tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post4168080896270491055..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Trip the light fantasticLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-40956550318968434302011-11-21T14:27:16.539-05:002011-11-21T14:27:16.539-05:00Now if you REALLY want to get town meeting's a...Now if you REALLY want to get town meeting's attention, why not BE a flasher instead of just causing them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-36055870043742073222011-11-19T15:33:24.255-05:002011-11-19T15:33:24.255-05:00Our Town Meeting form of government provides us wi...Our Town Meeting form of government provides us with a peculiar kind of democracy:<br /><br />of the fearful, by the fearful, and for the fearful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-37428810142037166102011-11-18T13:00:16.124-05:002011-11-18T13:00:16.124-05:00The irony of Town Meeting is that, although it is ...The irony of Town Meeting is that, although it is a public office, its members have been operating in relative obscurity for so long, with little or no contact from or attention by constituents. Therefore, many long-time members are upset when it appears that they may get attention from someone other than the usual small circle of ACTV watchers. Remember when there was the flap about the publishing of Town Meeting voting records?<br /><br />Town Meeting members operate in a parallel universe separate from the usual mechanisms of accountability and many of them like it that way. That's how we can understand the upset at Larry's picturetaking. How dare you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-39998550066209689022011-11-18T10:34:03.781-05:002011-11-18T10:34:03.781-05:00Get a camera that doesn't need a flash for low...Get a camera that doesn't need a flash for low light, cubby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-50688636051264658212011-11-18T10:17:53.498-05:002011-11-18T10:17:53.498-05:00Larry,
Your flash is intimidating and a symbol of...Larry,<br /><br />Your flash is intimidating and a symbol of tyranny.<br /><br />You should only be able to take a picture with a flash once every 10 photos.<br /><br />Or, on designated flash days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-55532514576767120732011-11-18T07:17:03.270-05:002011-11-18T07:17:03.270-05:00The photos per subject is hardly a lot and Town Me...The photos per subject is hardly a lot and Town Meeting is rather, you know, l-a-r-g-e made up of lots of folks who like to, you know, TALK.<br /><br />I actually would have been in favor of the five minute rule as I always kept my speeches to three knowing town meeting would never allow me an extra second.<br /><br />I just hold up a mirror, Cowardly Anon Nitwit. Don't blame me for the reflection you see.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-16844667504971957312011-11-18T06:57:47.120-05:002011-11-18T06:57:47.120-05:00form based zoning for Cinda, how precious. is tha...form based zoning for Cinda, how precious. is that why you are for it... little secret crush on the town owner?<br /><br /> Larry why so many pictures? can't reaaly see the first flash? what planet you on? like I said, people do not want YOU taking their picture... since you are an intrusive boneheadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-47743352220776996442011-11-18T06:53:50.136-05:002011-11-18T06:53:50.136-05:00in a town literally polluted with landscape archit...in a town literally polluted with landscape architecture and regional planning graduates and professors, one would think the planning in your town would be modern and streamlined. Amherst should take advantage of the LARP dept at umass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-41289218131698539632011-11-18T06:32:35.621-05:002011-11-18T06:32:35.621-05:00The five minute rule was in effect back in the lat...The five minute rule was in effect back in the late 1980's when Bill Fields was town moderator. I was pretty sure that had been approved by town meeting then. No records of this vote?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-65354102408748943762011-11-17T22:18:57.382-05:002011-11-17T22:18:57.382-05:00Brand new Kodak z981, with a nifty 26x optical zoo...Brand new Kodak z981, with a nifty 26x optical zoom. <br /><br />I don't own a camera phone.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-38487704626035171572011-11-17T22:15:52.492-05:002011-11-17T22:15:52.492-05:00Buy a real camera instead of using your camera pho...Buy a real camera instead of using your camera phone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-11356106183653272322011-11-17T21:05:02.967-05:002011-11-17T21:05:02.967-05:00Wow, what next ...you're breathing to loud?Wow, what next ...you're breathing to loud?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com