from Doghouse Boxing
In the history of sports, a number of athletes have competed with a disability.
Natalie Du Toit was the first swimmer to participate in the Olympic Games with most of her left leg missing. Baseball’s Jim Abbot advanced all the way to the major leagues, pitchingwith one arm highlighting his career with a no-hitter.
Now, there’s Sean McCarthy, a 43-year-old amateur boxer from Boston, Massachusetts. Read the full story here.
Here is a photograph of dwarf dwarf cinquefoil and white-awned moss, Unquity Dump, by Tom Palmer. We welcome your photos. Please email them to frank@mytownmatters.com.
photo by Tom Palmer
Posted in celebration of national poetry month. Today is the birthday of William Shakespeare. You can find a fascinating, if short, summary of his life, from Garrison Keillor here. Have a favorite poem you have read or written? Please email it to frank@mytownmatters.com.
Sonnet 73 That Time Of Year Thou Mayst In Me Behold – William Shakespeare
That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruin’d choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
Kevin Lowney (left) plays Detective Mark McPherson, and Lance Wesley, Nathan Ferry and Bruce Houston play 3 suspects.
Dr. Gary Hylander, Professor of History at Stonehill College brings his enthusiastic, interactive approach to history with an engaging presentation on Eleanor Roosevelt at the Milton Historical Society’s annual dinner which is being held Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at the Neighborhood Club of Quincy, 27 Glendale Road, Quincy.
Commentary by Frank Schroth
How many planning board members does it take to screw in a master plan?
Apparently, only one. It was estimated there were approximately 50 residents in attendance at the most recent Master Plan roundtable discussion. The focus was on promoting a healthy Milton. There were representatives from Milton Hospital, Bike Milton, Sustainable Milton, and the Historical Commission . . . and one Planning Board member
the following was submitted by the candidate
With just days to go before the upcoming April 2014 election, the race for the open Town Planning Board seat just got a whole lot more exciting as Michael Hale formally announced that he will seek election to the Milton Town Planning Board.
We caught up with Hale taking a short break from the campaign trail. “Milton is a great community with a lot going for it
My bird photography leaves something to be desired. That said, this is a night heron. I learned this from an avid birder I met at Turner’s pond yesterday. Note the red eye. On this brief walk we also spotted a wood duck and a fox. On a separate, pop culture note, it was pointed out to me that I was about only person on earth unfamiliar with What does the fox say. We welcome your photos. You can email them to frank@mytownmatters.com.
Wow! If you follow running in Milton some of these names will be familiar to you. Here are the top 25 Milton finishers. You can find a search result form here. Matt Simonson was the first Miltonian (Miltonite?) to finish. He was followed bu Kieran Condon and Justin Renz (he’s the maniac that ran London about a week ago.) Coleen Chin was first female finisher. Congrats all.
Posted in celebration of national poetry month. Have a favorite poem you have read or written? Please email it to frank@mytownmatters.com.
I Happened to Be Standing – Mary Oliver
I don’t know where prayers go,
or what they do.
Do cats pray, while they sleep
half-asleep in the sun?
Posted in celebration of national poetry month. This poem was written by a 19-year-old English army officer, Charles Hamilton Sorley, during World War I. You can learn more about Mr. Sorley and the poem here. Have a favorite poem you have read or written? Please email it to frank@mytownmatters.com.
The Song of the Ungirt Runners by Charles Hamilton Sorley
We swing ungirded hips
And lighten’d are our eyes,
The rain is on our lips,
We do not run for prize.