Salvation Army bell ringers report having their worst year on record for donations from their kettle and chime operations on the Commons. As of Dec 24th, the Army reported a gross take of 72 cents after three weeks of ringing the bell and harrassing the uncharitable. Captain Merriwether, head of the Ithaca branch of the Starvation Army, attributes the low rate of giving to the extra parking fees downtown.
The Association of Toothless Americans today announced that they will be holding their summer convention in Ithaca.
The same family of Ithacans has been selling apples on streetcorners since 1929. The McGlincheys are proud of their long tradition of street vending in Ithaca but wish the economy would improve so family members could branch out.
Dan Hoffman has succeeded Marty Luster as City of Ithaca attorney, confirming Ezra's suspicion that Ithaca is run by an old boy/girl network of former Cornellians who smoked pot, ate vegetarian food together and possibly exchanged bodily fluids back in the 70's. Dan's background is in coop law so, after being president and moving force behind GreenStar for many years, Ezra is wondering if the city will now be run on a coop basis with residents getting a discount on their taxes if they fix their own potholes. Welcome to the American political establishment, Dan. It's time you got your slice of the pie. Oh, by the way, Dan has been spotted from time to time up at the East Hill P&C, wearing bermuda shorts and pushing a shopping cart loaded with six paks of microbrew and imported salami. What a change from sweeping the sawdust and filling up the lentil bins at GreenStar.
Well, Ezra wishes this blog could be longer but .......... Comments invited at: ezrakidder@gmail.com - Peace, Ezra at 4:51 PM
