Finding Ulysses

The song Trumansburg from the album Once Blue.

They say that it’s expired, like a carton of milk. I’ve heard many parents say that it’s frustrating that they can’t see their kids easily when they’re playing inside the structure, but then I always thought that was part of its charm. Today marks the end of an era at the Trumansburg schools. The castle [...]

Although Republican challenger Richard Hanna took more than half again as much money as Arcuri in general during the first quarter of this year, Hanna did not receive any donations from Trumansburg.

As Mayor of Trumansburg, John White would be in a position to lead the village into providing some of our water to natural gas drilling companies such as the one that holds a lease on his own property. It smells like a serious conflict of interest.

There’s no need to hurry a revision of Trumansburg’s zoning ordinance. It would be nice if people had some time to consider the changes gradually, making sure that they understand what’s being proposed before they rush to an opinion.

Other photographs of our area can be found through the Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. Just search for “Finger Lakes”.

We could drive our son to school in relative comfort, it’s true, but if every family does that every day, it creates a nasty traffic situation, and the waste of a great deal of fuel as well.

The following warning from the National Weather Service for Trumansburg and Ithaca was passed on not too long ago by WIVB: “THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… CENTRAL TOMPKINS COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK… * UNTIL 815 PM EDT * AT 514 PM EDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS [...]

A simple test video of riding a bicycle down a slushy Cayuga Street in the middle of the winter, with the snow piled high on either side.

The oranges, blues, yellows and greys of their fungus are astounding, with shapes that flare out far beyond the simple nubs of the button mushrooms we can get at the grocery store.