 Thank you all for checking us out on the Metro. It has been a pleasure to be in charge of this newspaper. October marks my 15th year at the editor's desk. When I took over, all I had was an old 286 processor computer that my brother Jerry gave me, and a noisy dot matrix printer with tractor-feed paper from my brother DJ. I decided to try to resurrect the McCarty Metro with a paper version. I appealed for articles via US Postal service (as it took a while before I had internet). I mailed out issues each month to my family....and the rest is history. As a bonus for you reading all the way through today, at the bottom of this page is a link to my inaugural issue from October 1992. I hope you enjoy reading it, and it brings back some memories. This past month, my good friend John Russo lost his mother. I didn't know Therese that well, but I know his son John. She must have been a big influence in his life because he has turned out to be a good person, and a great friend. |
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It got me to thinking about a saying that my wife Margaret always told me. Little eyes see a lot. It was meant to always live your life the way you want your children to be. Each of us (parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, teacher or friend) influence the life of a child. I know that Therese is resting well knowing just how great of a job she did with her children. This is a message every adult should read, because children are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say. | 
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WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make my favorite cake for me and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life. When you thought I wasn't looking, I heard you say a prayer, and I knew there is a God I could always talk to and I learned to trust in God. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you give of your time and money to help people who had nothing and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don't. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.
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| When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn't feel good and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw tears come from your eyes and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it's all right to cry. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw that you cared and I wanted to be everything that I could be. When you thought I wasn't looking, I learned most of life's lessons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up. | .
When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked at you and wanted to say, "Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking." |
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