Lehigh Valley Somebody: Happy summer thoughts

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Happy summer thoughts

I'm so happy today. Here's a happy photo I took while on my happy vacation. It's not as good as my kid's pictures, but enjoy and think of happy summer thoughts and happy summer memories.

7 comments:

Brian W. said...: Let's go surfin' now, everybody's learnin' how, come on a safari with me ...; Wed Jul 16, 12:00:00 PM 2008
Sarina said...: Great photo. Looks like a postcard!; Wed Jul 16, 04:41:00 PM 2008
Bill said...: Favorite summer smell is wet concrete after a summer afternoon thunderstorm.; Wed Jul 16, 08:27:00 PM 2008
Leprechaun said...: Can I just say I think the Wooden Spaceship makes me think of Robby the Robot from a show I saw on HULU. Something called Lost in Space?; Wed Jul 16, 08:32:00 PM 2008
Anonymous said...: I didn't make the last Vision meeting due to fatigue. (Still tired from my Upward Bound A-town event on Saturday and for some reason I was confused and thought it was today) Anyway, I was glad to read that Mike Fegley said the obvious. (Look in Queen City Blog entitled A Safe Clean and Green Downtown District) Unsure what the Vision Meetings are hoping to accomplish, but even with goals, deadlines, and regulations, it still holds true ACTIONS speak louder than WORDS. I just had a multicultural event that had over 20 vendors/organizations and, although, it wasn't Musikfest, it proved to me that we, as citizens, can make a difference and make things happen even while others tend to be moving in slow motion. I know the Vision Meetings have good intentions but we need leaders, like myself, who are willing to put themselves out there and, if needed, circumvent politics, the status quo, and even the City and just DO SOMETHING to make things happen. We need more events to bring people back downtown. We need more information placed into ALL of the Allentown communities to educate residents about up and coming meetings and the NEED to get involved and participate ! We need to cultivate and initiate the young and older creative and artistic minds in Allentown and help them achieve viable businesses and movements that will create interest and cause those who live outside of A-town to come and see what's happening in A-town. We need to face the facts that Allentown is an urban, gritty, multicultural and diverse City that has leaders that need to stop trying to build a time machine and create a landscape that resembles Hess' days of old. They need to market Allentown as it is and PEOPLE will come. Many WANT the urban, gritty, multi-cultural scene; especially the young, creative minds who are now more entrepenurial than ever. This may NOT be the plan many want to hear or envision, but unless Allentown makes some quick changes, all I can say is "Will the last person leaving please turn off the lights ?"

Alfonso; Wed Jul 16, 10:24:00 PM 2008
Mrs. Dottie said...: Yes, Lep, Lost in space was a popular show, I remember it well. I'm very influenced by pop culture of my youth. I especially remember watching game shows during the summer, like Match Game and Price is Right, and Name That Tune. Back then we only got 13 channels but there was always something good on tv.; Thu Jul 17, 01:31:00 PM 2008
Mrs. Dottie said...: Thanks Alfonso, and great job with Upward Bound. Power to the people.; Thu Jul 17, 01:32:00 PM 2008