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Breakthroughs
Aug. 15th, 2021 04:09 pm1. Smartwool will recycle/downcycle your old wool socks.
This sounds like a minor thing, but the dilemma of what to do with old wool socks had really been bothering me. Now I can hand them over for their next phase of life!
Also, right now they are selling a couple of argyle designs. I do like the Darn Tough, but they do eventually wear out, too. The recycling program tips the balance back in favor of Smartwool, though.
2. This afternoon I went to table at an event at the 64 Quail Street Cultural Center. When I got there, it's a corner lot newly replanted with a central shed building. A ton of people came by from the neighborhood. My official reason for being present was to talk to people about the rowing club. But my personal reason for being there was that I really want to help get people in Albany connected up with recreational opportunities, and connected up with the Hudson River especially. The person who invited me to the event was there to get people signed up for swimming lessons. Right now, people have to go up to Cohoes for swimming lessons, which is ridiculous when you consider that the schools here have pools. The City just lacks the mechanisms to get community members into the pools for swimming lessons.
There's a chance that may change now.
64 Quail has a Little Free Library and also a Free Food Pantry. If you know what food types are best for a Free Food Pantry, please let me know, because I will be helping to stock this one.
By hook or by crook, I am also going to get back over there to have some "Fix Your Bike" workshops.
It still weirds me out when all of the politicians troop in for a photo op at a thing, then troop along. I'm not there for them. I'm there for the people.
This sounds like a minor thing, but the dilemma of what to do with old wool socks had really been bothering me. Now I can hand them over for their next phase of life!
Also, right now they are selling a couple of argyle designs. I do like the Darn Tough, but they do eventually wear out, too. The recycling program tips the balance back in favor of Smartwool, though.
2. This afternoon I went to table at an event at the 64 Quail Street Cultural Center. When I got there, it's a corner lot newly replanted with a central shed building. A ton of people came by from the neighborhood. My official reason for being present was to talk to people about the rowing club. But my personal reason for being there was that I really want to help get people in Albany connected up with recreational opportunities, and connected up with the Hudson River especially. The person who invited me to the event was there to get people signed up for swimming lessons. Right now, people have to go up to Cohoes for swimming lessons, which is ridiculous when you consider that the schools here have pools. The City just lacks the mechanisms to get community members into the pools for swimming lessons.
There's a chance that may change now.
64 Quail has a Little Free Library and also a Free Food Pantry. If you know what food types are best for a Free Food Pantry, please let me know, because I will be helping to stock this one.
By hook or by crook, I am also going to get back over there to have some "Fix Your Bike" workshops.
It still weirds me out when all of the politicians troop in for a photo op at a thing, then troop along. I'm not there for them. I'm there for the people.
