Fairground Farmers Market

If you grew up in or near Allentown, chances are that you been to the Farmers Market. The market has been in operation since 1953, all year except during Fair Week.  

While those visiting downtown Allentown will recognize very little from the past, the Farmers Market is frozen in time. Some of the purveyors have been there for near 60 years. 

When I was a boy, my father operated a meat concession at the market for a year or so. He gave it up because he recognized so many of the customers from his market on Union Street, and realized that he had doubled his overhead to serve the same clients.

For those of us who find change not always for the best, the Market remains a comfort.

reprinted from August of 2023

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Trump Says The Darndest Things.

Back in the baby boomer days, Art Linkletter had a TV show, Kids Say The Darndest Things. I watched a Trump speech at a campaign rally in Syracuse, NY. Trump is very pleased with himself for campaigning for the midterms. Needless to say at these rallies, he's taking to the choir.

While talking to the choir at the rallies, he is doing more harm than good. Everybody at the rally is already voting Republican, that's a given. But his bigger nonsense statements are picked up by the fake news. When he states that an ocean should be named after him, who can take him or the candidate standing next to him seriously?

The appearance of sneers, insults and comments may be delayed for the next couple weeks, as I sell pumpkins and Indian corn at a local farm stand. 

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Katie's Newsy Conference

Katie Zacharia is brand new to me, before yesterday, I never saw or heard her before. She spent over half the news conference praising Trump's supposed accomplishments, with no news whatsoever. Package it as you may, we are stealing Venezuela's oil. Likewise, we always had the right to military bases on Greenland.

She only did answer and almost provided information on two questions. Kimberly Guilfoyle was asked to resign (and has). For the $64,000 question, if we're still providing intelligence to Ukraine, she will have to get back to the reporter with the answer.

All and all, for the Trump administration, she is what we could expect... A very pretty face praising Trump.

Selling Ukraine Down The River

Trump was going to end the Ukraine/Russian war on his first day, instead he has sold Ukraine down the river. In order to secure cheaper diesel fuel for the midterms, he made a deal with Putin, then says that Zelensky should resign, because he called Trump out for the betrayal.

While an ocean or river* may not be named after Trump, he will be remembered. History will remember the $5K Trump bribe. History will remember his cabinet of sycophants, and the blue tidal wave of 2026.

There may be a delay printing the usual accusations of TDS against me. I began working long hours at a local pumpkin stand, so comments will be sporadically printed.

*Republicans can rename Denial River after Trump.

Executing The Election

First Hegseth brought us blowing up civilian speedboats, now a public execution. While the speedboat killings were illegal, and may have involved some who were not drug smugglers, the firing squad involves a guilty person, it's the livestream which is ghoulish.

Meanwhile, back at the White House, Trump tells us that he is again saving the Republican Party. Granted that my pundit degree is from a small junior college, but I don't follow his logic, or whatever he calls it.

Attendees at Trump's rallies are not in play for the midterms, it is the independents which will decide the election. I sincerely doubt that public executions float their boat. There is not enough time for Republican incumbents to put distance between themselves and the White House cowboys.

As The Little Apple Turns

I received a comment to a two year old post on the Parking Authority, alleging some corruption. The claim  is that a resident of his block consistently parks multiple vehicles illegally, but always happens to move them, right before the Authority responds to a complaint. He is convinced the resident is being tipped off by an officer with the Authority. BTW, I don't add comments to such old posts.

I notice a couple well known members of the art community speaking out against the art museum move, and the negative effect it would have on the existing arts district. I'm hoping that their voices attract more  attention on the bad plan to move the museum.

I witnessed a very near tragedy at Springhouse Rd. and Tilghman Street. A very fast speeding red SUV used the right turning land on Tilghman as a passing land, missing a left turning car from the other direction by mere inches. Allentown and its surrounds remain the wild west with few sheriffs.

Zionism and Anti-Semitism

As most of us know outside the WASP circle, that prejudice is never too far away. Yesterday was the anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023, a terrible day for Israel. Israel's counterattack has created issues going beyond Gaza, into Europe and United States.

Zionism, the desire for Jews to live in Israel as designated by the UN partition of 1948, is a legitimate mission. If Israel over-reacted in their response to the Hamas attack, and if that response constitutes genocide, are questions separate from Zionism. However, in a world where anti-semitism is never far away, Zionism is being equated with genocide, encouraging anti-semitism.

Complicating the situation for Jews in diaspora, the politics of Israel, not unlike in the United States, is very polarized. Israel is to hold elections on October 27th. Depending on the outcome, Israel may double down defensively, or instead seek to repair its recent image.