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• 1 4 s We Xers are fit to be tied I've been thinking lately about ties - those paisley things men hang around their necks. And apparently, so have a lot of other people. "You hate ties" read the ad In USA Today's weekend magazine. The picture was of a young, highly muscled Generation Xer sitting In hiS sWInging pad In his underwear, peenng mtently into the screen of a laptop computer. "Your first tie felt like a noose," the copy read "That feeling never changed You don't wear one anymore. You work at your place. You work your hours. You work for you" a'm wondering if the ad wnter intentionally used short sentences, small words and that tired noose cliche because the ad was aimed at simpletons who take undue pride in the fact that they think ties are uncomfortable.) The ad was from Ameritech phone service for people who work out of their home The ad leads you to belIeve that you can work out of your own home, never get dressed, pump iron all the time, and never miss a phone call, fax or computer mall memo It failed to say how you'd pay their bills. I would have blown nght by thiS ad, if it weren't for "Melrose Place," a terrible mght- ISay Ronald J. Bernas time teleVISIOn soap opera which raised my tIe-consciousness One of the characters In the show, which IS aimed at the much mahgned and oft misunderstood GeneratIOn X, drones on episode after epIsode that he's "Just not a tie man"; a trait Intended to pamt him a romantic rogue and excuse the fact that he can't keep a job. All thlb brings up one, very obvIOUSquestIOn Is anybody a tie man? When was the last time you heard a guy say, "Oh boy, I get to wear a tie " If they were comfortable, we'd wear them to mow the lawn Or play football We'd sleep III them, even Newsflabh to any future ad wnters or mght-tlme soap pro. ducers Nobody likes wearmg ties It's not that they're difficult to tie - although some mornmgs they are It's not that I never know If they match my pants and shirt It'" not even that most men's ties are ugly It's that they Just seem to be a waste The Wind blows them over your shoulder They fall m your soup You tuck them Into your pants after gomg to the bathroom And If you Ube them to clean your glasses, people thInk you're odd TIes tend to be good convel' satIon starterb, though Two recent examples are "You know, that tie really doesn't go WIth that shIrt" and "DId you get a free bowl of soup WIth that tIe?" TIes are, to men, what pantyhose are to women - they're too expensIve, you'd never wear anyone else's and when they're not on properly, you can't feel comfortable They're part of the umform. You'd prefer to go WIthout them, but If you can't you don't It's as SImple as that So before we Scart holdIng demonstratIOns to burn our tIes and read msplratlOnal Robert Bly poetry to each other, there's somethmg to be saId ASIde from bemg SIlly and useless, there's nothing Inherently wrong WIth a tie or Wlth people who wear them, or occasIOns whIch reqUire them But there IS somethIng very wrong WIth those who define themselves by what they wear, and WIth compames whlch still can't seem to grasp that Gener. atlOn X 18 not as easy to clas. slfy a1:>an Item of clothing Grosse Pointe News July 21,1994, Page 7A The Op-Ed Page • .~.a. - - iI_i _ ~, ~ , \,, ,\ \\ , , .. ~~,. .. " \ , , , ,,\ ~ -~\;--- --- Proiect goes down the tube Work is enriching. Work IS a moral good. It authenticates: Hands-on labor hke weeding a vegetable patch puts you in touch with the Earth and your own bemg. Work is even holy. That's what they say. And if what they say is true (and it must be, because I see it written here in black and white), then we're holier than thou just now. Last week we Installed our very own passive solar lighting. Somewhere on the package it probably said the job would be easy. It always says that, of course. We're used to not being able to do easy things like file our Income tax, but somehow we always think the engmeering jobs can be carried off. Which they can, but certamly ~ot easily . The company sald it would install our solar lighting tube for $30. But it's a simple Job, basicaly like putting in a stovepipe: just make holes in the ceiling and the roof and stick the pipe through. RIght. Start with the roof hole. We lug the dome, the flashmg, assorted screws and nalls, drills, hammer, a shovel to pry off some of the old shingles, a stack of new shmgles, and - oh, yeah, a saw - up the ladder and pile them on the roof Then we take a break and get our sweatshirts off. We measure everythmg agam (a follow-up to the 27 prelIminary measurements taken over a period of weeks), rip off some shmgles, rev up the saw - and cut a hole. Hey, there s our good hammer, viSible in the attic through the new hole, only inches away. We need it. Bob fishes through the hole with his measure. That challenge sets us back 10 mmutes before we give It up and go down the ladder and up the attiC ladder to get it. We fit the new shingles into the space and start pounding naIls Ss.shllh! There's a pI leated woodpecker on that tree by the stream Look at the wood chips fly. The roof job finished,- solar collector aimed south, we lower our tools and bag of debris to the ground, clean everything up, and break for lunch, a bIt disgruntled that we're only half done. But not too disheartened to spend our break reading up on the yellow~bellied sapsuck~ ers we saw in the birch tree earlier They're known to consume the sap of 246 different natIve trees But birch is their favorite. OK, thiS project IS getting serious now. Up In the attic, we find the Joists, align the hole, and rev up the saw agaIn. But what's thIS? A board numing across the Joists, nght in the middle of our hole! It seems that the tile ceIling of our cabin is the only ceiling, just tiles hung on cross PieceS That sys. tem doesn't provide any support for our sun tube. And we definItely can't cut through the tIle support boards. Time out for engineering. DISCUSSIOn, diagrams, argument, pondenng, measurmg, handwrmgmg, swearing Work doesn't feel all that holy just now. We're used to working together, but It isn't always smooth. Now we're both stumped Stumped, with a hole in our roof, and it's starting to ram. We try ideas, fall, get mad. We have some Iced tea. Bob has a theory - but I can't visualize It We get mad agam. "I'd like to see that company put thIS In for 30 bucks," Bob grumbles "They'd have to charge $300 " Finally we create a support piece to fit between the boards We saw another hole, m the nght piace thIS tIme. Now we have a large oval with a small CIrcular sun pipe to stick It In SIgh We're used to not being able to do easy things like file our income tax_ We struggle to assemble our tube, which refuses to fit together. As a last resort, we read the mstructlOns again. They stIll don't make sense. "Hey, what's thiS?" Bob groans, sighting a foam CIrcle lying on the floor It isn't even mentioned III the instructions We figure out a place to put It that actually enhances the fit At 6.30 I gIve up on ever fin~ Ishing and go out and buy some pasties for dInner. Bob 1S stJlI fightIng WIth the tube. WhJle the pastles bake, we wrap the JOlllts to seal the sun hght inside and check the In structions once more "Step 21: You can now elljoy the benefits of your Sola *Tube and the high performance natu. ral lightmg It provides" So we could - If the sun would come out. And we could say we did It all ourselves. From page 6A the Sunday l1mes should get a medal. • Blue lIght speCIal: Pnncess DIana fell afoul of traffic poltce for her Illegal use of a blue flashmg polIce lIght DI was bemg chauffeured to Heathrow III her offiCIal Jaguar when they hIt a traffic queue on the motorway. Not wanting hiS boss to miSS her plane, the chauffeur stuck the pohce lIght on the top of the car as motor. ISts pulled aside to let the princess through Buckingham Palace sald DIana and the staff have been adVised on the proper use of the lIght • Mr Spock may have dared Hexagenia club: small but proud The 1994 fish fly season was III full swing when I happened to mentIOn to Pointe raconteur and man. about-town Dan Beck that I once madvertently ate one while zoom. Ing out Lakeshore back in my wild motorcycle days. On that fateful summer evening long ago I had just opened my mouth when the wmged creature destmed to become part of me flew down my throat I gave a reflex gulp and swallowed, noting a rather dry texture and a distinctly fisby finish to this culinary surprise - whIle somehow managIng to stay on the road. "The society of fish fly gourmets probably has a pretty hmlted membership," I told Dan, and he inunediately one.upped me by revealmg that a few years ago he downed one on purpose "My lIttle grandson was complaining about the fish flies all over our bushes and I told him they deserved more respect be~ cause they were an Important food source around here," Dan saId "He looked like he dIdn't believe me so I pIcked one up and Impressed the heck out of him by eatmg it." How did he find the taste, I asked "Vastly overrated," said Dan, almost WIth a straIght face Sanders isn't in hot water Customers were wondenng last week whether recentlyscotched rumors of Sanders' store on Kercheval closmg thIS month were true For seven days startIng Fn day July 8, the store's staff was unable to serve food because the hot water heater was broken and the dishwasher wasn't work mg. "If you can't clean the dIshes and sIlverware, the board of health won't let you operate a lunch counter," says Minnis::::::.:::;;::;:::::;:::;.;:.:;:;:;:;:::;:::;.;.;.;:;:;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;-;.;.;.;.;.;.;.:.;.:.;.:.;.;.;.:.;.:.;. "to boldly go where no man has gone before" (the world's most famous split infinItIVe) but he can't get mto England, The Times reports That's because the famous "Star Trek" Vulcan Isn't quite human Spack IS bemg banned because of a 44.year.old mternatIonal agreement settmg quotas for the type of toys that can be Imported In an effort to protect European toymakers. Under the system, CaptaIn KIrk toys can be Imported at warp speeds because he's human, but nonhuman toys (yes, includmg Bar ney) are caug-ht In a worm hole The Department of Trade and Industry said, "Mr Spack will have to find some other way to beam hImself In " manager Mary David. People who wandered m saw dishes stacked all over the counter and many thought the worst, she reported. By 6. p m. thIS past Fnday, everythmg was OK and a sign on the door now says, "Our restaurant IS back in full swing. Give us a try." The water heater and dishwasher are brand-new and there's even a new toaster. "It's a wonderful feelIng to see things up and runnmg again," says a very relieved Mary. "A lot of people put a lot of effort mto keeping Sanders going" Stay tuned for word of the new owners Unsolved mystery? ., , . A crew, from the TV show "Unsolved Mysteries" recently filmed at the POinte's neighbormg St. John HospItal and Med. Ical Center, FYI has learned Subject of the segment, set to air this fall, IS a re-creatIOn of the seemmgly mIraculous dJs~ appearance of breast cancer af. flIctmg patient Joanne Witkop after her husband prayed to Father Solanus Casey, a CapuchIn pnest who dIed at the hospItal In 1957 There is a plaque at the hospital in honor of the priest, who has been con. sidered for samthood by the CatholIc Church. "Father Solanus was a very SImple, holy pnest, and many people were drawn to him," says Sister Suzanne Zieske, VIcepreSident of miSSIOn effec~ tlveness at St John. "They sought hIS blessmg when they were ill, and many who prayed to him after hIS death feel they were cured through his mtercessIOn" InCidentally, Father Solanus mmlstered from the east side's Capuchin Center and soup kItchen on Mount EllIott, now the natIOn's oldest prOVider of shelter, counsehng, clothing and food for the needy And tomorrow (Friday, July 22), the Pointe's Edmund T. Ahee family wIll host their 13th Annual Capuchm Souper Summer CelebratIOn at the Roostertal1, with all proceeds donated to the center. My hat IS off' to the jewelry famIly volunteers who work 80 hard to bnng this fundraiseI' about: Along With dad Edmund and mom Bettejean, the philanthropIC Ahees are Edmund Jr., Greg, Chris, Lowell, Peter, Pamela and John If you have an FYI tip, calI Ken Eatherly at 8224OfJ1. Swim show Grosse Pointe Farms Pier Park hosts a country/western hoedown synchrOnIzed swim team show at 7 p m Friday, July 22 The team is coached by Jeanme Schrage and Sarah Booher. This event IS for Farms resIdents only 3-on-3 hoops The seventh annual three-on. three basketball tournament takes place Saturday, July 30. The cost IS $16 a team Game tImes WIll be avaIlable two days before the tournament. For more informatIOn, call the Farms parks and recreatIOn department at 343-2405 r..... 2 M 1 _ • cd ,.. •• _... •.... _.-....-............. .... M.._...__ .... ....._ ..._ ... ...._.."- ~ -- ............ ---..-- MICROGRAPHIC & ELECTRONIC IMAGE CONVERSION f. SERVICES • SYSTEMS. CONSULTATION .+ « M rt ...... M •• O. Art •• .-.............-. ..... _ .........
8A Nice lawn, but _ .. Te, the Editor: Are there other people in the community who are offended by the daily din of motQrs of lawn care equipment? It is 8'30 a.m. and my neighbors' lawn service company has just begun work For two to three hours we will be assaulted by the droning and wailing of blowers, edgers and large lawnmowers. The noise IS so loud that if we are outsIde It drowns out conversation. If we are in- SIde with the windows open the noISe is still intrusIve and offensIve We, too, value well maintamed and tended lawns but the noise generated to aceomphsh this has become absurd. As a testament to the noise mtensity level, note that many of the workers wear ear protection The technology to reduce this noise is available. I would support regulations to limit and control such noise levels. Robert H. Schappe Grosse Pointe Park The unkindness of strangers To the Editor: Last week, I bicycled to the Farms Pier with my chIldren While en route down Kerby toward Lakeshore, we noticed two mothers With children attempting to assist the street crossmg of a mother duck and her brood of seven ducklings In the short moment it took to bring a smile to our faces, we immediately notIced the approaching cars were not gomg to stop, or even slow down We began to yell in an attempt to alert the dnvers, but carelessly those same drivers made no attempt to exer- CIse caution as we watched hqck whIle t. ~ .- tk'lVers ve~ t It ~eBuc0~.m- ~ front of the cfnldren. It was very dIfficult for my chIldren to understand 'why these inconsiderate persons dId not care enough to wait the few minutes it would take for the ducklings to clear their path. I couldn't offer a response aside from my extreme discontent for those reSIdents who would dare to run over baby ducklmgs in the presence of children. None of us present that flnR RESTAORA"T 17410 Mack at St. ClaIr 885-1902 $3 99 D" mnr Rama 7 Days A Week Complete Home Cooked Dinner Includes: Entree, Potato, Vegetable & fRoll LIVE-IN EUROPEAN CHILD CARE EurAupaJr IntercullUral Ch lid Care Progra ms IS currenlly plaCIng carefully selected. EnglISh speaking au pam; ages 1825 -..'lh quahfied Amencan families Select from a ",de vaflety of bright ~ ,rlo.hl. OJ "•• ~ ~. from Sea ndlnav.a Holland Lngland france, Germal1v ....:nlutlf: and masl (-urope.n c.ounlnes l...oc.1l rep support For Ocx.hle child care and a cullUrally ennchlng experience I", the cnll,e famlTy (.all for de falls or H!Jlncd,.atc plac:emCIII ~haroD 881.5643 1-800-333-3804, Ext #2 iiiAufhir ••~ CNde- Prognrn$ I >'nrfti.:~~:t:::"\~::~~~:-',,~ .. ~ 'WfHS A~".""~ I-\f'~" l'W~J\b fl.t'\~ .....\.LrI'om Letters day could believe it. Is this really the way Grosse Pointe residents set exam. pIes for our youth? Ironically, on our way home from the PIer, my son riding his new bicycle about a half block ahead of me In front of Kerby School, took an unfortunate fall rIght into the "Welcome to Kerby" sign. A man In a maroon minivan immedIately pulled from the street Into the parking lot and jumped from his vehicle to assIst my son Thanks to this gentleman, my children realIZed that there are still those persons who care enough to take a moment out to help others Corinne Vote for Martin Grosse Pointe Farms Guns for toys To the Editor: On a recent assIgnment for our government class we inVestIgated programs offerIng merchandIse m ex. change for firearms As we researched our topic, we dIscovered that until recently there were no such programs in the metro Detroit area In the past month, Detroit followed in the footsteps of other crime-ridden CItIes, such as Los Angeles and New York, in establishing its own programs. We believe that DetrOIt's commencement of these programs is a large step toward much-needed gun control In our recent survey, we questIoned people aging from 14 to over 50; out of those, 67 percent were In favor of the Guns for Merchandise programs. These programs reduce the number of guns in circulation, thus reducing the number of gun-related crimes Also, this pertains to the renaissance theme Detroit has attempted to portray In past years. We commend the city for its efforts, however, there should be regulations as to what type of f"Irearm may be exchanged This would ~re~iW 'fhW ;ex~ge of .. relatively useless, outdated weapons A safer city would increase the number of city-goers, thus increasing business, employment, and a prospering economy. Tina DiLaura Don Pierce Paul Hathaway Ken Reeves Grosse Pointe Woods Sanders stays To the Editor: This is 8 day for Grosse Pointers to be happy and proud because Sanders in the Village has a new three-year lease and will remain the charming place it is today because many in the area worked hard to ensure Its preservation. Recognition goes to Gail Phillips, who Initiated the petition drive, and Danielle Hams. These merchants, with the help of others at Hadden's of London and Village Shoes, worked enthusiastIcally to keep the store open Jerry Valente, of the VIllage Association, was a source of backing, as were several other merchants in the VIllage, Hill, Kercheval in-the-Park, and Mack Avenue shopping districts. Scores of concerned citizens made the cause their own The Grosse Pointe Historical Society took the matter very serIously, and municipal officials ill many cities were concerned. Wayne County commissioner Andrew RIchner and his staff even prepared a resolution in support of Sanders for city councils. Of course, the community owes a debt of gratitude to Jun Brasier and Sanders management, as well as Talon Development, which hammered out details of a lease that saves jobs and a neighborhood institution. As Sanders in the Village begins its 60th year serving the community, I hope everyone joins in celebrating this very sweet success. Mike Mengden Grosse Pointe Farms It's the process To the Editor: I would like to make a comment on the constitionality of legislative and congressional term l.inl;i.tation. hnplied in tn~~"'tIhdijg 1 :l> Fathers' provisions- .qbr II \I. state representation was that these people would be elected by those they were to represent. How they should be elected has -been changed several times. Term limitation applies to the election process, not the other qualifications Neil Heffernan Harold Jinks Grosse Pointe Park IIWithout a solid and stable family structure for our children, we will not have good neighborhoods and safe cities. Crime, street violence, and disorder in neighborhoods is caused lJy the breakdown of the family." Nell Heffernan can be trusted in Lansing as a State Senator dedicated to strengthening families throughout Michigan. A common Sense oem ocrat August 2nd- Community is thanked To the Editor: Several months ago the Grosse Pointe South High Drive For Lights Committee came before the Farms City Council requesting a SIte plan approval for the installation of permanent lightmg for night sports events at South High School. The proposal was made WIth the best of intentIOns WIth the hehef that night sports events such as Friday mght football would be an asset to the community. That same meeting was filled with reSIdents dIametrically opposed to permanent lightmg at South. TheIr OppoSItIon was also made WIth the best of m- tentIOns, WIth the behef that night sportmg events would be a detriment to the community. What was clear IS that both parties were sincerely interestro in the be
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