I was coming down Burr rd towards Parker this morning, saw this cute couple holding hands, and I stopped for them to cross the street… I swear it was a couple who post on MOL… just a hunch. Sometimes I would see a grumpy old person and wonder…is that who I think it is?
I once asked author, whose posts I enjoyed, if I could introduce myself and buy him a cup at Village Coffee. Didn’t need any help picking him out from the other customers.
I was coming down Burr rd towards Parker this morning, saw this cute couple holding hands, and I stopped for them to cross the street… I swear it was a couple who post on MOL… just a hunch. Sometimes I would see a grumpy old person and wonder…is that who I think it is?
20 years ago, I would have said yes. Between face to face gatherings and meeting each other casually in various settings, I got to know a lot of MOL posters. I am not alone in this. Today, we have a number of new posters who I would not be able to identify if I were to pass them on of one my walks or encounter them at an event. ETA: I knew Author from the senior bus and learned a great deal about him from his ex, who was a close friend.
I once asked author, whose posts I enjoyed, if I could introduce myself and buy him a cup at Village Coffee. Didn’t need any help picking him out from the other customers.
I miss his posts. When he passed away I asked if I could adopt some of his parakeets, but they were spoken for. He was very special.
Back to the recognition factor: I’ve posted a couple of pics of me, so it wouldn’t be too hard. I’ve more hair now. It’s mostly grey Also, @marksierra has posted recorded messages from us, so you’d recognise our voices.
I’d recognise a handful of posters since we’re in touch off MOL.
Back to the recognition factor: I’ve posted a couple of pics of me, so it wouldn’t be too hard. I’ve more hair now. It’s mostly grey Also, @marksierra has posted recorded messages from us, so you’d recognise our voices.
I’d recognise a handful of posters since we’re in touch off MOL.
Interesting. I just learned about that, watching a new program called Brilliant Minds based on a famed neurologist Oliver Sacks. The main character is face blind and in the opener is working with a patient who has become face blind post-surgery. It was on NBC and the series will be based on actual cases. The show opened with 9 million viewers so it might be worth checking out.
The F2F events were lots of fun. I made a bunch of friends through those events. I guess the first ones were at Here's 2 the Arts. (Anyone know what year that was?) I also got into trouble around those meet ups. I'm more mature now. I think.
The F2F events were lots of fun. I made a bunch of friends through those events. I guess the first ones were at Here's 2 the Arts. (Anyone know what year that was?) I also got into trouble around those meet ups. I'm more mature now. I think.
First F to F I attended was at Gaslight in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. That definitely predates the F to F gatherings at Here's To The Arts
I would recognize certain people. Of course, Joan Crystal and Jamie... and certain other people that I have familial connections with--bets and fiche among them.
Anecdotal story: A number of years ago, my stepdaughter and her husband and I were in Maplewood and we ran into Jamie. She said, "You really are a townie!" Her husband admonished her a little bit, but she wasn't wrong. Now, I am in West Orange--sort of an ex-pat.
The F2F events were lots of fun. I made a bunch of friends through those events. I guess the first ones were at Here's 2 the Arts. (Anyone know what year that was?) I also got into trouble around those meet ups. I'm more mature now. I think.
I went to several F2Fs years ago. I did not know they were still going on. I met a lot of nice people, including some that I argued with on the regular. It's good to remember sometimes that we are all, or were all neighbors.
I went to several F2Fs years ago. I did not know they were still going on. I met a lot of nice people, including some that I argued with on the regular. It's good to remember sometimes that we are all, or were all neighbors.
Hey, come to think of it: Was that you with another woman on the sidewalk at the Millburn Mall four years ago passing out Bernie Sanders pamphlets to people heading to dinner at Porto Falafel?
This is a pretty old pic, but it's close enough to recognize me.
Edited to add: I got to know Author very well because we got together a couple of times a week for many months to neaten up the bulletin board near the old Post Office, as the result of an executive decision by Vic to resolve a protest movement over the Town's plan to remove the board because it was so "unsightly".
I met STANV in person when he invited me to a Warren group of supporters. Wish I knew where he was now, I loved his posts. I believe I met Paul at a Seton Hall event. Lots of classes on political things and items for sale from different groups. I bought a few Be about Peace items, a bumpersticker with symbols of different religions. brought things in to show my students as I ran a Peace Jam club at the charter school that I worked for as an art teacher. My friend Nancy Heinz Glaser who was active in local politics knew and liked Paul He's probably one of the only MOLers to post on my vegan thread other than Joanne.
The thought struck me recently that, if MOL F2F gatherings were to resume, it might be possible for some of the far-flung contingent to take part, now that streaming platforms such as Zoom have become much more ubiquitous.
At the rate we’re going the next f2f meetup might have to be somewhere with wheelchair access and a practicing psychiatrist on-site, with prune juice being the beverage instead of beers…
At the rate we’re going the next f2f meetup might have to be somewhere with wheelchair access and a practicing psychiatrist on-site, with prune juice being the beverage instead of beers…
Also, @marksierra has posted recorded messages from us, so you’d recognise our voices. 
I was coming down Burr rd towards Parker this morning, saw this cute couple holding hands, and I stopped for them to cross the street… I swear it was a couple who post on MOL… just a hunch.
Sometimes I would see a grumpy old person and wonder…is that who I think it is?