Above,
Left, the Eagle Scouts of Troop 204 with Sufffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai), middle.
Photo courtesy Anker’s office
Above,
Left, the Eagle Scouts of Troop 204 with Sufffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai), middle.
Photo courtesy Anker’s office
A group of elected officials attended a ceremony held at Miller Place High School on Saturday, Oct. 29, to recognize four exceptional stewards of community service.
New York State Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio (R-Riverhead), Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai), and Town of Brookhaven Councilwoman Jane Bonner (R-Rocky Point) all attended the Court of Honor ceremony for Boy Scout Troop 204’s newest Eagle Scouts.
Kyle Fehling, Nolan Goddard, Jack Serrentino, and Kyle Ecker each earned the rank of Eagle. Eagle is the highest rank a Scout can receive and a distinction only 4% of Scouts achieve.
“It is always a pleasure to see the bright young leaders that have come from
Troop 204,” Anker said. “These scouts have demonstrated that they have a strong dedication to serving our community and are truly deserving of the honor of being an Eagle Scout.” She added, “It is so moving to see young leaders contribute to their communities and inspire their fellow peers. I congratulate them on this magnificent achievement.”
Bonner also honored the new Eagles, expressing optimism for the community’s future thanks to their leadership and initiative.
“Congratulations to Kyle, Nolan, Jack, and Kyle for completing their projects and achieving the rank of Eagle Scout,” she said.
“Boy Scouts are the leaders of tomorrow, and from meeting these four outstanding young men, I can say that we’ll be in good hands.”
While New Yorkers voted Democrat Kathy Hochul as the first woman elected governor, Republicans scored big in races throughout Suffolk County.
Due to September’s cyberattack, results for local races were delayed on Tuesday night as Suffolk County election workers struggled to upload votes.
After technical problems, election workers delivered voting booth memory cards to Yaphank headquarters for votes to be counted. The first voting results started trickling in by the early morning hours of Nov. 9.
Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-NY1), the Republican Party’s gubernatorial candidate, made a surprise appearance en route to his official viewing party in Manhattan. At the Stereo Garden in Patchogue, Zeldin expressed gratitude for the people of Suffolk County, saying his night would not be complete without first dropping in.
Slowly, the returns began to come in, and the room took on a different tone and tenor as the gubernatorial contest was called for incumbent Hochul.
With 94% reporting as of press time, Hochul carried the state by a 53-47% margin — unusually tight for a state that Democrats generally take handily.
“Tonight, you made your voices heard loud and clear, and you made me the first woman ever to be elected to be the governor of the State of New York,” Hochul said in her victory speech. “But I’m not here to make history. I’m here to make a difference.”
Zeldin conceded the afternoon of Nov. 9 in a statement.
“This race was a once-in-a-generation campaign, with a very close margin in the bluest of blue states,” Zeldin said. “The unrelenting passion and hard work of our grassroots volunteers and supporters made this incredibly close race possible and helped us win at least 49 of New York’s 62 counties.”
He added, “Republicans, Democrats and Independents united as New Yorkers, pouring their heart and soul into this campaign.”
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was declared the victor early on Nov. 8, receiving 56% of the votes as of press time.
Despite this and a lackluster Republican performance nationwide, some at Stereo Garden did have cause to celebrate. In the race to fill Zeldin’s congressional seat, Nick LaLota defeated Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming (D-Noyac) by a 56-44% margin with 94% reporting.
“Thank you to the voters of Suffolk County for placing your trust in me,” LaLota said in a statement. “I am extremely thankful for the
trust and confidence you have placed in me, and I won’t let you down.”
At the state level, incumbent state Sen. Anthony Palumbo (R-New Suffolk) defeated Democratic Party challenger Skyler Johnson by 12 points. “This is a team effort, as you all know, and we don’t get here without the hard work of all of our volunteers,” Palumbo said in a speech.
Johnson said he wouldn’t make any promises about whether to run for another office. However, he hasn’t ruled it out, either.
“If I think that we have a viable path, and I think that what I can offer is what the constituents need, then ‘yes,’” he said.
State Sen. Mario Mattera (R-St. James) faced Democrat Susan Berland, formerly Suffolk County legislator in the 16th District and Town of Huntington councilwoman, for the seat in the 2nd District.
The incumbent retained his seat with more than 58% of the votes. Mattera said it felt great to hear the results of his race the morning of Nov. 9, even though he was disappointed that Zeldin lost the gubernatorial race.
“Main party rule is upsetting to me because it’s like a business having a monopoly,” Mattera said.
The state senator said he is looking forward to returning to Albany to continue working toward bringing funds back to the area to help with infrastructure and local businesses. He added he was appreciative of the overwhelming support from his family, friends, law enforcement and trade unions, and the confidence they all have had in him.
In the state Assembly, incumbent Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio (R-Riverhead), who represents the 2nd District, easily won her race by a 32% margin over Democratic challenger Wendy Hamberger.
As of early afternoon Nov. 9, the race for Assembly District 4 was tight, with a mere 973 votes dividing the candidates. Incumbent
state Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) is in a competitive bout with Republican challenger Edward Flood. Flood maintains a 2-point lead with 96% of the precincts reporting as of press time, though that race has not been called.
Englebright said his last race in 2020 was a close one, too, and he was not ready to make an official statement as of press time.
In the state Assembly District 8 race, incumbent Michael Fitzpatrick received more than 68% of the votes. His opponent, Democrat Jeanine Aponte, did not run an active campaign.
In addition to parts of Suffolk County, state Assembly District 10 also takes in parts of Nassau County. Incumbent Steve Stern (D-Dix Hills) was the winner with 54% of the votes (25,879), while IT professional Aamir Sultan (R) received 46% (21,843).
In the state Assembly race in the 12th District, incumbent Keith Brown (R-Northport), faced Democrat Cooper Macco.
Brown retained his seat with 58% of the votes. Macco said he would consider running for office in the future.
“It was a learning experience,” he said. “I think that in the future, hopefully, I can take what I’ve learned” and apply it to a campaign.
After losing a June primary, current Suffolk County Clerk Judith Pascale (R) did not run for the position.
Republican Vincent Puleo, the town clerk of Smithtown, faced Democrat Lisa Jimenez, a newcomer running for political office. Puleo won the race with 59% of the votes.
Incumbent county Comptroller John M. Kennedy Jr. (R) won reelection with ease at 60% over his inactive Democratic Party challenger, Thomas Dolan. During a speech at Stereo Garden, he thanked those who helped him secure victory and expressed his vision for the future.
“We left nothing untouched, ladies and
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Kathy Hochul (D): 53%
Lee Zeldin (R): 47%
Chuck Schumer (D): 56%
Joe Pinion (R): 43%
Bridget Fleming (D) 44%
Nick LaLota (R) 56%
Skyler Johnson (D) 44%
Anthony Palumbo (R) 56%
Wendy Hamberger (D) 33%
Jodi Giglio (R) 66%
Steve Englebright (D) 49%
Edward Flood (R) 51%
Lisa Jimenez (D): 41%
Vincent Puleo (R): 59%
Thomas Dolan (D): 40%
John Kennedy (R): 60%
gentlemen,” the comptroller said. “We will have change in Suffolk County, and we will restore Republican values, I’m confident.”
The $4.2 billion state Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022 was approved by about 59% of voters (93.64% precincts reporting).
The Suffolk County term limits proposition, to 12 years total, passed with a massive 86% approval.
To follow the results of these elections as they are updated, visit tbrnewsmedia.com.
Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Mt. Sinai on Nov. 2. Vincent Rienzie was crossing Route 25A, just west of Mount Sinai-Coram Road, from north to south, when he was struck by an eastbound 2022 Subaru Forrester at approximately 11:10 p.m. Rienzie, 32, of Miller Place, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. The driver of the Subaru, Thomas Tumminello, 18, of Miller Place, was not injured. The Subaru was impounded for a safety check. Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call the Sixth Squad at 631854-8652.
Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating following a partial building collapse that injured six people, three critically, in St. James on Nov. 3. Six construction workers were on scaffolds dismantling the front façade of 840 Middle Country Road when the façade fell on them, knocking them off the scaffolding at approximately 1:30 p.m. The workers for Sit Back & Relax Ground Maintenance fell more than 20 feet. All six men were transported to Stony Brook University Hospital. One of the men was airlifted via Suffolk County Police helicopter. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was notified and is investigating. The Smithtown Building Inspector and Smithtown Fire Marshal responded.
Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Mt. Sinai on Nov. 3. Ann Marie Montgomery was heading westbound on northbound County Road 83, north of Canal Road, when she was struck in the left lane by a 2018 Ford F150, driven by James Gerardi, at 10:53 p.m. Montgomery, 42, of Holtsville, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician from Port Jefferson EMS. Gerardi, 57, of Mt. Sinai, was not injured. The Ford was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the Sixth Squad at 631-854-8652.
Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct officers are investigating an incident where a candy bar received from trick or treating was found with a razor blade inside the bar. A 13-year-old girl was trick or treating on October 31 and then traded candy with her classmates at PJ Gelinas Junior
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the women who allegedly stole merchandise from Spirit Halloween, located at 2110 Nesconset Highway in Stony Brook, on Oct. 28, at approximately 9:30 p.m. They fled in a white Jeep Renegade with New York plates KNS 6519. Both suspects are believed to have stolen from other Spirit Halloween stores.
High School over the past few days. The girl found a razor blade in a mini 3 Musketeers bar on Nov. 3 and her mother reported it to police at approximately 7:35 p.m. . Officers are asking anyone with information to call the Sixth Pre cinct Crime Section at 631-854-8626.
Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist in Port Jefferson Village on Nov. 2. Jeffrey Smith was riding a 2019 Harley Davidson Trike on East Broadway, near Bridle Path, when he struck a deer crossing the roadway at approximately 11:25 a.m. Smith was knocked off his motorcycle and struck his head onto the pavement. The three-wheel motorcycle continued to travel unoccupied for approximately 1⁄4 mile until it drove off the roadway, striking several bushes before stopping in the side yard of 101 Hoyt Lane. Smith, 77, of Smithtown, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital in serious condition. The deer was gone upon police arrival. The vehicle was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Sixth Squad at 631-852-8652.
— COMPILED BY HEIDI
SUTTONSuffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.
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ANNUALELECTION NOTICEOF
FIREDISTRICT OFTHEROCKYPOINT
December13,2022
31,2027. 2023andendingDecember commencingJanuary1, forafive(5)yearterm, electingoneCommissioner Point,NYforthepurposeof at90KingRoadinRocky P.M.atthefirehouselocated hoursof3:00P.M.and9:00 13th,2022betweenthe takeplaceonDecember RockyPointFireDistrictwill theAnnualElectionofthe PLEASETAKENOTICEthat
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NOTICEofELECTION
NOTICEISHEREBYGIVEN,
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December13,2022betweenthehoursof4:00
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RASWEILER,presentincumbent.
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October17,2022 MillerPlace,NewYork Dated:
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NOTICEofELECTION
NOTICEISHEREBYGIVEN,
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October18,2022 Dated:Mt.Sinai,NewYork
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October18,2022 Dated:Mt.Sinai,NewYork
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(631-744-4994).
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October25,2022 SoundBeach,NewYork Dated:
OFTHISAMENDMENT. NOTCHANGEASARESULT ABOUT$6,500WHICHWILL
incumbent. JeffreyVlack,present expirationofthetermof January1,2023,uponthe five(5)years,commencing
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top-left: Ryan Herr stiff arms Joseph Citrangola; Shoreham-Wading River senior quarterback Dylan Zahn tries to elude Miller Place linebacker Braedon Murphy; Miller Place senior running back Joell Spagnuolo breaks one loose down the right side; and Panthers celebrate.
In the Div. IV quarterfinal round of the postseason, the 4-3 Miller Place Panthers came knocking on the door of the 4-3 Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats on Friday, Nov. 4.
Miller Place, the fifth seed, looked to avenge its season-opening 3-point defeat at the hands of the Wildcats back in early September. And avenge it they did.
Miller Place running back Joell Spagnuolo rose to the occasion with a four-touchdown, 248-
yard performance that powered the Panthers to victory, 35-28, while on the road.
Shoreham-Wading River wide receiver Will Hart caught two touchdown passes — one for 45 and the other for 23 yards — from quarterback Dylan Zahn.
The victory sends the Panthers to the semifinal round, where the team will face undefeated Bayport-Blue Point in another road game on Friday, Nov. 11. Admission tickets can be purchased here: https://gofan.co/app/school/ NYSPHSAAXI.
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As it gets darker earlier, now is the right time to take extra precautions on roadways.
Residents in our coverage areas know the dangers that deer present at this time of year. In the frenzy of mating season, these animals can dart out into the road at any time. These are erratic, unpredictable maneuvers that can bring serious bodily harm to drivers — and deer.
Nowadays, drivers encounter several hazards at night. Heedless pedestrians are often found walking in the evening hours, sometimes wearing dark colors and without flashlights or reflective gear which would make them easier to spot. Drivers should be on close guard for these nightwalkers.
To help alleviate this hazard, it’s wise for people walking along our roadways to wear brighter colors, take a flashlight, or put on some form of reflective material over jackets or shirts.
Unfortunately, pedestrians don’t always keep these tips in mind, so drivers must be vigilant about what’s happening on the road ahead. Extra attention should be paid as it gets darker, especially on streets that are lit dimly or not at all.
While driving through residential areas, slow down. Students may be coming home on the late buses, and people can be standing on the street putting garbage out or collecting mail.
Second, Mother Nature can be tricky during autumn. Fallen leaves, especially when wet, can cause dangerous roadway conditions, impeding one’s ability to brake safely. If a driver finds the tires are slipping on leaves, the best thing to do is refrain from swerving suddenly and to brake slowly. The same advice applies when finding a deer or pedestrian near the road.
Last but not least, keep in mind, even though we all gain an extra hour of sleep, when we change the clocks back, some people have difficulty adapting and can feel drowsy. And with the holidays around the corner, some people will be busier and less rested than usual. Experts advise that when a person is feeling sleepy behind the wheel — yawning, having trouble keeping their eyes open, missing traffic signals — the best practice is pulling over and resting before resuming driving.
Resting is always better than drinking coffee, opening a window, turning on air conditioning or playing loud music to stay wide eyed as these measures only add a short burst of alertness.
If a driver sees a swerving vehicle, the best thing to do is to keep as far away from the other car as possible.
Preliminary statistics from the Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research at the University at Albany’s Rockefeller College show just how dangerous driving while drowsy can be. According to its research, in New York state, “fatigue/drowsy driving” and/or “driver fell asleep” appeared “4,865 times as contributing factors on police crash reports.”
The roads can be tricky this time of year, but common sense can go a long way in keeping ourselves and our fellow residents safe.
TBR News Media congratulates the election winners. We look forward to working with you during your next term.
I would like to present some of the ongoing work concerning the electrification of the Port Jefferson Branch line.
I had a substantial call with Sammy Chu, the MTA board member for this area. He’s new to the job and going through a learning curve, but he’s interested in the North Shore. I explained to him the economic and transportation benefits to the North Shore if improvements are made to the Port Jeff line.
When I spoke with other MTA officials, however, they had a lot of costly proposals. These proposals were so grand that I came away with the impression that they were not sincere about ever doing anything here.
There’s $10 billion on the table for the MTA in federal funding through the infrastructure bill. The Long Island Rail Road spends hundreds of millions of dollars eliminating grade crossings in Nassau County and tens of millions of dollars fixing bridges. We can do both of these engineering tasks cheaply by moving the existing Port Jefferson train station west to the Lawrence Aviation Superfund property.
The LIRR should put a little thought and planning into the Port Jefferson line. Our public railroad needs to think more about its communities and remember that we, the residents of the North Shore, pay taxes, too.
There will be a lot of development on both sides of the tracks, so eliminating the grade crossing bottleneck will be a positive project for the area. There is also a solar component to the Lawrence Aviation plan.
To see these plans come to fruition will require leadership, and our local leaders already appear to favor this vision overwhelmingly. Now we must think of other ways to jumpstart this endeavor, inching closer to implementing our collective vision.
Perhaps we can bring LIRR planners to Port Jefferson. Alternatively, we could bring the political leaders together. We need to get people in the same place, at the same time, to adopt the same objectives.
Bruce Miller Port JeffersonEditor’s note: Bruce Miller served as Port Jefferson Village trustee from 2014-22.
It has somehow become fashionable for Democrats to proclaim that “democracy is in peril” in the United States, and that this is entirely due to scurrilous machinations on the part of Republicans. As evidence, they offer the insurrection of Jan. 6, in which they falsely claim that four police officers were foully murdered, the systemic racism which seeks to block the unlimited entry of illegal aliens into our sovereign country, and the unfair incarceration of vicious criminals who deserve another chance, or as many chances as their little hearts desire.
Actually, our Democratic friends are right about one thing: Democracy really is in trouble. But the fact is that this is largely due to their own illegal political machinations, not the least of which is their surreptitious takeover of the Department of Justice and the FBI. In the early days of the FBI, when it was led by J. Edgar Hoover, their brave and celebrated agents famously ended the notorious careers of a multitude of bad actors, including John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, Al Capone, and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Sadly, the days of the heroic G-men — a term reportedly coined by George “Machine Gun” Kelly at the time of his capture — have now faded into the history books. Instead, we now have the DOJ and FBI of the 21st century, which have morphed into the enforcement wing of the Democratic party, with the mission of exonerating Democratic lawbreakers, regardless of their crimes, while prosecuting Republican adversaries, for reasons which may be grossly exaggerated, or, if necessary, fabricated entirely. Nowhere has this been more apparent than in their disgraceful efforts to discredit, bury and dismiss the evidence contained in the laptop of Hunter Biden, the degenerate and profligate son of President Joe Biden [D], which shows the president’s involvement with Hunter’s shady deals with foreign governments, and would have cost him the election if it had not been suppressed.
This sordid story is presented in great detail in Miranda Devine’s great new book, “Laptop from Hell,” which can be found at our wonderful Emma S. Clark Memorial Library.
With regard to Republicans,
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whose only real offense is not being their favored party, they conspired to create a fanciful tale of collusion and election meddling by the Russians, which not only lacked any basis in fact, but was at least partially funded by the DNC.
When President Barack Obama [D] tells us that no challenge poses a greater threat to our children, our planet and future generations than climate change, and Anthony Portesy of the Brookhaven Town Democratic Committee claims that Republican gerrymandering has democracy only one generation away from extinction, how are we to take them seriously? If ever the pot was caught calling the kettle black, surely that pot is the Democratic Party of today.
George Altemose SetauketA letter to the editor [“Why so many ‘whys,’” TBR News Media, Oct. 20] by Lisa Pius, and filled with a great deal of misinformation, claimed that “Hitler was a ‘left-wing socialist’ according to ‘Mein Kampf.’” Aside from the fact that this is wildly, even hilariously false, my question is: Why would this letter writer, or anyone else for that matter, believe a single word of what Hitler wrote in “Mein Kampf”?
The truth is that one of the main tactics employed by Hitler and the Nazis in their rise to power was to stir up fear and hatred of precisely “leftwing socialists,” which for them meant anything from Social Democrats to Communists. The truth is that Hitler, who never won a majority of votes, was enabled to ascend to dictatorial power only with the active assistance of major German industrialists and bankers, and a conservative politician, Franz von Papen. They calculated Hitler would advance their agenda, and that they could control him. Upon taking power, the first thing the Nazis did was not “take away the guns.” It was to round up their political opponents, namely “left-wing socialists”, along with a handful of homosexuals and Jehovah’s Witnesses, and put them in concentration camps such as Dachau.
I would suggest the writer of this letter familiarize herself with the history of what actually happened in Germany before making such ridiculous and erroneous claims. A good place to start would be the “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany,” written by William L. Shirer, who was there at the time and who was an eyewitness of Germany’s rapid descent from liberal democracy to Nazism.
David Friedman St. JamesHave you ever sat in the eye doctor’s chair and had them shift from one lens to another, asking you if A or B is better or if 1 or 2 is clearer?
I did that many times growing up, particularly because my father was an ophthalmologist.
do we live in the Middle Atlantic States?
Other questions also might elicit reflective responses. Are we religious and, if so, do we celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, or Kwanza? Or, maybe we’re not religious at all, and we think of life and ourselves outside the structure of an organized religion.
thinking should violate our sense of right and wrong. Can we prejudge people or suggest that we care less about them because they weren’t born with some of the same elements that define us?
D. None of the above
BY DANIEL DUNAIEFOftentimes, even now, I’m not exactly sure whether the first image or second is better. In fact, I asked my father to let me see them again. I could hear him groan as I said, “One, no, no, two, no, wait, one.”
The same subtle differences sometimes define who we are and how we see ourselves.
Sometimes, the question of our identity is simple, at least to us. Are we American and
We also might define ourselves by our race or our combination of races. I had a close friend in college who was so many races that she said she could check off every box on each survey to reflect her mixed heritage.
But, then, when we define ourselves as part of a group, whether it’s a race, religion, political affiliation or other, what does it mean to meet someone or interact with someone from a different group? If we’re a Republican and someone else is a Democrat, should we behave as if we are the Montagues and the Capulets?
Does the fact that they are different mean we don’t have to be respectful of them or that we need to protect our own first before considering their needs?
Surely, such insular, tribal and protective
Several of the ways we identify ourselves don’t typically involve choices. I can’t choose to be much taller, even if I might want to be, and I can’t choose to be Taiwanese, even if I have many close friends who trace their roots to Taiwan.
We have choices in our identity that affect our behavior and define us.
We might, for example, choose not to be a bystander, but, rather a defender. People don’t, or shouldn’t, wake up in the morning and hope to witness someone bully someone else and feel gratified that they observed cruelty.
Perhaps, we might consider ourselves protectors or active community members. Remembering this part of our identity, we might be more inclined to help.
We might also choose to identify ourselves as grateful. We might choose a host of adjectives to describe ourselves — smart,
You wouldn’t know, of course, dear reader, but I almost always write this column each week at the last minute. Why? I could say it is to get in the latest news, or that I am so busy I can’t write it sooner, but that’s not the truth.
The reason is that I am an incorrigible procrastinator. And even when I do write ahead of time and submit the column early, I feel so virtuous, and I want to extend that good feeling as long as I can, which causes me to procrastinate writing the next column until the last minute.
procrastinators, and that part of the appeal of journalism is the ever-present deadlines, without which we would do nothing but be sloths.
It’s much easier to be lazy. I like to sit on the back deck and just stare out at the trees and think. Perhaps that’s meditating, which would put a respectable spin on it, but it’s more just peacefully enjoying my thoughts and my ease. A deadline, however, does move me.
That one is the panic monster, the only being the instant gratification monkey is terrified of. The panic monster, after putting the whole system in chaos by arriving on the scene, successfully motivates us procrastinators to do what we need to do before the deadline.
So what do I do when I am heeding the instant gratification monkey?
flexible, sympathetic, understanding. Ultimately, through our thoughts, words and actions, we can demonstrate whether those descriptions apply or whether our self-identification is a mismatch with our behaviors.
Conflicts arise in us when one part of our identity is at odds with another. We might, for example, want to help others, even though we might realize doing so comes with risk to ourselves.
Standing up for someone at the lower end of the social pecking order might cause a bully to turn his attention to us. We might run the risk of injury or worse by trying to help others in dangerous situations.
At those moments, we can be grateful to those among us who protect us against all kinds of threats, who join the armed forces, or the police or firefighters.
On this, the day before Veterans Day and two weeks before Thanksgiving, we can be thankful for all those people who contribute to our lives and to our country.
Then there is the call of the wild from the kitchen refrigerator. I must be hungry, and surely there is something in there that I need to eat at this moment. If the frig fails me, I can resort to the organized pantry alongside.
I do all sorts of vitally important things, like cleaning out the pantry on my way to the computer keyboard. Of course, by the time I have finished, it’s time to start making dinner or going to bed. You can believe I have a neatly arranged pantry.
We all need fresh air, especially if we are about to do something that requires some cognitive effort, so we should probably take a walk before we sit down to create. And after the walk, we need a bit of a rest, say a 20-minute power nap. And who was that we were supposed to call back? We should do it right now, before we forget.
BY LEAH S. DUNAIEFWhat’s more, I believe most people, and especially most journalists, are closet
A recent TED talk, that my oldest son emailed me, confirmed my belief about the existence of multitudes of procrastinators. Tim Urban, a writer and blogger, is also a funny man when he offers a look “Inside the mind of a master procrastinator,” as the subject of his talk. He maintains that we have a rational decision-maker in our brains, who knows when we should get started on a project or chore, and also an instant gratification monkey, who overrides the rational decision-maker in favor of doing things that are easy and fun. There is, according to Urban, a third being we carry in our heads that is a kind of guardian angel.
The New York Times print version is impossible for me to ignore, and it’s a perfect procrastinator’s tool. No matter how much of the daily issue I have read, there is always more to read, all of it equally important, of course. I carefully read the obits of people I have never heard of, and whose names I will shortly forget, but their lives must have great meaning for me right now.
Hey, we can’t begin working yet. “Jeopardy!” is on shortly. We’ll start immediately after the final question. That is, if we are not too tired. If we are too tired, we can always write that next column in the morning, before we go to press.
And that is how, after more than 46-andone-half years of writing a column, I still do so at the last minute. The fault must be in my DNA. I’ll blame it on my mom.