Democracy

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public-meeting

A public meeting in the 19th ward with the new Superintendent of Schools and her staff. The meeting was better attended then this picture shows.  However, after an election season,  I think it represents for me the status of democracy in America.

12/4/16

© Words and picture by Dan DeMarle 2016

2017 operating instructions (because we certainly seemed to screw up 2016)

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This new year comes with specific operating instructions, because obviously the way you handled 2016, shows you need them.

  1. If you care about something, FIGHT for it. Don’t trust others to do it for you. Maybe they are not as strong or committed as you, or maybe they need your voice, your body, your action to make it happen, or to stop it from happening.
  2. LIVE your life as if you you were going to die on 12/31/17.  That doesn’t mean quit your job necessarily.  But at the  beginning of each day you should ask yourself the following questions?
    • How can I tell or show those I love, that I love them?
    • How can I have fun today?
    • How can I treat life like an adventure?
    • How can I experience nature, if even for a few minutes?
    • Can I see a sunrise or sunset today?
  3. If you can call someone instead of texting them, do that, if you can meet with them instead do that?  Get together with other people, regularly, communally, habitually.
  4. Do something to improve the planet and fight climate change, every day.
  5. Travel regularly get out of your box,  even if it is just a day trip to a nearby town.
  6. Read daily, write daily.  The first takes you out of your world into another, the second makes you focus on your thoughts and ideas.
  7. Get some form of exercise daily.  Do it with a friend, and it will be more fun.
  8. Set a goal and work to achieve it. It is exceptionally satisfying to accomplish short or long term goals. A series of short term goals leads to long term accomplishments.
  9. Remember every day this message.  Being here on earth, ISN’T ABOUT YOU.   If you believe in a god or GOD realize you were put here for some reason, you have a purpose.  If you do not believe in a god or a GOD, realize that people are at their best, when they stop thinking and acting for themselves, and start thinking and acting for those around them or for the world around them.

© words by Daniel DeMarle 2016

The first step

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New Years is a chance to press restart.  In 2016, I set some goals, and have enjoyed accomplishing them and in some cases exceeding them.  As the saying goes the first step is the way to begin a 1000 mile journey.  So starting January 1st where will your first steps take you? Remember if your destination is nowhere, you will get there.  If your destination is to stay the same, you don’t even have to start with the first step.  If, however, you want to make a change in your life, in your  environment, or in the world, those first steps can set you off on that 1000 mile adventure. So where are you headed, and what do you want to accomplish? You will be somewhere on 12/31/17, you will have accomplished something,  where and what will it be?

 

Early morning crewer

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crewing

Living right next to the Genesee River, and commuting along it and over it every work day, its amazing to me how little it is used. That does not mean that it is not used. It is, so I am looking to document in part how it is used in and around the City.  This then is part of my River series. Yesterday in Rochester on 11/18 it was 72 degrees. This morning was beautiful, although it may snow by late tonight. So while all the other boats were locked up and put away. This young lady, who obviously gave permission to be photographed, said she had borrowed a friends boat and was getting read to head out on this gorgeous preThanksgiving morning.

11/19/16

© words and pictures Daniel DeMarle 2016