The Connections Warren-Watchung Edition Nov 2020

theconnectionsnj.com SENIOR LIVING PAGE 56 Discover the “NEW” Fellowship Village... A Fresh Perspective on Exceptional Living • New Cultural Arts Center • New Design Center • New Health Center • Updated Residences with open floor plans Coming Soon • Indoor/Outdoor Tapas Bar and Lounge 8000 Fellowship Road Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 (908) 428-4753 FellowshipSeniorLiving.org 5-Star Dining | Modern Residences Arts and Active Programming Maintenance-Free Living Personalized Design Options 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 film, 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 first round and the double jeopar- dy round, we started flipping. We stopped on CNBC to find 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 dia- logues, 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 find 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 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 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 release 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 e venin watching the a ctual During the co mmer between the f irst r the double jeo pardy CONNEXIONS ALÉATOIRES By Dan Rosenberg It is not sur prisin to find Ave nue F in a textbo ok, as a famous st reet, gardens, em anat from the A rc de Triomph e. The picture show in modern times it was open ed in during the reign Napoleon I II, the nephew of Napoleo n Bonaparte. The title of this issue’s col- umn is Frenc h f or Random Con- nections. Ye s, there is a French connection in t his article. It has nothing to d o with Gene Hack- man, but it d oes pre-date the release of th e film, The French Connection, in 1971. Before I ge t to that, an un- usual conne cti on occurred re- cently involv in g my wife, Abby. She ordere d a product from Seedsheets. co m in April of this year (2020). She chose some different h er b 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 started We st CNBC young ing See Shark broadc Novem 2017). Abby turned said, “OMG, I just re Seedsheet de livery to Now back to fal Mesdames et Messie ed taking Fre nch in grade. As with a lot o instruction at t hat tim ook had s ci al dialo as, “My name is so an is your name? I live so, where do you liv a restaurant n earby? Do you have it in b much does th at cost? In one of o ur beg alogues, a Fr ench s sponded that she li Avenue Foch in Par ave repeate d this hundreds of times the classroom and pr home. It is not sur prising enue Foch in a textb CONNEXIONS ALÉATOIRES By Dan Rosenberg It is not surprising to find Avenue Foch in a textbook, as it is a famous stre t, 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. By Dan Rosenberg It is not surprising to find 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 as?