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"To Be A Man" a film by Murray Lerner, 1966

8/18/2017

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Here is a flyer announcing the showing of "To Be A Man", a film by Murray Lerner that was made in 1966, funded by the Yale Admissions Department.  Rather than the limited showing to prospective Yale Students, the film was picked up by WGBH and shown on many public television stations shortly after it was created in 1966.

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Harry & Marsha's 40th Anniversary

6/29/2017

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Marsha and I celebrated our 40th Wedding Anniversary on June 5th. We went to The Hedges, an old fashion "camp" on Blue Mountain Lake in the Adirondacks.
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Blue Mountain Lake is in the center of the Adirondacks, about 4.5 hours drive from Boston.
​We knew that the weather was going to be yucky, so we brought lots of things to do including books, crossword puzzles, sudoku, cameras, art supplies, etc. We also payed a visit to the Adirondack Museum where life in the Adirondacks is celebrated in all of it's dimensions.
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This was the scene early morning from our cabin: beautiful lake, loons calling, cold weather, warm coffee ​
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While Marsha did her crossword puzzle ...
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... Harry sketched and ...
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... sketched some more. Harry made this drawing on his iPad Pro combining all of the artistry and technology he had at his disposal.
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Sitting for a while at the Adirondack Museum in some rustic bent wood rockers.
We returned home via the Berkshires where we attended the wonderful wedding of Shana Hill and Richard Hughes at a country inn in Lenox right across the street from Tanglewood. Shana is Joan Hill's daughter.  All in all, a great week away from Boston.
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Lots of Church of the Covenant folks, including in front row seats on the left Ron MacDougall, Joan Hill, Megan Hill, Shana Hill, Lynn Rhodes, Beth Hill, and Richard Hughes
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The Newly Weds, Shana and Richard
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NPD - A guide to learning to deal with narcissistic personality disorder

5/15/2017

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I found the following information about NPD, one of the many things that Trump suffers from, on numerous websites.  I record it here for reference. "He" refers to Trump.  ​

NPD - A guide to learning to deal with narcissistic personality disorder

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It’s not curable and it’s barely treatable.
  1. He is who he is. There is no getting better, or learning, or adapting. He’s not going to “rise to the occasion” for more than maybe a couple hours. So just put that out of your mind.

  2. He will say whatever feels most comfortable or good to him at any given time.
    He will lie a lot, and say totally different things to different people. Stop being surprised by this. While it’s important to pretend “good faith” and remind him of promises, as Bernie Sanders and others are doing, that’s for his supporters, so *they* can see the inconsistency as it comes. He won’t care. So if you’re trying to reconcile or analyze his words, don’t. It’s 100% not a worth your time. Only pay attention to and address his actions.

  3. You can influence him by making him feel good.
    There are already people like Bannon who appear ready to use him for their own ends. The GOP is excited to try. Watch them, not him. President Obama, in his wisdom, may be treating him well in hopes of influencing him and averting the worst. If he gets enough accolades for better behavior, he might continue to try it. But don’t count on it.

  4. Entitlement is a key aspect of the disorder.
    As we are already seeing, he will likely not observe traditional boundaries of the office. He has already stated that rules don’t apply to him. This particular attribute has huge implications for the presidency and it will be important for everyone who can to hold him to the same standards as previous presidents.

  5. We should expect that he only cares about himself and those he views as extensions of himself, like his children.  People with NPD often can’t understand others as fully human or distinct.

    He desires accumulation of wealth and power because it fills a hole. He will have no qualms *at all* about stealing everything he can and he’ll be happy to help others do so, if they make him feel good. He won’t view it as stealing but rather as something he’s entitled to do. This is likely the only thing he will intentionally accomplish.

  6. It’s very, very confusing for non-disordered people to experience a disordered person with NPD.

    While often intelligent, charismatic and charming, they do not reliably observe social conventions or demonstrate basic human empathy. It’s very common for non-disordered people to lower their own expectations and try to normalize the behavior. DO NOT DO THIS AND DO NOT ALLOW OTHERS, ESPECIALLY THE MEDIA, TO DO THIS. If you start to feel foggy or unclear about this, step away until you recalibrate.

  7. People with NPD often recruit helpers, referred to in the literature as “enablers”.

    Called "enablers" when they allow or cover for bad behavior.  “Flying monkeys” when they perpetrate bad behavior on behalf of the narcissist. Although it’s easiest to prey on malicious people, good and vulnerable people can be unwittingly recruited. It will be important to support good people around him if and when they attempt to stay clear or break away.

  8. People with NPD often foster competition for sport in people they control.

    Expect lots of chaos, firings and recriminations. He will probably behave worst toward those closest to him, but that doesn’t mean (obviously) that his actions won’t have consequences for the rest of us. He will punish enemies. He may start out, as he has with the NYT, with a confusing combination of punishing/rewarding, which is a classic abuse tactic for control. If you see your media cooperating or facilitating this behavior for rewards, call them on it.

  9. Gaslighting is real and tortuous.Gaslighting: where someone tries to convince you that the reality you’ve experienced isn’t true.

    He will gaslight, his followers will gaslight. Many of our politicians and media figures already gaslight, so it will be hard to distinguish his amplified version from what has already been normalized. Learn the signs and find ways to stay focused on what you know to be true. Note: it is typically not helpful to argue with people who are attempting to gaslight. You will only confuse yourself. Just walk away.

  10. Whenever possible, do not focus on the narcissist or give him attention.

    Unfortunately we can’t and shouldn’t ignore the president, but don’t circulate his tweets or laugh at him?—?you are enabling him and getting his word out. 

Pay attention to your own emotions: do you sort of enjoy his clowning? do you enjoy the outrage? is this kind of fun and dramatic, in a sick way? You are adding to his energy. Focus on what you can change and how you can resist, where you are.

"We are all called to be leaders now, in the absence of leadership."

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Goal: Ride my bike on all segments of the Across Lexington Trails

5/4/2017

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Today I started a goal of riding my bike over all segments of the Across Lexington set of trails.  ACROSS Lexington is a network of 40 miles of marked routes throughout Lexington. Many of the trails are through various parcels of conservation land in Lexington, others are through existing parks and side streets.  There are six loops.  Several of the loops use portions of the Minuteman Bikeway.
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In general I will start on my bike at my house, ride over to the start of a loop, go on the look and then ride home.

​Today, I did loop A.
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This route had a wide variety of surfaces for me to ride over, including:
  • Roadways
  • Bike paths
  • Easy to navigate dirt trails through the woods
  • Narrow boardwalks over wetlands on which I walked my bike because the boardwalk was quite narrow.
  • More difficult dirt trails with lots of roots and large stones to steer around
Although, I wish it didn't have the last category, it is, also a walking trail where such surfaces are more common.

Here is the final report from my bike navigation app
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Statement for Lexington League of Women Voters Candidates Night

2/15/2017

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Harry Forsdick
Town Meeting Member
Precinct 7
46 Burlington St.

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Hello from halfway down the Florida Keys, where my wife Marsha Baker and I are on vacation. I’d like to thank Mary Burnell for agreeing to read this statement to you.

I am sort of sorry not to be in New England tonight -- sorry that I can’t talk to you myself, not sorry that I am enjoying the warmth and sunshine of Southern Florida.

I am a relatively new Town Meeting Member, having served for one session of Town Meeting, last fall.  I have, however lived in Lexington for almost 40 years.  My wife Marsha has been a Town Meeting Member for almost 30 years.

Many of you may know my name because in 2002 I set up the Lexington List and built it from a list with 10 members to one that currently has almost 1600 members. Along with a sibling list, the Lexington Politics-Religion list a wide variety of subjects are discussed from the mundane to the profound.  After 15 years I am still happy to be running and moderating these lists that have become a grassroots forum for residents of Lexington to engage in civil discourse.

Over the last 11 years since I retired, have been involved in a number of Town Organizations including LexMedia, where I was Chairman of the Board for about 5 years.  During that time, we transformed LexMedia to it’s current innovative digital infrastructure with live broadcast and on-demand program transmission.  I worked with LexMedia Staff and Board members to write a proposal to the Town for a contract that has insured LexMedia’s financial well-being for a 10 year period.

I left LexMedia to become a member of the Selectmen’s ad hoc Community Center Advisory Committee, spending the next two years planning and designing how the Mason’s property purchased by the Town would transformed into the Lexington Community Center.  In serving on this Committee, I learned a lot about how the Town works -- the Town Committee process, the possibilities and limitations of budgets for capital improvement projects, as well as the diversity of opinions, needs and ideas of Lexington residents.

In answer to the League’s question:

I do believe the residents of Lexington would benefit if more two-family dwellings were allowed in town, as long as provision is made for parking the cars of the owners.  There is currently a shortage of smaller houses in Lexington: Indeed, when Marsha and I looked around last fall to see how we might downsize to a smaller dwelling, we were struck by the relative high price of properties that were much less of a house than we currently occupy.  We decided to stay put.

This is crazy.  There ought to be an easy way for people who no longer need a large house to downsize, stay in Lexington, and use just what they need for comfortable living.  

So, I am in favor of increasing the number of areas in town where two-family houses can be created.

I thank you for listening to my statement and I ask for your vote on Monday March 6th.

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Red Sox 2017 Truck Day

2/6/2017

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Today was Truck Day -- the day the truck leaves Fenway Park for Ft. Myers, loaded with all of the equipment needed for Spring Training.  30 seconds into the following video, you can see my son Will Forsdick tossing out balls from a flatbed truck.  Will is near the right end of the platform as you face the truck.

And we're off! □#TruckDay@JetBlue pic.twitter.com/s1dZyMOyP8

— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) February 6, 2017
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Elect Glenn P Parker Lexington Selectman

1/17/2017

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I am supporting Glenn Parker for Town of Lexington Board of Selectmen.  I believe Glenn is the right candidate now for Lexington: We are about to experience an extended period of demand on Lexington's finances.  This needs a person like Glenn who knows the ins and outs of Lexington Town Finances.  For the past several years, Glenn has been the Chair of the Lexington Appropriation Committee -- the group that analyses all budget items coming before Town Meeting.  We need Glenn and his knowledge and experience of Town Finances on the Board of Selectmen to help guide us through the next several difficult years.

Please see Glenn's website:  ​Elect Glenn P Parker for Selectman
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Key Colony Beach, FL

9/29/2016

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Information on the web

  1. Key Colony Beach, FL
    1. City Website: http://keycolonybeach.net/
    2. Civic Organization: http://kcbca.org/
    3. Trip Advisor: 
      https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g34343-Key_Colony_Beach_Florida_Keys_Florida-Vacations.html
    4. Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/search?find_loc=Key+Colony+Beach,+FL
    5. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_Colony_Beach,_Florida
    6. Weather: https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/33051
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  2. Cabana Club
    1. http://thecabanaclubkeycolonybeach.com/
    2. https://www.yelp.com/biz/cabana-club-key-colony-beach

  3. Inch Beach
    1. https://www.gogobot.com/key-colony-beach-fl/things-to-do/inch-beach
    2. https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g34343-i26692475-Key_Colony_Beach_Florida_Keys_Florida.html#32954513

  4. ​History
    1. http://keyshistory.org​

  5. ​Interesting Videos
    1. Somewhat goofy, but has some value: 
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrBuFiDbJLg
    2. Some interesting places on way down to Key Colony: 
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxWz498PrJ0​
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The Hilltown Chautauqua: Video Summary

9/15/2016

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2016 Hilltown Chautauqua -- Earthcare: The Sense of Wonder

9/13/2016

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Here are photographs taken on Friday, Saturday and Sunday this past weekend by Marsha and me.  Click on thumbnail to see larger version.  Contact me ([email protected]) if you need a higher resolution version.
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