[Magdalen] New Jersey ain't purty

[Lynn Ronkainen]

I think that NW CT is amazing .... and I've been equally impressed with 
parts of NJ as well.
Lynn

My email has changed to: houstonKLR at gmail.com

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When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck

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From: "James Oppenheimer-Crawford" <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2015 12:27 PM
To: "cantor03" <Cantor03 at aol.com>; "Magdalen at herberthouse.org" 
<magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] New Jersey ain't purty

> I've spent a lot of time in Connecticut and New Jersey.  Parts of one can
> be indistinguishable from the other.  Neither is especially awful or
> gorgeous.
>
> Right now I routinely travel to Albany for musical practice, and the drive
> on 9G is really very nice.  It's always interesting to see what nature has
> in store today as to the Catskills, to the West as I drive  along 9G.  I
> suspect there was a reason why Olana is built there and not in Connecticut
> or New Jersey.
>
>
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 1:33 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 3/8/2015 10:23:59 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:
>>
>> We seem  to have incredible luck
>> finding these little gems on the  road.>>>>
>>
>> A good friend, who is also a singer, as are his boys, lives in
>> the Greenwich, CT area.  On one occasion I noted that there
>> was weeklong choral workshop for men and boys at Princeton, NJ.
>> I asked my friend if he and his boys would be attending, since
>> the agenda looked tailor made for them.
>>
>> His response was,"I make it a policy NEVER to go to New Jersey."
>>
>> In all fairness, Princeton, NJ is a very attractive town, and lives  up
>> to the motto of the State as "The Garden State", but the State
>> does have a certain reputation, fair or not.
>>
>>
>>
>> David Strang.
>>
>>
>>