This Is Framingham

 
The Danforth Museum on Union Ave. is nice to have downtown.  It’s not the biggest museum and the exhibits are only one floor but I’ve been to a few openings of local artists shows (such as my instructors from FSC) and it’s great that they support local artists in that way and don’t just stick to showing their permanent collection so there’s always something different to check out.

I took a Museum Studies course here through FSC and it was really interesting to know all the big and small details that make a museum run.  It covered everything from making sure there is wine at an event to transportation of pieces on loan to trying to keep the building from falling apart.
They have kids and adult classes upstairs and you can have a kids’ craft time birthday party up there too. is antivert good for vertigo

They also have a holiday sale that anyone can apply to sell at. how to use ivermectin paste for rosacea   I only sold two small, low-ticket pieces last year but it was cool to know someone bought my stuff. dosage using ivermectin paste 1.87% for treatment of sarcoptic mange: : )

This week was the last step in my request for the installation of a parking sign on my street.  The curb across the street from our house has basically been disintegrated away because of trucks driving over the sidewalk when cars park so close to the corner on the other side. 
Cars there leave no room for a big truck to make a turn and stay on the road.  So I thought a “No parking from here to corner sign” would be a reasonable solution to the problem.

The curb:

I will admit in the beginning it was kind of confusing to even find out how to start the process or who to talk to since I had zero experience with this. 
I ran into a few dead ends when people would tell me this person or that person is who I need to talk to but when I did they turned out not to have anything to do with what I needed.

I eventually spoke to Peter Sellers of the Department of Public Works who was very nice and explained how the process for a request like mine works.
I emailed him a few pictures of the curb and when the trucks drove by so he could see what I was talking about.  He forwarded it to the Traffic and Roadway Safety Committee with a description of the issue and they told me when this request would be on their agenda.

I attended the Traffic and Roadway Safety Committee meeting when it was time and explained the situation to them.  I wasn’t sure if they’d roll their eyes at something like this and I’d have to push for it but the committee was very responsive and seemed genuinely concerned about what I was telling them.
It was approved by this committee and the next step was for it to be presented at the Board of Selectmen to get the full approval.
This past Tuesday I went to the Selectmen meeting to see what the verdict was and was happy they approved it.

I just thought I’d share this experience in case anyone was curious how things like this work.  I never knew or had a reason to know/care how a regular citizen can help make their neighborhood better or voice a concern.  It was a very educational and interesting experience for me.  I’m going to attend* some more meetings just to be more aware and informed about our town.  It’s interesting to hear other citizens and officials talk about what’s going. 

One citizen spoke at this meeting and passionately addressed that he was appalled and disgusted with the board – I didn’t know why, it seemed like it was from something that happened at the last meeting but I’m not sure, he was pretty vaugue.  The board knew what he was talking about though.  They listened, thanked him and then the guy left  I was curious what the problem was, maybe it’ll come up again and I’ll find out.

*Sometimes I try to watch meetings on TV but I’ll admit I end up changing the channel or falling asleep.  They didn’t seem as boring in person and it’s only a few minutes walk from our house so it shouldn’t be a big deal to get out and go there.

Last night I went to check out the tree lighting at the Memorial building.
I was surprised how packed it was.  It was kind of hard to move around and a lot of people would either not move or be pushy (crowds aren’t my favorite thing) but it was nice to see something bring people together.

It was pretty windy and a little rainy so after what seemed like 50 Christmas carols I was going to just go home and then Santa arrived on the back of an fire truck. ???? ?????  (!)

The kid behind me went nuts screaming “SANTAAAAA!  OH MY GOD!! SANTAAAAA!” what came to mind was how that girl was screaming from the ditch in “Silence of the Lambs”. ??? ????? ?????????   He had that same intensity and desperation in his voice.

Inside were lots of tables set up with cookies, local things and Starbucks giving out free hot chocolate.

As usual, good to see out Shopper’s world soldiers back in commission for the season.

Today we took a walk in Tercentennial Park, which is the site of the old V.A. hospital on Dudley Road.  The hospital it self is gone but a lot of the smaller structures on its “campus” are still there. Walking around you can find old building foundations and fire hydrants too.

At each entrance there are signs asking people to please clean up after their dogs, including this updated version threatening a ban on dogs in the park at all:

As we walked through the park we realized why they needed to post this.

We found poop throughout the park, all sightings were right on the main walking paths. ivermectin for cats mange Someone just let their dog take a huge dump right in the middle of the 9/11 memorial path, (dedicated to the 17 Framingham residents who died that day) which I thought was particularly lame. para qu para qu sirve la ivermectina   There are free dog poop pick-up bags in a dispenser right next to the sign asking people to pick up after their dogs, so there is really no excuse not to do that. ivermectin injectable dosing
(click here if you want to see the poop we saw)

Other than that it’s a pretty nice park to take a stroll through.

When I read the police logs I notice there are always stolen bike reports.  I know my bike isn’t highly desirable, I don’t even know if they make Shoguns anymore, but if it got stolen I’d definitely want it back.  
Shogun and I have been through so much together: the flat tires, the steep hils, the dousing by cars speeding through puddles and of course the senseless heckling from people sitting outside the Salvation Army…  I won’t give my Shogun up until she decides to dismantle herself (I think she tried to last spring but Phil took care of her).  So I figured maybe I should go down to the Framingham Police Department to register the old girl.  You never just never know.

I gave them my information, then they asked some questions about shogun (how many gears etc… ??? ????? ) and gave me a registration sticker to put on it.

If you have a bike, you may want to register it, it takes just a few minutes and its free.

I haven’t looked at police log in a long time but I found some interesting entries from the past 10 days.
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SUSP ACTIVITY: CALLER STATES 3 MEN URINATING ON CARS

POLICE INFO: RP STATES THAT EVERY EVE, PARTICULARLY SAT AND SUN AN ELDERLY WHI MALE WEARING A  BLU/WHI PLAID SHIRT URINATES IN HIS FRONT YARD.
 
CIVIL MATTER: CALLER STATED PROBLEM WITH NEIGHBORS DRIVING ON FRT LAWN, ASKED THEM TO STOP BUT THEY HAVENT

SUSP ACTIVITY: ELDERLY MALE REPORTING SOMEONE STOLE HIS HANGING PLANTS

911 CALL:  WOMAN STATED THAT A SUBJECT AT ASIAN IMPORTS TRIED TO  “JAB”
SOMEONE AND THAT SHE WAS TOLD TO DO IT FROM SOMEONE AT  CVS

Aaaaaaaand- I’m back. Thanks to Ethan for filling in while I was gone. I’m sure everyone appreciated his better quality camera too. (Sure, I have access to his camera but it’s nice and I don’t want to risk anything happening to it)

Today was the last day of the farmer’s market, I didn’t know that, I just happened to go today and someone there said it was.

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My favorite was the table for Hi-Rise bakery from cambridge. I used to live in porter square and Hi-Rise was just down a few streets and makes the best bread and treats. Their pumpkin bread and brioche is some of the best I’ve ever had.
It’s nice that they come out to the ‘ham.

I got a whole wheat/sprouted wheat-berry loaf. Pretty, eh?

Also, I got some potatoes for the chowder I was making tonight too.
I wish the farmers market was on Saturdays because it was a fluke thing for me to be out of work early enough to get there before they close. what is soolantra (ivermectin) cream 1 used for  

See you next year, market!