ponding area, organic layer or mulch layer, planting soil, and plants (Wikipedia definition).”
Rain gardens are more complex than a regular garden or an area with plantings. They involve the layering of different materials below the surface with the careful selection of plantings on the top. The center is depressed to move water into the ponding area. There are many designs and many can be viewed online.
These gardens can be built on abandoned spots or small areas where there is a need to redirect pooling from run-off . Storm drains on the surface often get clogged or backed up during heavy downpours causing water to accumulate on roadways.
Rain gardens are aesthetic as well as efficient. They stop fertilizers and other pollutants from entering our waterways.
There are other low impact “green” ways of dealing with storm water such as green roofs, detention ponds, swales and bioswales, permeable pavements, infiltration galleries and rainwater harvesting.
In memory of my father Paul Harrison (1920-2013), my mother celebrates my father’s birthday each June at NEJC. Paul was born on June 14 on our country’s flag day. She made a collage last June (pictured on the left). We visit him in Valhalla (Sharon Gardens) each year. He died Sept 11, 2013 at the age of 93, was a WWII Vet and worked for the US Post Office.
He married at age 29 (8/211949) for life to Harriet Harrison (born 6/29/1931) (when she was 18) who at 86 still lives in their forever home in Yonkers, NY. Paul & Harriet had three children: Irene (3/20/1952), Sandra (4/10/1954) and Leonard (5/20/1958). Kimberly Harrison (8/15/1988) is their grandchild.
Paul’s parents Rita (Vita) Bosloff (alternative names:Boslow or Boslov) and Sam Harrison were born in Russia but they met in US where they had three children: Ray, Paul and Renee. My father was born in Manhattan, NY.
Sam Harrison who died during WWII had a brother Louie who married Sonia and they had a son named Paul. Rifka was their mother who did come to America and lived with them. Paul Harrison, my father’s first cousin was discovered by my brother who told my Dad that he wasn’t the only Paul Harrison then living in Yonkers. Cousin Paul was living in Yonkers with his wife Barbara (formerly Goldstein) and two children Mark and Leslie. Some ancestor might have had a similar first name for which both cousins were named after but who knows? The two Pauls got reacquainted and even when Paul & Barbara moved to Florida my parents would visit them in the Sunshine State. Harriet and Barbara are not just FB friends but exchange e-mails. Barbara likes to send my mother jokes and interestingly my father used to collect them but stored them in a shirt pocket.
Rita Harrison was one of 8; most were living (7) in the US. Sam and Rita came from different areas of the then Russian Empire before WWI and were married in 1917 in Manhattan. Sam might have come from a village near Kiev but Rita might have come from an area near Moscow or Minsk but this is not backed up by facts. We have no clear explanation for the Harrison surname. One census had Rita’s village listed but I could not read. Could not find their records in Castle Gardens or Ellis Island Data base. Rita’s parents did come to US. Rita’s sisters Pauline, Helen and Rose; brothers Saul, Sam, Ruby and Zelig were living in US. As far as I know, our family had no contact with sister still in Russia.
Ray married Al Zwerling and had two sons, Stanley and Sheldon. Renee, the youngest, married another Paul Krasko and had two children Robert (Bobbie) and Lynn.
Harriet Harrison had one brother Joseph who married Addie. They had two children, Ira and Debra (Debbie). Samuel (Sam) Schild, Harriet’s father had three wives. Ida born in Poland (formerly Cohen, Coco or Kulka), Harriet’s mother (married in 1920) but died when Harriet was 16. Sam’s second wife had an older son but he was living in Japan as a translator. Molly was my Sam’s last wife who outlived him. She had no children and had been married before Sam. Molly outlived Sam by many years and lived in their apartment building next to Dakota in NYC. Molly was born in Russia and when we noticed a letter written by her we noticed that the “h” in Russian looked like an “h.” Could the Harrison surname have been Garrison? But, after research, I deduced that this was not any better as a reason since Garrison is not a Russian name either.
Samuel Schild (1899-1971) had 2 brothers Herman (b1891), and Rueben (b 1897). Abraham Schild their father was born in 1856 and immigrated from Austria in 1887. His wife Eva was born in 1867 in Austria. She emigrated from Austria but my notes are not clear (1882/1884). By 1920 she was widowed and remarried.
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This info is from my research and from what Harriet Harrison could remember. Paul refused to talk to me about his history but did like to listen to the tape I made in interviewing her for a Sociology paper. I interviewed Sam Schild and Molly but not sure where the paper or the tapes went. My niece used the tapes for her school project. My DNA is being tested but I have yet to get the results.
Comments:
My mother sent in comment but it did not get listed so I copied here:Harriet Harrison quote “Just in case you think your Dad’s childhood was all grime…… it wasn’t… He and his sister Ray (18 months older) spent a lot of time together with friends… They would cross the George Washington Bridge into New Jersey and hike. I think one time they were actually asked by some authorities who they were but nothing came of it………. Parents of one of the “hikers” expressed worry about their adventures but Paul’s father answered — “Don’t worry – Ray has a map””
Paper “Discontentment” was originally written in 1972 when I was in high school. I did make some corrections, put drawings in text and updated the method for showing references within the text:
Cavemen had clubs & tools; we have bombs & machines. The Chinese eat with chopsticks while Americans eat with forks. The Romans wore togas; we wear overalls and blue jeans.
Throughout time & throughout the world man differs from his contemporary according to which society he was born into. Each society creates their own individual culture. This culture is made up of everything that was or is created by its members. When a new member comes into a society by birth or by migration, he must be socialized in order to be accepted. That person must accept the norms of expected behavior, morals & emotions; and many of the customs of the society or he will find himself in a clash with his surroundings. Culture can thus effect our emotions and even the way we think. We may deny these cultural effects but they are present no matter how much we deny our conformity.
A society’s culture is reflected in the every day lives of its members. The artist of his period expresses the mood, the values, the morals and the everyday lives of the people within his environment by his creations. The caveman’s mysterious and sometimes frightening surroundings along with his outlook on life and his culture were expressed in his paintings and sculptures. Today’s man, in a more modern setting, not only expresses himself on canvass but in a wider range of mediums. The modern artist also depicts his surroundings in his works and unlike his predecessor before him, he defines his world in a new form
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Many thousands of years ago, man first appeared on earth. Then, too, a culture was forming and has been changing ever since. Prehistoric man found that by borrowing his neighbor’s invention of a spear he could be more successful in catching game. The discovery of fire widened the caveman’s world. Fire gave him warmth and when he heated his food by it, the taste was improved. These things may seem trivial but to primitive man, who had less intelligence than modern man, they were tools to his survival.
The cave artist expressed in his cave paintings his strange and harsh world. He painted a bison or deer on the wall perhaps for religious significance, but in any case a part of his everyday surroundings. There are mainly two schools of thought on why the caveman painted. One being that he drew for the love of art and the other for religious reasons.
The first school of thought explains that the caveman drew for pleasure and for no other reason than for enjoyment. Perhaps, he drew woman fat and grotesque as a sign of beauty (Drawing 1), and preferred to paint animals rather than man in a realistic almost perfect form. If this was true, the caveman painted to escape his harsh reality and needed a form of expression to do so.
Drawing 1
Man began to create forms that reproduced the reality in which he lived and expressed the dark anguish and all pervading dread that dominated his existence (Pischel, 1968, p9).
I believe that the caveman needed an escape because mere existence and his need for survival was not enough for self satisfaction. Also his world was changing and he learned new things every day. Could it not be possible that with this new knowledge being thrown at him he developed cultural pressures known as culture shock? I believe he could have and in some small way did.
Culture shock is the experience of disorientation and frustration that occurs when an individual finds himself among people who do not share his fundamental premises. Acute culture shock is most likely to be experience when expectations. about personal feelings and interactions are violated. ( Broom & Selnick, 1968, p61)
If man in this period of time painted for religious reasons, proof of this can be found in almost every painting and sculpture created by prehistoric man. Most of the cave art was found in caves far secluded from the opening, many of them in the dark and sometimes hidden Most of the caveman’s art was of animals like those he hunted and when he drew man, he was a mere stick figure or very primitive (Drawing 2). In many drawings and sculptures the shape of the animal or woman was represented as fat and grotesque. For these reasons archaeologists will point that the art of prehistoric man was religiously influenced.
Drawing 2
…as the Egyptians’ art was for the dead similarly the caveman, or no artistic skill than Egyptian priests and craftsmen responsible for our cathedrals, found thanks to belief in the magic of hunting, or reproduction, and of destruction, a social basis for practicing, developing and teaching their art. They were both artists and Magicians creating for love of art but also to increase and multiply the game they wanted to hunt fruitful, and to destroy harmful beasts (Brewil & Lantier, 1959, p177).
It has also been found that in other primitive cultures, they were universally sympathetic to magic and it can be assumed that the cavemen could have held the same beliefs.
A fat woman or bison (Drawing 3) may be significant of a pregnant female in fruitful state. Perhaps the caveman believed that by representing the female in this state, he could secure a good hunt and many children. As an artist the caveman painted his animals quite realistically but he portrayed man in a far inferior form. Even hands found on many cave paintings were malformed (Drawing 2). Again he may have done this because of superstitions and as a response to his beliefs. “Man was a far larger extent master of his fate, even if he lacked security in the face of forces of nature (Pischel, 1968, p12).
Drawing 3
The artist himself may have been a sorcerer and painted a bison and a deer deep inside his sanctuary, the cave itself, as part of a ceremony or ritual. From drawing four (Drawing 4) one could conclude that if it is not a God or the sorcerer himself could it ever have been done as a joke or for pleasure? I myself doubt the latter.
Drawing 4
If either school is right, I feel that the caveman in both cases can be considered to have been in awe of his surroundings. His constant search for food and shelter brought great pressures and through self expression he could find peace in painting.
His aspiration’s to make from nothing and from his desire to give visible form to some aspects of his confusion of mind and of the anguish that assailed him. In this sense, cave art expresses primitive man’s view of reality which surrounded him and the magical concept he had of his world. (Pischel, p10).
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It is now 1972 and our world is much different than that of prehistoric man. Our culture far more advanced than primitive man, still has not alleviated and fears of living and surviving. Our insecurity and anguish, is still present. We may have come a long way, but we are still caught up in the confusion of our surroundings.
Times are evolving far faster than they did even a score ago. Our basic culture is rapidly changing and as it does many people, including myself, may not be able to accept our modern world. I see the US as a country run by machines, taught by machines and creating machine like people. I see how the machine can destroy a once unblemished earth, scarred and hurt beyond repair. I see people indifferent to each other and a society of people who live by the ticking of the clock. Heaven help us, if the clock ever stops. We are so conditioned by our society that we have forgotten how to express our deep emotions and think for ourselves. I see myself catching Toffler’s disease “future shock” (Toffler, 1970, p10); and not accepting the materialistic money conscious society today, but being caught up in it no matter how I try to avoid it.
In the three short decades between now and the 21st century, millions of ordinary, psychologically normal people will face an abrupt collision with the future. Citizens of the world’s richest and most technologically advanced nations, many of them will find it increasingly painful to keep it increasingly painful to keep up with the incessant demand for change that characterizes our time. For them, the future will have arrived too soon. (Toffler p9).
On canvass and in other mediums, the artist portrays the materialistic, machine conscious world of today. The pop artist developed a form in which he mocks our values, morals and our day to day existence. He takes ordinary objects we confront everyday and puts them on canvass or in a sculpture. The presentations offered speak as a means of discontentment with today’s modern world. Through the artist’s eye, one can see how our minds are thinking, and how we are being affected by our culture.
Andy Warhol’s works, which are mostly silk screen prints, remind me of our machine-like world, producing Brillo boxes and Campbell soup cans in duplicate, triplicate and ad infinitum (Drawing 5). Warhol has done various prints in which he repeats the same subject, with people such as his “Elvis” (drawing 6). I feel that as a machine produces the same products many times over, we ourselves act like we are made by the same machine, talking and even living the same homogeneous lives.
Drawing 5Drawing 6
Machine like people are being stripped of our human emotions and deep feelings towards fellow man, as expressed in Carlo Carra’s painting “The Hermaphrodite Idol” (see drawing 7). The artist portrays a doll-like figure, divested of all emotion and feeling drained and brainwashed. Viewing Roy Lichtenstein’s “Woman with Flowered Hat” (Drawing 8) and can sense by the abstraction of the form, negative feelings toward the beauty of man himself. An abstract artist may be saying more in his work than just trying to be different.
Drawing 8
Our culture effects our emotions in the extent that it is alienating us from our surroundings. Two contemporary artists Edward Hopper and George Tooker express this feeling in their paintings. Hopper, by painting places rather than people, projects a sense of emptiness and silence through bold patterns of light and shadow. In “Early Sunday Morning” (see drawing 9), the street scene is deserted and one feels a sense of desolation and isolation. Tooker, through the use of people, creates an atmosphere of alienation and lack of meaning in people’s lives (see drawing 10).
Drawing 9
Drawing 10
As Americans, we live in a materialistic society. We strive for success and lots of money. We baby our cars and other possessions. Many artists have done paintings of money itself. Examples are Warhol’s “Ten Dollar Bill” (Drawing 12). The collage by Anita Siegel (Drawing 13) presents a picture of our money-based economy and how each year we faithfully pay our taxes. In the plastic head (Drawing 14) one can see how our minds are cluttered with materialism.
Drawing 11
Drawing 12Drawing 13
The ocean of man made physical objects surrounds us is set within a larger ocean of natural objects, but increasingly individual. The texture of plastic or concrete, the iridescent glisten of an automobile under a streetlight, the staggering vision of a city-scape seen from the window of a jet-these are intimate realities of his existence. Man-made things enter into and color his consciousness. Their number expanding with explosive force, both absolutely and relative to the natural environment. This will be even more true in super-industrial society than it is today (Toffler, p52).
Drawing 14
Our minds are being affected by our commercial society. Advertisements, such as billboard, hide our natural surroundings while television and other mass media probe into our minds. A sophisticated television commercials (Alka -Seltzer) produces less in sales than the inferior commercial (Charmin Bath Tissue). By thinking less our minds are conditioned to take in this poor quality media. The pop artist reflects this in his works. Bernie Kenmtz’s “Mrs. Karl’s Bread Sign” is an example (drawing 15). The huge painting of a loaf of bread is part of an actual city street, appearing like a billboard but it is only an imitation, not an advertisement. Lichtenstein using n actual newspaper advertisement as a subject of his painting “Girl and Ball” (see drawing 16).
Drawing 16
Popists hold firmly that color, form and composition (as well as subject manner) can be taken from banal or commercial objects we see all around us in the supermarket, on billboards, in the newspapers and on television. Moreover, they are determined ‘coolly’ to accept the world of advertising and mass-media and so to fashion a language of popular culture today and the mysterious, often in comprehensible world of so called fine art (Amaya, 1970).
Creativity is not encouraged for everyone. Our hobbies, such as needlepoint, is now packaged in kits, predesigned as to color and content. Warhol’s “Do It Yourself” (drawing 17) illustrates a paint by number kit, a reflection of our lack of imagination.
Drawing 17
Abstracts, such as happiness and love can be over analyzed in books and in other publications, lose its basic meaning. Lichtenstein’s analysis of Cezanne wife (drawing 18) lacks a sense of beauty when compared to an actual portrait of Cezanne’s wife (drawing 19).
Drawing 18Drawing 18
From the time man first began to draw until the present day he has left a permanent memory of his era on canvass for others to view. The true artist is free to express any mood he wishes, make a statement, message, or moral, and can even predict the future. As a critic, the artist depicts from his surrounding the ills of the world and presents then to the viewer who interprets them as he wishes.
Since the beginning of man’s existence on earth to the present time, he has always had a grievance and reason for being dissatisfied with life time, but will hope that the future will be better. Through adversity true happiness is realized. With this knowledge man should be able to improve his life and contribute betterment for his fellow man.
Drawing Notes
Picture in Peter J Ucko & Andree Rosenfeld. Palaeolithic Cave Art. p93. “Laussell Woman with Bison Horn”
Picture in Dorothy & Joseph Samachson, The First Artists, intro page.
Ucko and Rosenfeld, p162.
Brewil and Lantier, p224.
Coplans, p7. “Campbell Tomato Soup Can”
Coplans, p79. “Elvis” 1962, 82″x60″ from Leo Castelli Gallery, NY
Batterbery, p117. “The Hermaphrodite Idol” by Carlo Carra.
Lippard, p69.
Cover of Westchester Telephone Book, 1972.
Batterberry, p173. “The Waiting Room” by George Tooker.
Coplans, p36. “Dollar Bills” 1962, Myron Orlofsky, South Salem, NY.
Lippard, p157. “Ten Dollar Bill”
Ny Times Magazine 1972.
Times Magazine March29, 1972. no author known.
Lippard, p31.
Lippard. p81. Clipping from resort section of Sunday NY Times 1963
Coplans, p31.”Do It Yourself” 1962 Collection Dr K Strober, Germany.
Lippard, p95.
LIppard p95. Cezanne: Madame Cezzanne in the Grernhouse 1892-92.
Biography
Amaya, Mario. Pop Art and After. NY: Viking Press, 1965.
Batterbery, Michael. Twentieth Century Art. NY: McGraw Hill, 1969.
Peck’s Skate Shop: Skates and other items for ice and land; sharpening & repairs.
5th Dimension: Virtual Reality Arcade at 55 Court St: ww.5thdimensionvr.com
Free Stuff:
TILI Shed: used items left by those who wish to donate items (furniture, frames, children’s toys & books, housewares, sports equipment and other odds and ends) to then be available to those who wish to take them. Seasonal April to Oct. at Gedney Way Recycling Center Wed. 2-4pm and Sat 12-2.
Thrift Shops:
WP has a number of thrift shops selling vintage clothing and other collectible and non-collectible items. Many Houses of Worship have them. Many have unique hours. They also take donations.
St. Gregory THRIFT & Gift SHOPPE at 1131 North St. If you don’t see what you want, ask because they have another storage area filled with furniture.
Please note that this listing is not an endorsement of each store having only shopped in some. See the many reviews online and visit websites before shopping.
There are many varieties of birds in White Plains (WP) but the City has its share of feral pigeons, ravens, Canadian Geese (Liberty Park), seabirds, hawks and a variety of smaller types (Sparrows, Cardinals, Blue Jays). Roosting is common from the tops of buildings.
Unfortunately, people are leaving pieces of bread for the pigeons but it only attracts vermin. Supermarket bread is unhealthy containing salt, sugars and chemicals.
Small animals (skunks, squirrels, bats, raccoons, mice, rats, turtles) are common along with fish, deer, fixes and even coyotes. Only know of one bear that wandered into City and was caught on Burke’s grounds.
Wild animals have plenty of natural organic food sources but eating foods with processed human food can get them addicted to sugar. Animals will attack easy targets during the winter months or when food sources are less available. A hawk attacked a pigeon in my backyard and the fight was fierce with feathers all over the yard. Small dogs might look like small rodents to bigger animals so do not leave in backyards alone. Small children can also be at danger. Plantings in backyards can be animal proof to deter deer or other animals. Discard standing water (mosquitos & other vermin might love).
Mark Gertler the British Artist (1891-1939) is of great interest to me. Mark was born in London as the youngest child of Jewish immigrants Louis Gertler and Kate Berenbaum (known as Golda). He had 4 older siblings Deborah, Harry, Sophie and Jacob.
At an early age, Mark showed an interest on drawing. He attended the Art School Slade. His skill in draftsmanship carried into his portraits. His body of work was in oil paintings (portraits, still lives and landscapes). He was interested in post impressionism and artists like Cezanne.
Gertler was a pacifist and one of his best known work The Merry Go Round was of this theme. Impoverished and of poor health Gertler suffered from tuberculosis and mental illness. He died at his own hands at age 47; survived by his ex-wife and young son as well as his siblings.
Gertler’s personality was the basis for characters of fiction of the day. His works now hang in the London museums. London.
White Plains (WP) held its 3rd public hearing (March 5, 2018) on The Collection site plan with special permits for land between Westchester & Franklin Aves: on former Key Ford location, empty stores next to Westchester Burger & municipal lot on Franklin on April 2 but no one but developer spoke. City voted 5 to 2 in favor of the site plan. City said they would put in light for pedestrian crossing at Franklin Ave to Tibbits but Ms. Lecuna raised some issues that I had as well. Parking lot will be sold to Developer for $1 but City could lose the promised extra parking spaces to tenants in the apartments that have under the mandated parking spots because they will be residents as well as rest of Eastview area.
Who knows if they will start fencing off the property and starting demolishing structures but there was no mention as to the alternative parking area for the 150 spaces. The Developer claimed he reached out to buildings and Eastview School but I did not hear anything about this and if he contacted the owners only, residents are still in the dark.
Knowing how things have gone in the City, there is no guarantees that there is the money to go forward and no time table to know when the area will be closed off for construction. Permits will need to be secured for any work and City allowed the Urban Renewal area on Westchester Ave to ruin Franklin Ave by allowing a tower to narrow and darken the street. Nothing was said about the flooding issue on Franklin or whether cables will be put underground.
It is never too late to make your voices heard about the plan especially on the impact it will have on traffic in the area. Parking is just permit parking but we need more day spots and overnight parking for guests. Developer can not be trusted and they still don’t shovel snow on Franklin or fix up the Key Ford land on Franklin that is overgrown and full of debris.
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On Feb 5, Developer gave an updated version of site plan presented to Planning Board on Jan 2018 after Transportation Committee had major concerns. Original plan is on WP website under City Government’s Projects & Proposals but be aware there are modifications. Second hearing is set for March 5 at Common Council Meeting at 7:30pm.
Presented was a new design for project; not just for the locale but for the streets around it. Submitted a letter, photo & drawing. Abbreviated & condensed sections are posted in this blog entry. Hope to send it to Mayor/City Council before next hearing. WP Examiner published my Letter to Editor. No action by community will allow plan to go as presented. Stand up! Speak at next hearing before the Council votes or send in comments before 3/5/18 at http://www.cityofwhiteplains.com using Contact Form or e-mail Mayor/Common Council members individually with addresses online for Common Council/Mayor. Or, you can speak before the Council Meeting (Citizens To Be Heard) (but sign up to speak on any topic outside Council Chambers).
Jan 2018 The Collection Site Plan
My Design plan for The Collection Feb 5, 2018. Top view.
Feb 5, 2018
To City of White Plains:
The Collection plan is disappointing; design for Franklin Ave (Franklin) does not fit Eastview Neighborhood (Eastview) but instead sticks out higher than any other building. Not offering anything new to area. City seems to be rewarding property owners who neglect their properties; let things go downhill while chasing out their tenants.
Besides closing Franklin Municipal Lot, most likely construction will take out part of Franklin & sidewalk for duration of build; that could take over a yr (especially if construction stalls or weather gets bad). Construction will add noise, water & air pollution to area as well as construction trucks.
Doesn’t seem like Developer or City considered whether luxury apartments (with a pool) are a “good fit” with the neighborhood; all the other approved or proposed developments for WP. Developments in Harrison on I-287 West corridor (287) & proposed changes to Rt. 119 could affect traffic coming by way of 287 in the near future. Westchester Ave is often clogged with heavy traffic (buses, heavy large trucks & cars) making it hard for residents getting home to Eastview by car. Travelling by car from Armory Pl to Franklin has become more difficult. At times, it is hard for vehicles to enter Westchester Ave from Franklin and to go over to S Broadway.
Nearby major developments have drastically affected Eastview. Westchester Ave has become an expressway with the loss of parking, pedestrian crossings & traffic lights. With Stop & Shop, meter lot & eventually permit lot were lost. Vehicle/pedestrian entrance for Grocery is just not practical & a nightmare (filth in entrance area). There are few pedestrian crossings left on roadway. Only 2 parking spots came back. Key Ford left but there were tenants in the other stores till they had to leave.
City Center construction brought vermin, shopping carts & more water to lower levels. Bottle collectors transport large numbers of recyclables & go through recycle bins left out for City or on private property making a lot of noise. Their bags take over the whole sidewalk, & carts are noisy & smelly. Carts gather at bottom of Franklin and can be found on other streets.
There is little enforcement of WP ordinances in area (leaf blowing, unmaintained or damaged sidewalks, parking in crosswalks & where parking or standing is not permitted).We often have people sleeping on benches along Westchester Ave on City property & in Tibbits Park. Vagrants often just hanging out. Because cars do not stop for pedestrians in crosswalks, parking at crosswalk on Franklin was changed. Bicyclists ride on sidewalks. Twelve Westchester Ave has not cut back its bushes along sidewalks enough for people to walk by resulting in erosion damaging WP property across from Tibbits Park (Tibbits).
Pet owners using land across from Tibbits Park to toilet their animals & with the lack of rain damaged the grass have left areas with mud. One Franklin & 12 Westchester Ave have no smoking policies so area is a smoking den full of discarded cigarette butts.
Things as they are that should be taken into consideration for development of this locale:
1. Eastview & the near-by areas have multi-family Co-ops, Condos & rentals as well as a mixture of commercial properties on a hill. Forty Windsor Terrace has disabled section eight tenants (including blind man & elderly). Water runs downhill from BD & N Broadway to Mamaroneck River but water gets stuck at Amherst/Franklin intersect (between 2 storm drains).
2. School ball fields, school parking lots & track are often used by the community for sports, events & exercise. School gym is voting place for a number of districts. Campus has fencing around much of its property & borders the municipal lot. Youth Bureau (YES) is also near Franklin on Amherst & is open on Sat as well as school days. YES vans park in municipal lot.
3. Windsor at Gramercy (2003), a luxury apartment building formerly known as Clayton Park, has large leasing sign along sidewalks. Back in 2003, they could not sell units for condominium. Building must have many unoccupied units.
4. Bike lane on Main St by Eastview School has cars standing in lane before 2:30pm.Few bikes use Franklin or Windsor Terrace (because of hills) but Rt. 22 is a bike route. Other bicyclists often use sidewalks including electric ones on Westchester Ave. They go through lights even with pedestrians crossing.
5. Sidewalks on Franklin Ave across from where Windsor Terrace comes intercepts needs fixing. Four mature trees by curb on Franklin southeast side of street from front of 26-8 Franklin to former Key Ford parking lot needs protection. Other trees on Franklin are set back from street. Nine driveways with lots/garages with vehicles enter street. This is not counting former Key Ford lot & municipal lot that has two entrances.
6. Property on Windsor Terrace/Amherst was never developed though a house & parking area were removed. The 7 million dollar property has changed owners a # of times; is an unmaintained uneven dangerous property (rusted metal near sidewalk on Amherst). Sidewalks are in terrible condition & not maintained (snow removal and overgrowth). I did report problems to the City & then the state but not much has changed. Notice about criminal or sex offender posted on fencing on Windsor. Carts also gather there.
7. People with dogs need to have area on their own property for toileting. Pet owners use Tibbits Park & City property across from Tibbits Park to toilet dogs. Not everyone cleans up after their pets. One man drinks beer & smokes loitering with or without his dog and leaves the cans near wall by Franklin or on top of bushes on City Property.
8. Litter is a problem.
9. People park on Franklin avoiding meters for City Center, The Westchester & stores along S Broadway. Stores along Westchester Ave near Franklin do not have enough parking.
10. Loitering by a few with some vandalizing properties by. Pulling out plantings; damaging sprinklers.
11. Delivery area is at bottom of hill so trucks park at top of hill on Franklin & often on sidewalk.
12. Vehicles (including trucks) from Avis & Westchester Burger on Westchester Ave go across light to Bloomingdale Rd. People rarely use unmaintained entrance to Stop & Shop going in car entrance area instead. Many cars at Stop & Shop are from car dealerships. Cars can make turns on red at Paulding Ave & at Stop & Shop. Curb for right turns does not allow for smooth entry into Westchester Ave.
13. Two narrow 1 ways feed into Franklin & vehicles often do not stop as required. But vehicles stop & park on Windsor illegally blocking others. Medi drop is used by non-medi cars.
14. Cars from dealership go in & out of Franklin transferring cars from their 2 lots rarely stopping for road traffic. Shouldn’t they make a ramp inside lots to avoid Franklin.
15. Many make U-turns on Franklin & blocking driveways and crosswalk is common.
16. Speeding & loud engines are a problem.
17. Traffic is very noisy and causes pollution. Buildings have black soot on top areas. My sills have lots of dirt. Hear vehicles on 287.
18. Traffic backs up on Westchester Av where Franklin intersects. Bikers go thru lights & do not yield to traffic coming down Armory Place. Hard to see traffic approaching Franklin on Westchester Ave due to grading of land (daffodils also impede view).
19. Bike lane on Main is used to queue up by drivers at end of school day.
20. School buses park on Franklin/Amherst &Canfield taking up parking & standing where parking is not allowed. Engines need to be off when standing for long periods.
21. Cars park at intersection of Franklin/Amherst for fields.
22. Leaves & Christmas trees are left on Franklin. Superintendents blow leaves into Street (taking up parking space by 10 Franklin’s lower parking lot).
23. Stalled construction on S Kensico (BP), Esplanade & Pavilion redo. Road & sidewalk closures are horrible. Rd by Pavilion site is horrible on S Broadway.
24. Nordstrom has pick up area in a “No Stopping” area on Paulding.
Problem with plan(s):
1. Who maintains community resident permits? Residences will be able to get spots in permit spaces. Who maintains the garage area for community. Lights will be on all night.
2. Plan will affect environment by causing possible flooding on Franklin and in field. More pollution & creation of wind tunnel on Franklin. Tall building will block morning sun; could affect the trees & wildlife.
3. Planned design doesn’t fit with neighborhood by height & design. Back of building faces into Franklin without setbacks. Perpendicular multi-tier garages locks in field & street. Structure will stand out & garage will be like a barrier between rich & poor.
4. Adding more traffic to Franklin & Westchester Ave. is not good.
5. Will be hard for cars/trucks to get into Westchester Ave to go to Paulding.
6. Overpowering building not fitting into neighborhood. Glass 7 stories on top of garage dies not fit neighborhood and will reflex the light up the hill. Don’t want to see big leasing signs or name signs for building like on Canfield/Main.
7. Not good with abandoned lots on Windsor-Amherst –sidewalks unmaintained and horrible with fencing. This could happen with this project.
8. Windsor at Gramercy (luxury) not renting well. Empty units can present other issues.
9. Not enough open space; traffic makes the park experience noisy. School property is not a park & has restrictions for use.
10. Entering Franklin/Westchester Aves adds to congestion, flooding; pollution.
11. U-turns on Westchester Ave. is a bad idea.
12. Delivery areas are far from stores & backing up into traffic sets those high beep noises that are very annoying.
13. Building over entrance road needs to be high for trucks wasting space.
14. Renters often don’t care about properties so wear & tear is greater with transient population.
15. Need a way to prevent cars parking in development to avoid parking fees at mall.
16. Where are the garbage storage areas & where will sanitation trucks be picking up?
17. Pool is not yr round (could add retractable roof) & not open to community (even with a fee).
18. Delivery trucks backing into circle will make that beeping noise. Depending on someone to direct traffic is costly & unrealistic.
19. Walking pathway has school fence along end and will need lighting.
20. Traffic leaving entrance from site into Westchester Av site will be difficult when there is a lot of traffic. Going left or making U-turns onto Paulding will be a problem.
21. Parking is far from stores and people will park there to avoid fees at mall.
22. Area will still have carts, bottle people & abandoned bikes.
23. Traffic goes at above speed limits; does not obey laws allowing pedestrians their right to cross streets.
Changes to Site Plan to consider:
1. Set front of apartment on Franklin Ave back from street. Use brick face. Put garage behind & below building. Have a road in front of building on Franklin for drop off, handicap space & smaller truck deliveries. Deliveries to continue for bottom of Franklin. Public sidewalk as it is now. Entry leads to street going to garage; front of building with exit nearer to school.
2. By fence for school have open space with opening to Stop & Shop. To stop carts put in center pole & have walking pathway with surface not great for store carts.
3. Put sidewalk along one way road that goes from Franklin to Westchester Ave along car dealer property.
4. Set front of stores back from Westchester Ave with access to garage in back. Have elevator to go to top of building for outdoor food area connecting to Franklin Ave apartment outdoor area. Dumb waiters from stores to area. Open for a fee to community.
5. Have a roadway go into site that runs along the front of the stores with entrance for lofts in center. Deliveries can be on Westchester Ave along sidewalk. Have handicap space & spaces for food pickups. Put in dumb waiter or elevator from restaurants to outdoor area.
6. Retail can have back way into garage ADA compliant.
7. Allow permits for community for overnight & by the hour.
Changes to Westchester Ave to consider:
1. Make right turn lane for Franklin nearing intersection by cutting away some of bank or leveling it so cars leaving Franklin can see traffic on Westchester Ave coming from North. Shift traffic on Westchester Av in right lane for right turn lane for Franklin, Main and Lake St.
2. Put in park across from Tibbits on City land that is dog friendly but takes out smoking. Put in path that goes nearer to street so there is less of a climb and more plantings. I would pay for plantings.
3. Possibly put light for Armory Pl & Westchester Av across from where they come together. Put back two lanes going north into Westchester Av from Franklin or put in bike lane. Put right turn light across from Franklin Ave & pedestrian crossing.
4. Make exit from Avis right turn only.
Changes for Armory Place to consider:
1. Put back pedestrian walkways crossing Armory Place to Mall to slow down traffic with stop signs or stop lines.
Changes for Paulding Ave to consider:
1. Make intercept with Westchester Ave a No Turn on Red corner.
2. Cut into sidewalk for pick- up drop off area for Nordstrom entrance.
Changes to Franklin Ave to consider:
1. Make a right turn lane to enter Franklin (too of hill) either by reconfiguring lanes or cut into land there.
2. Put in traffic light for Armory Pl/Westchester Ave intercept and one for Franklin to go onto Westchester Ave.
3. Put in crosswalk (south of intercept) of Franklin Ave (north side) with Westchester Ave across to Tibbits Park.
4. If utilities are going underground make sidewalk narrower (by 6 in) on hill & smooth out grading at top.
5. Need delivery area on top of hill. Shareholders have to maintain our units & there are many deliveries.
6. Improve drainage at bottom of Franklin.
7. Repave Franklin Ave.
8. Make Franklin a No Thru Street for Trucks; No U Turns at top of hill.
9. Consider putting in metered spots with kiosk for payment at top of hill. Give residents living on street a reduction.
Change to Stop & Shop entrances to consider:
1. Open lot on S Kensico for car deliveries or any other cars parking there. Might be possible place for cars to park during construction.
2. Change entrance to Stop & Shop by putting in sidewalks on both sides of vehicle entrance. Make it a No Turn on Red sign with just two lanes of traffic for left turns & other for straight ahead and right turns.
Other changes to consider:
1. Take over unmaintained property: put in parking/housing. Or even medical offices.
2. Need enforcement of laws, nuance crimes & traffic violations/ parking
3. Shuttle buses connecting to stores & outer areas.
4. Ban bicycles overnight on sidewalks for safety sake.
5. Ban large transport of products on sidewalks for more than 2 blocks.
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My sugar is down & surprisingly lost 20 lbs. Started change in diet in middle of Dec. 2017 by eliminating bread followed by all grain products (rice; soy) while cutting down on fruit (1/2 to 1 cup).
Cutting down on carbs lowered my glucose level (5.6 to 4.9). Went off Metformin in Feb. 2018, Not watching calories as much but there are real no, no’s (fruit juice, starchy vegs (potato, corn; some squashes) & fruits like bananas). Berries are the best fruit. Salads can not be all veggies but add protein, nuts or cheese. Fruit should also be eaten with something else like nuts or cheese. Watch dairy products (look for low carb; low fat) but there are alternatives to milk (almond or coconut). Drink water, diet sodas, almond or coconut milk; coffee with artificial sweeteners. Ideally protein needs to be palm size.
My normal daily menu:
Breakfast: English Breakfast with 2 eggs, tomato, mushrooms & bacon fried up.
Lunch: Chicken breast & melted cheese. Alternative could be a salad (with protein), or yogurt.
Dinner: Salmon, steak, low fat hamburger or other protein with vegetable casserole of spinach or zucchini , ricotta, parmesan, mozzarella cheese with spices. (Veggie can be what you like). Avoid sauces made with sugar, or grains. Hit sauce is 0 calories but check labels. Spices have carbs but do use.
Snacks: Greek yogurt (low fat flavored Damon), strawberries, small apple with some pecans, lox & cheese, small hotdogs with mustard, salami with cheese)
Saw a diabetes specialist to learn to use glucose meter and she gave me Lilly lists for what to eat. I am obese and have cholesterol issues so size of portions for protein and dairy products must be made. Coconut or almond milk is better than cow milk. Soy is not always a better choice. Did research online and even tried cauliflower pizza (store bought ones have salts and sugars added) and no bread eggplant parmesan.
Started going off bread in December 2017 and then all wheat products (breads, breaded meat or vegetables, cookies; cakes) and cutting down on fresh fruit (1/2 to 1 cup daily). Any processed food had to be low carb with little or no added sugars (including honey, maple syrup and any other sugars in liquid forms).
Vegetables and fruits also have to be low-carb choices. Fruits had to be eaten with a no carb (dairy, nuts and/or protein). Potatoes and other starchy choices like corn were out. Found recipe for fries with white radish (found in Asian markets). Salads need protein or nuts. I came up with my spinach casserole.
Switched to Ketogenic diet by making no-bake cookies from recipe book that got me through sugar cravings. The recipe uses sugar substitutes; I used stevia. For yogurt, check labels to find the one with lowest carbs/sugars.
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Lying Has Become Presidential
Posted on February 27, 2018 by sandraharrison1954
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Mark Twain once said that there were three kinds of lies: Lies, more lies and statistics.
Our new President is an outright liar. He doesn’t remember what he Tweets or says on camera. He twists facts and has a bunch of paid mouths that continue to lie for him.
People lie but President does so in such a grand scale that only a fan without scruples could believe. And, that’s the scary part. We teach children to tell the truth but what message is our President sending to our youth?
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Bioretention (Rain) Gardens
Posted on February 27, 2018 by sandraharrison1954
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Rain gardens or bioretention spaces are a good and inexpensive way of alleviating flooding issues caused by run-off or heavy down pours.
“Bioretention is a process in which contaminants and sedimentation are removed from storm water runoff. Storm water is collected into the treatment area which consists of a grass buffer strip, sand bed, ponding area, organic layer or mulch layer, planting soil, and plants (Wikipedia definition).”
Rain gardens are more complex than a regular garden or an area with plantings. They involve the layering of different materials below the surface with the careful selection of plantings on the top. The center is depressed to move water into the ponding area. There are many designs and many can be viewed online.
These gardens can be built on abandoned spots or small areas where there is a need to redirect pooling from run-off . Storm drains on the surface often get clogged or backed up during heavy downpours causing water to accumulate on roadways.
Rain gardens are aesthetic as well as efficient. They stop fertilizers and other pollutants from entering our waterways.
There are other low impact “green” ways of dealing with storm water such as green roofs, detention ponds, swales and bioswales, permeable pavements, infiltration galleries and rainwater harvesting.
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Paul Harrison
Posted on February 24, 2018 by sandraharrison1954
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In memory of my father Paul Harrison (1920-2013), my mother celebrates my father’s birthday each June at NEJC. Paul was born on June 14 on our country’s flag day. She made a collage last June (pictured on the left). We visit him in Valhalla (Sharon Gardens) each year. He died Sept 11, 2013 at the age of 93, was a WWII Vet and worked for the US Post Office.
He married at age 29 (8/211949) for life to Harriet Harrison (born 6/29/1931) (when she was 18) who at 86 still lives in their forever home in Yonkers, NY. Paul & Harriet had three children: Irene (3/20/1952), Sandra (4/10/1954) and Leonard (5/20/1958). Kimberly Harrison (8/15/1988) is their grandchild.
Paul’s parents Rita (Vita) Bosloff (alternative names:Boslow or Boslov) and Sam Harrison were born in Russia but they met in US where they had three children: Ray, Paul and Renee. My father was born in Manhattan, NY.
Sam Harrison who died during WWII had a brother Louie who married Sonia and they had a son named Paul. Rifka was their mother who did come to America and lived with them. Paul Harrison, my father’s first cousin was discovered by my brother who told my Dad that he wasn’t the only Paul Harrison then living in Yonkers. Cousin Paul was living in Yonkers with his wife Barbara (formerly Goldstein) and two children Mark and Leslie. Some ancestor might have had a similar first name for which both cousins were named after but who knows? The two Pauls got reacquainted and even when Paul & Barbara moved to Florida my parents would visit them in the Sunshine State. Harriet and Barbara are not just FB friends but exchange e-mails. Barbara likes to send my mother jokes and interestingly my father used to collect them but stored them in a shirt pocket.
Rita Harrison was one of 8; most were living (7) in the US. Sam and Rita came from different areas of the then Russian Empire before WWI and were married in 1917 in Manhattan. Sam might have come from a village near Kiev but Rita might have come from an area near Moscow or Minsk but this is not backed up by facts. We have no clear explanation for the Harrison surname. One census had Rita’s village listed but I could not read. Could not find their records in Castle Gardens or Ellis Island Data base. Rita’s parents did come to US. Rita’s sisters Pauline, Helen and Rose; brothers Saul, Sam, Ruby and Zelig were living in US. As far as I know, our family had no contact with sister still in Russia.
Ray married Al Zwerling and had two sons, Stanley and Sheldon. Renee, the youngest, married another Paul Krasko and had two children Robert (Bobbie) and Lynn.
Harriet Harrison had one brother Joseph who married Addie. They had two children, Ira and Debra (Debbie). Samuel (Sam) Schild, Harriet’s father had three wives. Ida born in Poland (formerly Cohen, Coco or Kulka), Harriet’s mother (married in 1920) but died when Harriet was 16. Sam’s second wife had an older son but he was living in Japan as a translator. Molly was my Sam’s last wife who outlived him. She had no children and had been married before Sam. Molly outlived Sam by many years and lived in their apartment building next to Dakota in NYC. Molly was born in Russia and when we noticed a letter written by her we noticed that the “h” in Russian looked like an “h.” Could the Harrison surname have been Garrison? But, after research, I deduced that this was not any better as a reason since Garrison is not a Russian name either.
Samuel Schild (1899-1971) had 2 brothers Herman (b1891), and Rueben (b 1897). Abraham Schild their father was born in 1856 and immigrated from Austria in 1887. His wife Eva was born in 1867 in Austria. She emigrated from Austria but my notes are not clear (1882/1884). By 1920 she was widowed and remarried.
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This info is from my research and from what Harriet Harrison could remember. Paul refused to talk to me about his history but did like to listen to the tape I made in interviewing her for a Sociology paper. I interviewed Sam Schild and Molly but not sure where the paper or the tapes went. My niece used the tapes for her school project. My DNA is being tested but I have yet to get the results.
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My mother sent in comment but it did not get listed so I copied here: Harriet Harrison quote “Just in case you think your Dad’s childhood was all grime…… it wasn’t… He and his sister Ray (18 months older) spent a lot of time together with friends… They would cross the George Washington Bridge into New Jersey and hike. I think one time they were actually asked by some authorities who they were but nothing came of it………. Parents of one of the “hikers” expressed worry about their adventures but Paul’s father answered — “Don’t worry – Ray has a map””
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Discontentment: Art 1972
Posted on February 22, 2018 by sandraharrison1954
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Paper “Discontentment” was originally written in 1972 when I was in high school. I did make some corrections, put drawings in text and updated the method for showing references within the text:
Cavemen had clubs & tools; we have bombs & machines. The Chinese eat with chopsticks while Americans eat with forks. The Romans wore togas; we wear overalls and blue jeans.
Throughout time & throughout the world man differs from his contemporary according to which society he was born into. Each society creates their own individual culture. This culture is made up of everything that was or is created by its members. When a new member comes into a society by birth or by migration, he must be socialized in order to be accepted. That person must accept the norms of expected behavior, morals & emotions; and many of the customs of the society or he will find himself in a clash with his surroundings. Culture can thus effect our emotions and even the way we think. We may deny these cultural effects but they are present no matter how much we deny our conformity.
A society’s culture is reflected in the every day lives of its members. The artist of his period expresses the mood, the values, the morals and the everyday lives of the people within his environment by his creations. The caveman’s mysterious and sometimes frightening surroundings along with his outlook on life and his culture were expressed in his paintings and sculptures. Today’s man, in a more modern setting, not only expresses himself on canvass but in a wider range of mediums. The modern artist also depicts his surroundings in his works and unlike his predecessor before him, he defines his world in a new form
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Many thousands of years ago, man first appeared on earth. Then, too, a culture was forming and has been changing ever since. Prehistoric man found that by borrowing his neighbor’s invention of a spear he could be more successful in catching game. The discovery of fire widened the caveman’s world. Fire gave him warmth and when he heated his food by it, the taste was improved. These things may seem trivial but to primitive man, who had less intelligence than modern man, they were tools to his survival.
The cave artist expressed in his cave paintings his strange and harsh world. He painted a bison or deer on the wall perhaps for religious significance, but in any case a part of his everyday surroundings. There are mainly two schools of thought on why the caveman painted. One being that he drew for the love of art and the other for religious reasons.
The first school of thought explains that the caveman drew for pleasure and for no other reason than for enjoyment. Perhaps, he drew woman fat and grotesque as a sign of beauty (Drawing 1), and preferred to paint animals rather than man in a realistic almost perfect form. If this was true, the caveman painted to escape his harsh reality and needed a form of expression to do so.
Man began to create forms that reproduced the reality in which he lived and expressed the dark anguish and all pervading dread that dominated his existence (Pischel, 1968, p9).
I believe that the caveman needed an escape because mere existence and his need for survival was not enough for self satisfaction. Also his world was changing and he learned new things every day. Could it not be possible that with this new knowledge being thrown at him he developed cultural pressures known as culture shock? I believe he could have and in some small way did.
If man in this period of time painted for religious reasons, proof of this can be found in almost every painting and sculpture created by prehistoric man. Most of the cave art was found in caves far secluded from the opening, many of them in the dark and sometimes hidden Most of the caveman’s art was of animals like those he hunted and when he drew man, he was a mere stick figure or very primitive (Drawing 2). In many drawings and sculptures the shape of the animal or woman was represented as fat and grotesque. For these reasons archaeologists will point that the art of prehistoric man was religiously influenced.
It has also been found that in other primitive cultures, they were universally sympathetic to magic and it can be assumed that the cavemen could have held the same beliefs.
A fat woman or bison (Drawing 3) may be significant of a pregnant female in fruitful state. Perhaps the caveman believed that by representing the female in this state, he could secure a good hunt and many children. As an artist the caveman painted his animals quite realistically but he portrayed man in a far inferior form. Even hands found on many cave paintings were malformed (Drawing 2). Again he may have done this because of superstitions and as a response to his beliefs. “Man was a far larger extent master of his fate, even if he lacked security in the face of forces of nature (Pischel, 1968, p12).
The artist himself may have been a sorcerer and painted a bison and a deer deep inside his sanctuary, the cave itself, as part of a ceremony or ritual. From drawing four (Drawing 4) one could conclude that if it is not a God or the sorcerer himself could it ever have been done as a joke or for pleasure? I myself doubt the latter.
If either school is right, I feel that the caveman in both cases can be considered to have been in awe of his surroundings. His constant search for food and shelter brought great pressures and through self expression he could find peace in painting.
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It is now 1972 and our world is much different than that of prehistoric man. Our culture far more advanced than primitive man, still has not alleviated and fears of living and surviving. Our insecurity and anguish, is still present. We may have come a long way, but we are still caught up in the confusion of our surroundings.
Times are evolving far faster than they did even a score ago. Our basic culture is rapidly changing and as it does many people, including myself, may not be able to accept our modern world. I see the US as a country run by machines, taught by machines and creating machine like people. I see how the machine can destroy a once unblemished earth, scarred and hurt beyond repair. I see people indifferent to each other and a society of people who live by the ticking of the clock. Heaven help us, if the clock ever stops. We are so conditioned by our society that we have forgotten how to express our deep emotions and think for ourselves. I see myself catching Toffler’s disease “future shock” (Toffler, 1970, p10); and not accepting the materialistic money conscious society today, but being caught up in it no matter how I try to avoid it.
On canvass and in other mediums, the artist portrays the materialistic, machine conscious world of today. The pop artist developed a form in which he mocks our values, morals and our day to day existence. He takes ordinary objects we confront everyday and puts them on canvass or in a sculpture. The presentations offered speak as a means of discontentment with today’s modern world. Through the artist’s eye, one can see how our minds are thinking, and how we are being affected by our culture.
Andy Warhol’s works, which are mostly silk screen prints, remind me of our machine-like world, producing Brillo boxes and Campbell soup cans in duplicate, triplicate and ad infinitum (Drawing 5). Warhol has done various prints in which he repeats the same subject, with people such as his “Elvis” (drawing 6). I feel that as a machine produces the same products many times over, we ourselves act like we are made by the same machine, talking and even living the same homogeneous lives.
Machine like people are being stripped of our human emotions and deep feelings towards fellow man, as expressed in Carlo Carra’s painting “The Hermaphrodite Idol” (see drawing 7). The artist portrays a doll-like figure, divested of all emotion and feeling drained and brainwashed. Viewing Roy Lichtenstein’s “Woman with Flowered Hat” (Drawing 8) and can sense by the abstraction of the form, negative feelings toward the beauty of man himself. An abstract artist may be saying more in his work than just trying to be different.
Our culture effects our emotions in the extent that it is alienating us from our surroundings. Two contemporary artists Edward Hopper and George Tooker express this feeling in their paintings. Hopper, by painting places rather than people, projects a sense of emptiness and silence through bold patterns of light and shadow. In “Early Sunday Morning” (see drawing 9), the street scene is deserted and one feels a sense of desolation and isolation. Tooker, through the use of people, creates an atmosphere of alienation and lack of meaning in people’s lives (see drawing 10).
As Americans, we live in a materialistic society. We strive for success and lots of money. We baby our cars and other possessions. Many artists have done paintings of money itself. Examples are Warhol’s “Ten Dollar Bill” (Drawing 12). The collage by Anita Siegel (Drawing 13) presents a picture of our money-based economy and how each year we faithfully pay our taxes. In the plastic head (Drawing 14) one can see how our minds are cluttered with materialism.
Our minds are being affected by our commercial society. Advertisements, such as billboard, hide our natural surroundings while television and other mass media probe into our minds. A sophisticated television commercials (Alka -Seltzer) produces less in sales than the inferior commercial (Charmin Bath Tissue). By thinking less our minds are conditioned to take in this poor quality media. The pop artist reflects this in his works. Bernie Kenmtz’s “Mrs. Karl’s Bread Sign” is an example (drawing 15). The huge painting of a loaf of bread is part of an actual city street, appearing like a billboard but it is only an imitation, not an advertisement. Lichtenstein using n actual newspaper advertisement as a subject of his painting “Girl and Ball” (see drawing 16).
Creativity is not encouraged for everyone. Our hobbies, such as needlepoint, is now packaged in kits, predesigned as to color and content. Warhol’s “Do It Yourself” (drawing 17) illustrates a paint by number kit, a reflection of our lack of imagination.
Abstracts, such as happiness and love can be over analyzed in books and in other publications, lose its basic meaning. Lichtenstein’s analysis of Cezanne wife (drawing 18) lacks a sense of beauty when compared to an actual portrait of Cezanne’s wife (drawing 19).
From the time man first began to draw until the present day he has left a permanent memory of his era on canvass for others to view. The true artist is free to express any mood he wishes, make a statement, message, or moral, and can even predict the future. As a critic, the artist depicts from his surrounding the ills of the world and presents then to the viewer who interprets them as he wishes.
Since the beginning of man’s existence on earth to the present time, he has always had a grievance and reason for being dissatisfied with life time, but will hope that the future will be better. Through adversity true happiness is realized. With this knowledge man should be able to improve his life and contribute betterment for his fellow man.
Drawing Notes
Biography
Amaya, Mario. Pop Art and After. NY: Viking Press, 1965.
Batterbery, Michael. Twentieth Century Art. NY: McGraw Hill, 1969.
Broom, Leonard & Selnick, Philp. Sociology. NY: Harper & Row, 1968.
Brewil, H. & Lantier, R. The Man of the Old Stone Age. NY: St Martin’s Press, 1959.
Coplans, John. Andy Warhol. NY: NY Graphic Society LTD.
Lippard, Lucy. Pop Art. NY: Frederick A. Praeger Pub, 1966.
Pischel, Gina. A World Histoty of Art. NY: Golden Press, 1968
Samachson, Dorothy & Joseph. The First Artists. NY: Doubleday, 1970.
Ucko, Peter & Rosenfeld, Andree. Paleolithic Cave Art. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1967.
Toffler, Alvin. Future Shock. NY: Random House, Inc., 1970.
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Unique White Plains Retail
Posted on February 18, 2018 by sandraharrison1954
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White Plains (WP) has lots stores but here is a listing of unique shops:
Art:
Music:
Photo Development:
Collectibles/Hobbies/Games:
Sewing:
Sports and VR ARCADE:
Free Stuff:
Thrift Shops:
WP has a number of thrift shops selling vintage clothing and other collectible and non-collectible items. Many Houses of Worship have them. Many have unique hours. They also take donations.
Please note that this listing is not an endorsement of each store having only shopped in some. See the many reviews online and visit websites before shopping.
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Wildlife in White Plains
Posted on February 13, 2018 by sandraharrison1954
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There are many varieties of birds in White Plains (WP) but the City has its share of feral pigeons, ravens, Canadian Geese (Liberty Park), seabirds, hawks and a variety of smaller types (Sparrows, Cardinals, Blue Jays). Roosting is common from the tops of buildings.
Unfortunately, people are leaving pieces of bread for the pigeons but it only attracts vermin. Supermarket bread is unhealthy containing salt, sugars and chemicals.
Small animals (skunks, squirrels, bats, raccoons, mice, rats, turtles) are common along with fish, deer, fixes and even coyotes. Only know of one bear that wandered into City and was caught on Burke’s grounds.
Wild animals have plenty of natural organic food sources but eating foods with processed human food can get them addicted to sugar. Animals will attack easy targets during the winter months or when food sources are less available. A hawk attacked a pigeon in my backyard and the fight was fierce with feathers all over the yard. Small dogs might look like small rodents to bigger animals so do not leave in backyards alone. Small children can also be at danger. Plantings in backyards can be animal proof to deter deer or other animals. Discard standing water (mosquitos & other vermin might love).
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Mark Gertler: British Artist
Posted on February 8, 2018 by sandraharrison1954
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At an early age, Mark showed an interest on drawing. He attended the Art School Slade. His skill in draftsmanship carried into his portraits. His body of work was in oil paintings (portraits, still lives and landscapes). He was interested in post impressionism and artists like Cezanne.
Gertler was a pacifist and one of his best known work The Merry Go Round was of this theme. Impoverished and of poor health Gertler suffered from tuberculosis and mental illness. He died at his own hands at age 47; survived by his ex-wife and young son as well as his siblings.
Gertler’s personality was the basis for characters of fiction of the day. His works now hang in the London museums. London.
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“The Collection” White Plains Development Plan Rebuttal and Update
Posted on February 7, 2018 by sandraharrison1954
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White Plains (WP) held its 3rd public hearing (March 5, 2018) on The Collection site plan with special permits for land between Westchester & Franklin Aves: on former Key Ford location, empty stores next to Westchester Burger & municipal lot on Franklin on April 2 but no one but developer spoke. City voted 5 to 2 in favor of the site plan. City said they would put in light for pedestrian crossing at Franklin Ave to Tibbits but Ms. Lecuna raised some issues that I had as well. Parking lot will be sold to Developer for $1 but City could lose the promised extra parking spaces to tenants in the apartments that have under the mandated parking spots because they will be residents as well as rest of Eastview area.
Who knows if they will start fencing off the property and starting demolishing structures but there was no mention as to the alternative parking area for the 150 spaces. The Developer claimed he reached out to buildings and Eastview School but I did not hear anything about this and if he contacted the owners only, residents are still in the dark.
Knowing how things have gone in the City, there is no guarantees that there is the money to go forward and no time table to know when the area will be closed off for construction. Permits will need to be secured for any work and City allowed the Urban Renewal area on Westchester Ave to ruin Franklin Ave by allowing a tower to narrow and darken the street. Nothing was said about the flooding issue on Franklin or whether cables will be put underground.
It is never too late to make your voices heard about the plan especially on the impact it will have on traffic in the area. Parking is just permit parking but we need more day spots and overnight parking for guests. Developer can not be trusted and they still don’t shovel snow on Franklin or fix up the Key Ford land on Franklin that is overgrown and full of debris.
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On Feb 5, Developer gave an updated version of site plan presented to Planning Board on Jan 2018 after Transportation Committee had major concerns. Original plan is on WP website under City Government’s Projects & Proposals but be aware there are modifications. Second hearing is set for March 5 at Common Council Meeting at 7:30pm.
Presented was a new design for project; not just for the locale but for the streets around it. Submitted a letter, photo & drawing. Abbreviated & condensed sections are posted in this blog entry. Hope to send it to Mayor/City Council before next hearing. WP Examiner published my Letter to Editor. No action by community will allow plan to go as presented. Stand up! Speak at next hearing before the Council votes or send in comments before 3/5/18 at http://www.cityofwhiteplains.com using Contact Form or e-mail Mayor/Common Council members individually with addresses online for Common Council/Mayor. Or, you can speak before the Council Meeting (Citizens To Be Heard) (but sign up to speak on any topic outside Council Chambers).
Jan 2018 The Collection Site Plan
My Design plan for The Collection Feb 5, 2018. Top view.
Feb 5, 2018
To City of White Plains:
The Collection plan is disappointing; design for Franklin Ave (Franklin) does not fit Eastview Neighborhood (Eastview) but instead sticks out higher than any other building. Not offering anything new to area. City seems to be rewarding property owners who neglect their properties; let things go downhill while chasing out their tenants.
Besides closing Franklin Municipal Lot, most likely construction will take out part of Franklin & sidewalk for duration of build; that could take over a yr (especially if construction stalls or weather gets bad). Construction will add noise, water & air pollution to area as well as construction trucks.
Doesn’t seem like Developer or City considered whether luxury apartments (with a pool) are a “good fit” with the neighborhood; all the other approved or proposed developments for WP. Developments in Harrison on I-287 West corridor (287) & proposed changes to Rt. 119 could affect traffic coming by way of 287 in the near future. Westchester Ave is often clogged with heavy traffic (buses, heavy large trucks & cars) making it hard for residents getting home to Eastview by car. Travelling by car from Armory Pl to Franklin has become more difficult. At times, it is hard for vehicles to enter Westchester Ave from Franklin and to go over to S Broadway.
Nearby major developments have drastically affected Eastview. Westchester Ave has become an expressway with the loss of parking, pedestrian crossings & traffic lights. With Stop & Shop, meter lot & eventually permit lot were lost. Vehicle/pedestrian entrance for Grocery is just not practical & a nightmare (filth in entrance area). There are few pedestrian crossings left on roadway. Only 2 parking spots came back. Key Ford left but there were tenants in the other stores till they had to leave.
City Center construction brought vermin, shopping carts & more water to lower levels. Bottle collectors transport large numbers of recyclables & go through recycle bins left out for City or on private property making a lot of noise. Their bags take over the whole sidewalk, & carts are noisy & smelly. Carts gather at bottom of Franklin and can be found on other streets.
There is little enforcement of WP ordinances in area (leaf blowing, unmaintained or damaged sidewalks, parking in crosswalks & where parking or standing is not permitted).We often have people sleeping on benches along Westchester Ave on City property & in Tibbits Park. Vagrants often just hanging out. Because cars do not stop for pedestrians in crosswalks, parking at crosswalk on Franklin was changed. Bicyclists ride on sidewalks. Twelve Westchester Ave has not cut back its bushes along sidewalks enough for people to walk by resulting in erosion damaging WP property across from Tibbits Park (Tibbits).
Pet owners using land across from Tibbits Park to toilet their animals & with the lack of rain damaged the grass have left areas with mud. One Franklin & 12 Westchester Ave have no smoking policies so area is a smoking den full of discarded cigarette butts.
Things as they are that should be taken into consideration for development of this locale:
1. Eastview & the near-by areas have multi-family Co-ops, Condos & rentals as well as a mixture of commercial properties on a hill. Forty Windsor Terrace has disabled section eight tenants (including blind man & elderly). Water runs downhill from BD & N Broadway to Mamaroneck River but water gets stuck at Amherst/Franklin intersect (between 2 storm drains).
2. School ball fields, school parking lots & track are often used by the community for sports, events & exercise. School gym is voting place for a number of districts. Campus has fencing around much of its property & borders the municipal lot. Youth Bureau (YES) is also near Franklin on Amherst & is open on Sat as well as school days. YES vans park in municipal lot.
3. Windsor at Gramercy (2003), a luxury apartment building formerly known as Clayton Park, has large leasing sign along sidewalks. Back in 2003, they could not sell units for condominium. Building must have many unoccupied units.
4. Bike lane on Main St by Eastview School has cars standing in lane before 2:30pm.Few bikes use Franklin or Windsor Terrace (because of hills) but Rt. 22 is a bike route. Other bicyclists often use sidewalks including electric ones on Westchester Ave. They go through lights even with pedestrians crossing.
5. Sidewalks on Franklin Ave across from where Windsor Terrace comes intercepts needs fixing. Four mature trees by curb on Franklin southeast side of street from front of 26-8 Franklin to former Key Ford parking lot needs protection. Other trees on Franklin are set back from street. Nine driveways with lots/garages with vehicles enter street. This is not counting former Key Ford lot & municipal lot that has two entrances.
6. Property on Windsor Terrace/Amherst was never developed though a house & parking area were removed. The 7 million dollar property has changed owners a # of times; is an unmaintained uneven dangerous property (rusted metal near sidewalk on Amherst). Sidewalks are in terrible condition & not maintained (snow removal and overgrowth). I did report problems to the City & then the state but not much has changed. Notice about criminal or sex offender posted on fencing on Windsor. Carts also gather there.
7. People with dogs need to have area on their own property for toileting. Pet owners use Tibbits Park & City property across from Tibbits Park to toilet dogs. Not everyone cleans up after their pets. One man drinks beer & smokes loitering with or without his dog and leaves the cans near wall by Franklin or on top of bushes on City Property.
8. Litter is a problem.
9. People park on Franklin avoiding meters for City Center, The Westchester & stores along S Broadway. Stores along Westchester Ave near Franklin do not have enough parking.
10. Loitering by a few with some vandalizing properties by. Pulling out plantings; damaging sprinklers.
11. Delivery area is at bottom of hill so trucks park at top of hill on Franklin & often on sidewalk.
12. Vehicles (including trucks) from Avis & Westchester Burger on Westchester Ave go across light to Bloomingdale Rd. People rarely use unmaintained entrance to Stop & Shop going in car entrance area instead. Many cars at Stop & Shop are from car dealerships. Cars can make turns on red at Paulding Ave & at Stop & Shop. Curb for right turns does not allow for smooth entry into Westchester Ave.
13. Two narrow 1 ways feed into Franklin & vehicles often do not stop as required. But vehicles stop & park on Windsor illegally blocking others. Medi drop is used by non-medi cars.
14. Cars from dealership go in & out of Franklin transferring cars from their 2 lots rarely stopping for road traffic. Shouldn’t they make a ramp inside lots to avoid Franklin.
15. Many make U-turns on Franklin & blocking driveways and crosswalk is common.
16. Speeding & loud engines are a problem.
17. Traffic is very noisy and causes pollution. Buildings have black soot on top areas. My sills have lots of dirt. Hear vehicles on 287.
18. Traffic backs up on Westchester Av where Franklin intersects. Bikers go thru lights & do not yield to traffic coming down Armory Place. Hard to see traffic approaching Franklin on Westchester Ave due to grading of land (daffodils also impede view).
19. Bike lane on Main is used to queue up by drivers at end of school day.
20. School buses park on Franklin/Amherst &Canfield taking up parking & standing where parking is not allowed. Engines need to be off when standing for long periods.
21. Cars park at intersection of Franklin/Amherst for fields.
22. Leaves & Christmas trees are left on Franklin. Superintendents blow leaves into Street (taking up parking space by 10 Franklin’s lower parking lot).
23. Stalled construction on S Kensico (BP), Esplanade & Pavilion redo. Road & sidewalk closures are horrible. Rd by Pavilion site is horrible on S Broadway.
24. Nordstrom has pick up area in a “No Stopping” area on Paulding.
Problem with plan(s):
1. Who maintains community resident permits? Residences will be able to get spots in permit spaces. Who maintains the garage area for community. Lights will be on all night.
2. Plan will affect environment by causing possible flooding on Franklin and in field. More pollution & creation of wind tunnel on Franklin. Tall building will block morning sun; could affect the trees & wildlife.
3. Planned design doesn’t fit with neighborhood by height & design. Back of building faces into Franklin without setbacks. Perpendicular multi-tier garages locks in field & street. Structure will stand out & garage will be like a barrier between rich & poor.
4. Adding more traffic to Franklin & Westchester Ave. is not good.
5. Will be hard for cars/trucks to get into Westchester Ave to go to Paulding.
6. Overpowering building not fitting into neighborhood. Glass 7 stories on top of garage dies not fit neighborhood and will reflex the light up the hill. Don’t want to see big leasing signs or name signs for building like on Canfield/Main.
7. Not good with abandoned lots on Windsor-Amherst –sidewalks unmaintained and horrible with fencing. This could happen with this project.
8. Windsor at Gramercy (luxury) not renting well. Empty units can present other issues.
9. Not enough open space; traffic makes the park experience noisy. School property is not a park & has restrictions for use.
10. Entering Franklin/Westchester Aves adds to congestion, flooding; pollution.
11. U-turns on Westchester Ave. is a bad idea.
12. Delivery areas are far from stores & backing up into traffic sets those high beep noises that are very annoying.
13. Building over entrance road needs to be high for trucks wasting space.
14. Renters often don’t care about properties so wear & tear is greater with transient population.
15. Need a way to prevent cars parking in development to avoid parking fees at mall.
16. Where are the garbage storage areas & where will sanitation trucks be picking up?
17. Pool is not yr round (could add retractable roof) & not open to community (even with a fee).
18. Delivery trucks backing into circle will make that beeping noise. Depending on someone to direct traffic is costly & unrealistic.
19. Walking pathway has school fence along end and will need lighting.
20. Traffic leaving entrance from site into Westchester Av site will be difficult when there is a lot of traffic. Going left or making U-turns onto Paulding will be a problem.
21. Parking is far from stores and people will park there to avoid fees at mall.
22. Area will still have carts, bottle people & abandoned bikes.
23. Traffic goes at above speed limits; does not obey laws allowing pedestrians their right to cross streets.
Changes to Site Plan to consider:
1. Set front of apartment on Franklin Ave back from street. Use brick face. Put garage behind & below building. Have a road in front of building on Franklin for drop off, handicap space & smaller truck deliveries. Deliveries to continue for bottom of Franklin. Public sidewalk as it is now. Entry leads to street going to garage; front of building with exit nearer to school.
2. By fence for school have open space with opening to Stop & Shop. To stop carts put in center pole & have walking pathway with surface not great for store carts.
3. Put sidewalk along one way road that goes from Franklin to Westchester Ave along car dealer property.
4. Set front of stores back from Westchester Ave with access to garage in back. Have elevator to go to top of building for outdoor food area connecting to Franklin Ave apartment outdoor area. Dumb waiters from stores to area. Open for a fee to community.
5. Have a roadway go into site that runs along the front of the stores with entrance for lofts in center. Deliveries can be on Westchester Ave along sidewalk. Have handicap space & spaces for food pickups. Put in dumb waiter or elevator from restaurants to outdoor area.
6. Retail can have back way into garage ADA compliant.
7. Allow permits for community for overnight & by the hour.
Changes to Westchester Ave to consider:
1. Make right turn lane for Franklin nearing intersection by cutting away some of bank or leveling it so cars leaving Franklin can see traffic on Westchester Ave coming from North. Shift traffic on Westchester Av in right lane for right turn lane for Franklin, Main and Lake St.
2. Put in park across from Tibbits on City land that is dog friendly but takes out smoking. Put in path that goes nearer to street so there is less of a climb and more plantings. I would pay for plantings.
3. Possibly put light for Armory Pl & Westchester Av across from where they come together. Put back two lanes going north into Westchester Av from Franklin or put in bike lane. Put right turn light across from Franklin Ave & pedestrian crossing.
4. Make exit from Avis right turn only.
Changes for Armory Place to consider:
1. Put back pedestrian walkways crossing Armory Place to Mall to slow down traffic with stop signs or stop lines.
Changes for Paulding Ave to consider:
1. Make intercept with Westchester Ave a No Turn on Red corner.
2. Cut into sidewalk for pick- up drop off area for Nordstrom entrance.
Changes to Franklin Ave to consider:
1. Make a right turn lane to enter Franklin (too of hill) either by reconfiguring lanes or cut into land there.
2. Put in traffic light for Armory Pl/Westchester Ave intercept and one for Franklin to go onto Westchester Ave.
3. Put in crosswalk (south of intercept) of Franklin Ave (north side) with Westchester Ave across to Tibbits Park.
4. If utilities are going underground make sidewalk narrower (by 6 in) on hill & smooth out grading at top.
5. Need delivery area on top of hill. Shareholders have to maintain our units & there are many deliveries.
6. Improve drainage at bottom of Franklin.
7. Repave Franklin Ave.
8. Make Franklin a No Thru Street for Trucks; No U Turns at top of hill.
9. Consider putting in metered spots with kiosk for payment at top of hill. Give residents living on street a reduction.
Change to Stop & Shop entrances to consider:
1. Open lot on S Kensico for car deliveries or any other cars parking there. Might be possible place for cars to park during construction.
2. Change entrance to Stop & Shop by putting in sidewalks on both sides of vehicle entrance. Make it a No Turn on Red sign with just two lanes of traffic for left turns & other for straight ahead and right turns.
Other changes to consider:
1. Take over unmaintained property: put in parking/housing. Or even medical offices.
2. Need enforcement of laws, nuance crimes & traffic violations/ parking
3. Shuttle buses connecting to stores & outer areas.
4. Ban bicycles overnight on sidewalks for safety sake.
5. Ban large transport of products on sidewalks for more than 2 blocks.
—————————————————————————————————————- Update: The Collection has not started yet and City extended their site plan for another year but there was another zone change request made in 2019. The area has continued to deteriorate and gets little maintenance. Old parking lot on Franklin is over run with weeds and trash. The Collection was given another extention to their plan in 2020 and there was an article that Toll Brothers bought property but they are not listed as Property owners with County.
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Ketogenic Diet & Diabetes
Posted on January 31, 2018 by sandraharrison1954
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My sugar is down & surprisingly lost 20 lbs. Started change in diet in middle of Dec. 2017 by eliminating bread followed by all grain products (rice; soy) while cutting down on fruit (1/2 to 1 cup).
Cutting down on carbs lowered my glucose level (5.6 to 4.9). Went off Metformin in Feb. 2018, Not watching calories as much but there are real no, no’s (fruit juice, starchy vegs (potato, corn; some squashes) & fruits like bananas). Berries are the best fruit. Salads can not be all veggies but add protein, nuts or cheese. Fruit should also be eaten with something else like nuts or cheese. Watch dairy products (look for low carb; low fat) but there are alternatives to milk (almond or coconut). Drink water, diet sodas, almond or coconut milk; coffee with artificial sweeteners. Ideally protein needs to be palm size.
My normal daily menu:
Breakfast: English Breakfast with 2 eggs, tomato, mushrooms & bacon fried up.
Lunch: Chicken breast & melted cheese. Alternative could be a salad (with protein), or yogurt.
Dinner: Salmon, steak, low fat hamburger or other protein with vegetable casserole of spinach or zucchini , ricotta, parmesan, mozzarella cheese with spices. (Veggie can be what you like). Avoid sauces made with sugar, or grains. Hit sauce is 0 calories but check labels. Spices have carbs but do use.
Snacks: Greek yogurt (low fat flavored Damon), strawberries, small apple with some pecans, lox & cheese, small hotdogs with mustard, salami with cheese)
Saw a diabetes specialist to learn to use glucose meter and she gave me Lilly lists for what to eat. I am obese and have cholesterol issues so size of portions for protein and dairy products must be made. Coconut or almond milk is better than cow milk. Soy is not always a better choice. Did research online and even tried cauliflower pizza (store bought ones have salts and sugars added) and no bread eggplant parmesan.
Started going off bread in December 2017 and then all wheat products (breads, breaded meat or vegetables, cookies; cakes) and cutting down on fresh fruit (1/2 to 1 cup daily). Any processed food had to be low carb with little or no added sugars (including honey, maple syrup and any other sugars in liquid forms).
Vegetables and fruits also have to be low-carb choices. Fruits had to be eaten with a no carb (dairy, nuts and/or protein). Potatoes and other starchy choices like corn were out. Found recipe for fries with white radish (found in Asian markets). Salads need protein or nuts. I came up with my spinach casserole.
Switched to Ketogenic diet by making no-bake cookies from recipe book that got me through sugar cravings. The recipe uses sugar substitutes; I used stevia. For yogurt, check labels to find the one with lowest carbs/sugars.
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Posted on January 29, 2018 by sandraharrison1954
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