Page 2 - Boca ViewPointe - October '21

Page 2, Viewpointe October 2021
City Of Boca Raton Recognizes Veterans With Events

On Thursday, November 11 From 11 A.M. To 2 P.M.

By Hillary Reynolds feature a dozen veteran resource organizations providing For more information, visit www.myboca.us/
veterans and their families with information to both assist specialevents. 
Highlights Include Ceremony, Free Lunch for Veterans, with and alleviate common challenges often encountered
Tribute Concert and Veteran Resource Fair after military service.
In commemoration of Veterans Day and in recognition of A free lunch from 12 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. is also being
all military personnel who have served this country, the City offered for veterans in uniform or presenting military ID.
of Boca Raton will host a FREE Veterans Day Observance There is a $5 suggested donation for all others wishing to
“Honoring All Who Served,” open to the public, on Thursday, dine.
November 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mizner Park Krescendo Brass, with two trumpets, French horn,
Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real. trombone, tuba and percussion, will perform American and
The official ceremony, set for 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., patriotic music from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
will include a musical processional performed by the Ft Seating and chairs will be available for attendees at no
Lauderdale Highlanders, the Boca Raton Community High charge. There is limited, free parking for Veterans in the lot
School NJROTC, and the Boca Raton Police and Fire Honor adjacent to the amphitheater. Food and beverages will be
Guards, with a musical performance by the Boca Raton available for purchase inside the venue. No coolers or outside
Community High School Band. alcoholic beverages permitted. The event is rain or shine.
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., a Veteran Resource Fair will
Are You Listening?

By Judith Levy

So many sounds in nature
are worth listening to, birds
trilling, leaves fluttering,
soft winds embracing you,
so much to hear if you stop
to listen. But, when people
go on and on, that’s when
listening burdens you and
you wish you could close
your ears and turn off the intruding sound.
Don’t ever ask anyone how they feel because they will
tell you, and I mean tell you, on and on. Not just about their
knee, you have to hear about their hip as well and if you don’t
escape at this point, here comes a mouthful of their bridge
that will cost a small fortune to replace. My advice to you is
just to say, “So nice to see you” as a greeting, anything but
“How do you feel?
If the unending diatribe is on the phone, you can escape
by saying, “Forgive me, I just got another call I have to take.”
But if you’re face to face with this wordsmith, you’re stuck.
I’ve been told that anything past twelve words given as a
reply and you can bet the other person has stopped listening.
So, for goodness sake, be brief.
You know the person, the pain in the neck who could
answer in one word or two but chooses to bombard you
with fifty words, that’s the one you try to avoid, especially
when they’re retelling a story for the umpteenth time. You
feel it’s impolite to say, “You’ve told me that story before.”
So, you listen again, and again. Some folks always get stuck
because their heart is in the right place and they feel chances
are these people who prattle on never getting to the point
are lonely, especially in this pandemic time and they need
someone to talk to, and lucky you, they’ve gotten you in their
grasp. If you are a kindhearted person who doesn’t want to
hurt someone’s feelings this scenario will happen to you, but
soon you will start to give this person who goes on and on
a wide berth and you’ll hurry off in another direction.
If you are the talker who speaks endlessly, stop it, you
know they’re not listening anyway, they’re just hoping for you
to take a breath and then they’ll jump in because they were
waiting impatiently to speak so they can tell you their tale.
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GRANDMOTHER REMEMBERS, which has sold over four Your Local Representative:
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and the mega best-seller GRANDFATHER REMEMBERS,
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