The Connections Bridgewater Somerville Edition November 2020

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BSC coupon Monday-Friday 5:00 am-3:00 pm • Saturday 6:00 am - 2:00 pm • Closed Sunday Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's Day Indoor Dining, Take Out, and Delivery Available SUPER BOWL SPECIAL 732-356-8899 The title of this issue’s column is French for Random Connections. Yes, there is a French connection in this article. It has nothing to do with Gene Hackman, but it does pre-date the release of the lm, The French Connection, in 1971. Before I get to that, an unusual connection occurred recently involv- ing my wife, Abby. She ordered a product from Seedsheets.com in April of this year (2020). She chose some different herb seeds which would be packed in pouches em- bedded on a sheet 12 inches in di- ameter. All Abby would need to do, is lay the sheet in a pot of soil and water it. Small stakes, used to hold the sheet in place, would also alert her, via a phone app, to water. Sound- ed great. But after a couple months of wait- ing, Abby simply for- got about it. In the middle of September, we were watching an episode of Jeopardy, which we normally record so we can skip the commer- cials. One evening, we were watching the actual broadcast. During the commer- cial break between the rst round and the double jeopar- dy round, we started ipping. We stopped on CNBC to nd a young man pitching Seedsheet on Shark Tank (rebroadcast from November 6, 2017). Abby turned to me and said, “OMG, I just received my Seedsheet delivery today.” Now back to fall of 1967, Mes- dames et Messieurs. I started taking French in the 10th grade. As with a lot of language instruction at that time, our textbook had social di- alogues, such as, “My name is so and so, what is your name? I live at so and so, where do you live? Is there a restaurant nearby? I like blue. Do you have it in blue? How much does that cost?” In one of our beginning dialogues, a French speaker responded that she lived at 45 Avenue Foch in Paris. I must have repeated this dialogue hundreds of times between the classroom and prac- ticing at home. It is not surprising to nd Avenue Foch in a textbook, as it is a famous street, with gardens, ema- nating from the Arc de Triomphe. The picture shows it in modern times, but it was opened in 1854 during the reign of Napoleon III, the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1929 it was renamed af- ter World War I hero Ferdinand Foch. In the summer of 1968, I attend- ed my nal summer of sleep away camp. There were 150 campers, 148 Americans plus Richard from London and Bernard from Paris, both in my section. One day I was demonstrat- ing to Bernard how I learned French in school, reciting dialogues. When I got the one on addresses, Bernard responded, “You are joking, yes? 45 Avenue Foch is my address in Paris.” Incroyable, n’est-ce pas? CONNEXIONS ALÉATOIRES The title of this issue’s col- umn is French for Random Con- nections. Yes, there is a French connection in this article. It has nothing to do with Gene Hack- man, but it does pre-date the r elease of the film, The French Connection, in 1971. Before I get to that, an un- usual connection occurred re- cently involving my wife, Abby. She ordered a product from Seedsheets.com in April of this year (2020). She chose some different herb seeds which would be packed in pouches embedded on a sheet 12 inch- es in diameter. All Abby would need to do, is lay the sheet in a pot of soil and water it. Small stakes, used to hold the sheet in place, would also alert her, via a phone app, to water. Sound- ed great. But after a couple months of waiting, Abby simply forgot about it. In the middle of September, we were watching an episode of Jeopardy, which we normally record so we can skip the com- mercials. One eve ni ng, we were watching the actu a l broadcast. During the comm ercial break between the firs t round and the double jeopar d y round, we started flipping. We stopped on CNBC to find a young man pitch- ing Seedsheet on Shark Tank (re- broadcast from November 6, 2017). Abby turned to me and said, “OMG, I just received my Seedsheet delivery today.” Now back to fall of 1967, Mesdames et Messieurs. I start- ed taking French in the 10th grade. As with a lot of language instruction at that time, our text- book had social dialogues, such as, “My name is so and so, what is your name? I live at so and so, where do you live? Is there a restaurant nearby? I like blue. Do you have it in blue? How much does that cost?” In one of our beginning di- alogues, a French speaker re- sponded that she lived at 45 Avenue Foch in Paris. I must have repeated this dialogue hundreds of times between the classroom and practicing at home. It is not surprising to find Av- enue Foch in a textbook, as it is a famous street, with gardens, emanating from the Arc de Tri- omphe. The picture shows it in modern times, but it was opened in 1854 during the reign of Napoleon III, the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1929 it was renamed after World War I hero Ferdinand Foch. In the summer of 1968, I attended my final summer of sleep away camp. There were 150 campers, 148 Americans plus Richard from London and Bernard from Paris, both in my section. One day I was demonstrating to Bernard how I learned French in school, recit- ing dialogues. When I got the one on addresses, Bernard re- sponded, “You are joking, yes? 45 Avenue Foch is my address in Paris.” Incroyable, n’est-ce pas? CONNEXIONS ALÉATOIRES By Dan Rosenberg It is not surpr is ing to find Avenu e Foch in a textbook, as it is a famous stre e t, with gardens, eman ating from the Arc de Triomphe. The picture sh ows it in modern tim e s, but it was opened i n 1854 during the rei g n of Napoleon III, the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte. “You are joking, yes? 45 Avenue Foch is my address in Paris.” Incroyable, n’est-ce pas? tle of t his issue’s col- ench for Random Con- Yes, th ere is a French on in thi s article. It has o do wi th Gene Hack- it doe s pre-date the f the fil m, The French on, in 1 971. e I get t o that, an un- nnectio n occurred re- volving my wife, Abby. ered a product from ets.com in April of this 20). Sh e chose some herb seeds which would be packed in pouches embedded on a sheet 12 inch- es in diameter. All Abby would need to do, is lay the sheet in a pot of soil and water it. Small stakes, used to hold the sheet in place, would also alert her, via a phone app, to water. Sound- ed great. But after a couple months of waiting, Abby simply forgot about it. In the middle of September, we were watching an episode of Jeopardy, which we normally record so we can skip the com- mercials. One evening, we were watching the actual broadcast. During the commercial break between the first round and the double jeopardy round, we sta rt ed fl pping. W e stopped on CN BC to find a yo u ng man pitch- ing Seedsheet on Sh ar k Tank (re- br o adcast from No v ember 6, 2017). Abby tur n ed to me and said, “OMG, I ju st received my Seedsheet delive r y today.” Now back to fall of 1967, Mesdames et Me s sieurs. I start- ed taking Frenc h in the 10th grade. As with a lo t of language instruction at tha t t ime, our text- book had social d i alogues, such as, “My name is so and so, what is your name? I li ve at so and so, where do yo u live? Is there a restaurant near b y? I like blue. Do you have it i n blue? How much does that co st?” In one of our beginning di- alogues, a Fren c h speaker re- sponded that s h e lived at 45 Avenue Foch in Paris. I must ave repeated this dialogue hundreds of t i mes between the classroom an d practicing at home. It is not surpri s ing to find Av- enue Foch in a t extbook, as it is a famous street, with gardens, emanating from the Arc de Tri- omphe. The picture shows it in modern times, but it was opened in 1854 during the reign of Napoleon III, the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1929 it was r named after World War I hero Ferdinand Foch. In the summer of 1968, I attended my final summer of sleep away camp. There were 150 campers, 148 Americans plus Richard from London and Bernard from Paris, both in my section. One day I was demonstrating to Bernard how I learned French in school, recit- ing dialogues. When I got the one on addresses, Bernard re- sponded, “You are joking, yes? 45 Avenue Foch is my address in Paris.” Incroyable, n’est-ce pas? CONNEXIONS ALÉATOIRES By Dan Rosenberg It is n t surprising to find Avenue Foch in a textbook, as it is a f mous s r et, with gardens, emanating from the Arc de Triomphe. The picture shows it in modern times, but it was opened in 1854 during the reign of Napoleon III, the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte. “You are joking, yes? 45 Avenue Foch is my address in Paris.” Incroyable, n’est-ce pas? By Dan Rosenberg It is not surprising to nd Avenue Foch in a textbook, as it is a famous street, with gardens, emanati g from the Arc de Trio phe. The picture shows it in modern times, but it was opened in 1854 during the reign of Napoleon III, the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte. “You are joking, yes? 45 Avenue Foch is my address in Paris.” Incroyable, n’est-ce pas?