Dan's Papers - May 16, 2008 -

Dear Dan,
I hope you can help. After seeing the article in the current issue, "Bag The Plastic With Reusable Totes," I remembered an article I read in a past issue about a long-time sail maker on Long Island who had begun producing a line of tote bags made from their sailcloth. These tote bags were supposed to be very well made and durable. I have looked through my back issues, but so far no luck in finding this article. I think it must have been within the last year or two.
Does anyone there remember this article and can provide me with information on that company and their line of totes? Also, could you tell me which back issue the article appeared in?

Anyone remember this? - DR

Dear Dan,
Yesterday, accepted by your office secretary, I gave you a digital photograph and Moonshell pastel that has a definite correlation to a theme that closely parallels your own objectives. That is, about a magical place, the beauty of Eastern Long Island.
This is God's country for the study art and nature. As you can readily see from this pastel imagery I tried to convey the idea of sea life and our splendid beaches with certain artistic freedom.
As the drawing progressed, I remembered oceanographers have recently proven there is only one vast ocean with earth islands or continents. Much like the feeling I have about drawing. Today, my shell is in the water! I am leaving a safe harbor, the sea is calm, and the activity of setting out on a new journey has given me all the practical tools for a successful day painting.
I felt it would be appropriate for your wonderful paper to utilize this on the cover to further convey the objective of Dan's Papers. Thank you again, for publishing my poem of the Moon, March 7th, in your letters, under "Space Talk."
Looking forward to hearing from you.

We are happy to consider Mym Tuma's fine painting. - DR

Dear Dan,
Thank you for all your help!
We had 200 people at the opening! It was a fun, cool blast! We sold ten pieces, 10% to go to Guild Hall.

People read Dan's Papers. - DR

Dear Dan,
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign for president is proof of her bravery, determination, strength and steadfastness. She is enduring savage misogyny of unparallel proportions.
She is a strong, uncompromising, knowledgeable, articulate woman and for that men are screaming for her to quit. But it is precisely because she is a strong, uncompromising, knowledgeable, articulate woman that she should never, ever quit. And especially not because she's a woman!
What fool began that ancient rumor? We are in the 21st century now; women can do whatever they darn well want.

Dear Dan,
The problem with McCain's campaign manager's lobbying firm having ties to Myanmar's junta lies in the nature of lobbying. It isn't the same as if McCain had ties to a firm that once sold spare parts to the Myanmar regime. The trouble is in the product that lobbyists sell. They peddle the ability to influence. For the next several months, McCain and Obama will seek to influence us, night and day, ad nauseam, influence us until we cry uncle and can't take it anymore. Both candidates must choose the tools they will use to exert that influence. It's no secret that, while McCain courts an assiduously independent image, he hires many lobbyists, lots and lots of lobbyists, a high number even by Washington's standards. As it turns out, one of these men helped burnish the image of thugs content with allowing thousands of Burmese to die wherever they fall. But didn't McCain fire him? Yes, and McCain has always been unwaveringly critical of Myanmar's junta. So what's the big deal? The big deal is the other several hundred lobbyists under McCain's employ. As they tutor Mr. McCain on how to gain our vote in November, they'll also be acting on behalf of the other interests they serve. These men are not only working for Mr. McCain. So then.... when McCain speaks, whose voice are we really hearing?