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Summer Shorts 2014

on June 22, 2014

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Keep Your Stick on the Ice

According to the Urban Dictionary, the phrase "Keep your stick on the ice" has two meanings: "First, be ready for anything. Hockey is fast and the difference in a one-goal game could be the result of your stick placement (applies to everyone, goalies included). "Second, chill out; keep it simple. It can be easy to over-complicate things and to try too hard when you get into a slump. Don’t over-think it; just keep your stick on the ice and things will work themselves out." I only played ice hockey once as a child. I learned another meaning of the phrase. "Keep your stick on the ice so you don't hit me in the shin again!" In this current emergency, I think all three meanings apply. We have to be ready for anything. But we also have to chill out and not over-complicate things. And we have to look out for each other, even if we have to do it at a distance. Our health system is doing what it can and the best thing the rest of us can do

Twenty seconds

Are you tired of singing "Happy Birthday" twice, every time you wash your hands? For me, that got old pretty fast. I've been humming the "Chicken Song". Then, last night, another timing rhyme came to mind (see above). The problem was, I wasn't firm on the words after "In the cauldron boil and bake." Naturally, I Googled it. Then an image sprang to mind and you can see the result. So, how do you time yourself when you wash your hands? Stay healthy. Stay Safe. Alison

Women in Uniform

Over thirty years ago, I submitted my undergraduate history thesis on the topic of Women in Uniform in World War II. Forty years before that, my mother and aunt were among those women in uniform. I grew up listening to stories about the war. My Nana guided a group of evacuees from London to Bedfordshire. Among the children were her own daughters Eileen and Joan. They settled into a village that was surrounded by air fields. My grandfather was an RAF sergeant serving in the Middle East. Nana took a job as a telephone operator in a factory. Her mother and sister stayed behind in London until the house was bombed. Then they moved into the small cottage with Nana and the girls. When Eileen (my aunt) was old enough, she joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS). She trained as a driver/mechanic and drove ambulances. She was one of the drivers transporting the wounded to inland hospitals after D-Day. She inspired my choice of topic for my history thesis. She was able to put

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