As a working father it is near impossible to keep up with all the issues. It is a struggle to manage a few meals and oversee the homework, let alone stay tuned to the hotbed issues that permeate around town. Can a brother get some knowledge?
- What is going on with the Firehouse renovation?
- What is happening with the school property on Kings Road near Madison Bike Shop? The fields will be unavailable to Madison when? Who owns it? Is a hotel indeed being built there?
- The turf fields are in the process of going down. When will games be played there? What sports? Adult leagues too? Will the concession stand sell Guinness? Steak frites?
- Enterprise has done a nice job with its relocation. Does that prompt the inevitable move toward a Super Wawa at the old Exxon lot? Or does the owner of Huntley Tavern/Trap Rock put up a four-story bar/restaurant like all my friends want? Does the old Napa spot open a concert venue/wine bar? Do all my ideas have to be alcohol related?
- Will the Madison football team win back to back titles? If they do, will we become more like those Pennsylvania steel towns that revel in their high school teams a bit too much? Think Tom Cruise in "All the Right Moves." Cheer the boys on but stop short of thinking you are part of the team. Support, don't smother. More: "Go Dodgers!" Less: "To hell with Chatham and the ref!"
Finally, will this Thanksgiving get lost in the ever-growing commercialization of Christmas?
It had better not! Granted, I am biased since I was born on Thanksgiving, but I cannot be the only one who thinks it is America's finest Holiday.
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A crisp fall air and the smell of fresh food from the kitchen; football on the television and the inevitable debates/tension at the family table; laughter and tears; and most important, time spent with those that mean the world to us. Here is hoping you all enjoy it immensely.
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