Posts by Keith Spiro
Here’s my big shout out and thank you to the couple on Pinard Street who sold me their old Stearns 1k-116 kayak ten years ago. Yesterday, some 10 years later, this twenty 22-year-old inflatable Kayak and I took to the Merrimack River just North of the city to get relief from the heatwave that is lingering here.
Here’s a great Family Fun mini trip that’s totally COVID-19, social distancing, compliant.
Manchester Citizen of the Year, Peter Ramsey, was honored last night at The Palace Theatre in a state of the times presentation live streamed on YouTube to an audience of some two hundred remote viewers.
“How was your 5th of July?” Is that an odd question given the times we are in and was your holiday weekend different this year than other years?
Each day we choose with our time, our attention and our money that which is important to us. The people rallying to save the Chandler house are distinctive in their respectful, visible approach but make no mistake, this is a protest against the destruction of a historic building. Though these people stand in vigil and bear witness to the choice the Diocese can make, it will be the future citizens of Manchester and the unforgiving world of Google search that will tell the story of the Chandler House.
If you subscribe to the Manchester Ink Link’s Daily Newsletter, you’d know how I found out about Moe Joe’s “24 and more flavors of soft-serve ice cream.” Each morning I wake up to Carol’s introductory comments that launch this totally digital daily news. I had to go check them out.
The amazing part of this crisis, from a business change standpoint, is to see all executives and senior leaders having to work from home, in a more informal setting, with family interruptions randomly visible via our video linkups. Shanna and her team are way ahead of old line thinkers who are facing this world for the first time. Modsy employees and executives have a high comfort level that family is part of their work life.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and while it has been around since 1949, this is likely the first time all across the planet, people are asking questions about crowd size, second wave pandemic infection along with personal and self-inflicted terrors.
Now is your time to take that chance. COVID19 has created your opportunity by reducing the all-powerful “Resistance to Change” as the world scrambles to adapt and adjust in the wake of this global transformation.
What’s the greatest lessons he’s learned these past few weeks? Connect even if you can’t have contact. Your circle of “OK-ness” goes beyond your immediate family when you share readings and tours of your writing space a la Neil Gaiman, or you re-jiggle your time management roadmap. Routine is overrated. If your life is happier, your writing will be better.