I’M no SI CovER MoDEl

It is what it is. It has been a rough week for me. The comorbidities that have been plaguing me for some time decided to ramp up the dizziness and nausea.

I spent a lot of the time sitting up straight on the loveseat in the living room trying not to provoke the symptoms by not moving my head or body.

Finally, I threw in the “I can deal with this” towel and I went to the doctor begging for some kind of diagnosis and attack plan.

The doc revisited the symptoms, initiated some testing culminating in a wait-and-see plan plus one medicine.

OK. I am taking some medicine and will go back in a week.

I know, being elderly and dizzy is a common occurrence, but not for this old lady.

While I was waiting, I worked on my own plan for getting things done. I mean, someone has to clean out the refrigerator.

A carton of milk should not stick to the shelf. Right?

The inside of my car could be made off limits by the board of health.

Dust will not remove itself nor will the clothes in the hamper wash themselves.

I was determined to rise above the awfulness by force of mind.

This was my challenge. I could break down my chores and projects into smaller

FROM THE MAILBAG Concerned about ‘new direction’ for TMPD

To the editor:

With over a month since the Manlius police chief’s resignation and the town board looking to take the police department in A “new direction,” no update or explanation has been given. With all the events that have happened over the last few months, we are lucky to have such a professional and responsive police department. From children bringing guns into the schools, stopping a potential mass shooting at Tops, to a sextortion incident in one of our middle schools, our police department and the officers in our schools have quickly and efficiently prevented tragic outcomes.

It is this type of dedication and response that the citizens of the town of Manlius have come to appreciate and depend on.

Being told that a limited few want to take one of our most important services in a different direction with little to no explanation is concerning. Leading up to these events little or no discussion seemed to happen during any of the regular police committee meetings. These meetings, which include a representative from each of our villages, seem to have not been aware of any issues or discussion of a new direction until after the resignation of our police chief.

I have full confidence in interim police Chief Cassalia, but I am concerned with the distraction of the unknown future of our police

Jason Klaiber, jklaiber@eaglenewsonline.com

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It seemed to a be a sensible, reasonable plan, but that strategy limped because you can’t weed your garden while holding onto something.

You have to bend over to do this and bending initiates dizzy.

How do I get the laundry down to the basement where the washer and dryer are? Getting down stairs means holding on to railings on both sides of the staircase. I only have two hands. Is the laundry on its own?

Most of the stuff that you do to maintain a home can make me dizzy, especially cooking dinner. (I am probably exaggerating the cooking thing)

Or I could sit on that loveseat and daydream about aspirational things, like winning the lottery and hiring someone to paint the house and sand the floors and fix the porch.

I could dream of lying on a sandy beach with a stack of good books and adult beverages at my side.

In that dream I would have reached my Weight Watcher goal…but even dreams aren’t that ridiculous.

I could be strolling department and how it will affect our community. The questions that we should be asking about this new direction should include how it will affect response time, will property checks continue and the role which officers play in our schools. We cannot afford to have any distraction from the service that we have come to expect and should not sit silently on the side waiting to see how our safety is reorganized. This is not a topic that we can become complacent about and need to make sure that the town board is aware of what we want to see from our department.

I strongly encourage everyone to attend the Police Committee meeting on May 24 at 5 p.m. or to listen via Zoom and ask questions on what we should expect going forward. We need to be part of the conversation before decisions are made and not after. As a resident I think this is a time for the board to stop dragging their feet and become more transparent about what we should expect.

DAvE BARnwEll Candidate for Manlius town Board

Gun legislation doesn’t address the problem

To the editor:

This reader was amazed at Mr. McKeever’s fervor in attacking Rep. Brandon Williams for his stance against serious gun legislation in his recent letter to the Eagle Bulletin . It certainly sounded like he believed himself to be 100 percent correct in his assailment. As I believe Mr.

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I could be the toast of the Riviera, sing with a symphony orchestra, have nice hair … so many options.

There is one thing I would never consider in my wildest thoughts - to dream of becoming a Sports Illustrated cover model at my age. After all, I am not Martha. Eighty-one-year-old Martha Stewart announced that she will be on the cover of the swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated

“I have never had any plastic surgery, only a little filler twice a year,” she said.

I do have one of those love-hate relationships with Martha, who says she practices Pilates, has two dermatologists, a daily routine of skin care, eats clean and healthy and has good genes. She discussed how the swimsuit was chosen for the cover. She refused anything frilly and wanted something more modern.

She saw this as her challenge.

And here I am trying to figure out what happened to me, not only because of the dizziness, but also because I couldn’t be on the cover of the swimsuit edition of any publication that was read by human beings. Why not?

Well, I don’t have a dermatologist. Have you tried to make an appointment at a

McKeever to be at least 70 percent wrong, I offer the following.

It is very unfortunate Mr. McKeever chose only to write of those extremely well publicized mass shootings. He knows full well of the thousands of minorities killed by guns over many, many years in all the large cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City. Don’t Black lives matter? Does Mr. McKeever believe those guns were bought legally? Surely not.

So, it proves gun legislation does not adequately address our problem. Personally, I have always believed gun violence is caused only by evil or misguided people. And these people come about when parents ignore their religious faiths that are so vital to raising children to be both responsible and caring. That just might be the best way of reducing our gun violence – very difficult to accomplish, but very successful.

Ch AR l ES M IR u C k I fayetteville

Need senior housing, not grocery store

To the editor:

Although I don’t know all the details, I was pleased to read about the lower income, senior apartment structures that are being built in Baldwinsville and wish that we might do that here in Fayetteville on the site proposed for another supermarket. As has been noted in the past, we have two large supermarkets within a few miles of each other so that residents of Manlius or Fayetteville dermatologist lately? need drive no more than two miles for shopping and only slightly further for a giant supermarket in DeWitt!

I have no idea what Pilates is. I do have an exercise bicycle, a very good one, but have been warned not to use it because of my loose artificial hip. Bet she doesn’t have one of those.

I do have a skin care routine. It is called washing my face with soap and rinsing well.

I don’t’ think that is what Marta was referring to.

My diet is lousy. I eat over the sink when I am not cooking for my spouse. Too many carbs. My genes are not stellar either.

Oh, and my swimsuit is an antique.

I bought it for $35 in 1966. It is in the chest at the foot of the bed in my daughter’s old bedroom, a reminder that one time, in the long ago, I could wear something like that.

Martha is not holding on to furniture and walls to get around nor is she looking in a mirror and wondering how what she sees has happened.

There is no amount of filler that can fix me.

What I do share with Martha is that I, too, have not had any plastic surgery. My version of fillers are chocolate. There is that. Explains a lot.

Ann Ferro is a mother, a grandmother and a retired social studies teacher. While still figuring out what she wants to be when she grows up, she lives in Marcellus with lots of books, a spouse and a large orange cat.

What we do not need is another market that will create not only acute traffic and safety issues, but does not serve a need or a desire of the residents! What we do need is affordable, senior housing units for ourselves when time comes for downsizing and for loved ones and to diversify our community.

If that parcel of land is to be developed, let it serve human values and human needs, not building another large market between the other two.

What will serve this community is affordable housing, not more food marketing .

DAvE PASInSkI fayetteville Cazenovia

June 20

To the editor:

Election

The Village of Cazenovia will hold its election on June 20 from noon to 9 p.m. at the American Legion on Chenango Street. Over two months ago I announced my candidacy for one of two village trustee positions. Since that time I have met with many residents to listen to their concerns about the village. To a person, there are things that trouble those who call Cazenovia their home.

A primary issue is the question over who will buy the Cazenovia College property, what it will be used for and how it will be maintained.

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