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First Official 5K

Glen Stadig — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:39:32 +0000

I completed my first official 5k this past weekend at the Lebanon Community Festival in Lebanon, Maine. The race was a benefit for a local family fighting cancer and was well attended. My guess is there some 30-40 people in the group at the starting line.

The route for the race started just after the Hanson School, then basically around the block finishing at the Town Hall. As it worked out the route was about 60/40 hill and decent, leaving the decent for the last mile or so.

I felt really good during the race. A couple of times I pressed a bit to hard and slowed up just a bit to recover. My final time was just about 30 minutes, which was my goal. I recovered quickly and felt great. I finished about 7th or 8th which is respectable given my age and the competition. The Community Festival as a whole was excellent and well done with volunteers and a lot of donated equipment and time. There was a Jaws of Life demonstration, Life Flight Helicopter, and Sky Divers and so much more. A great family event!

Glen Stadig – Candidate for Selectmen

Glen Stadig — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:52:01 +0000

I posted the information below on my http://ourvoice.stadig.org website, but thought it may be good to also place it here in case people stumble across my blog. Unlike many in elected positions in my town I do not work in the town or for someone in the town or town government. I do presently sit on the Budget Committee and would abandon the position if voted in as Selectmen.

Here is the Information as Posted – - – - – - – -

My name is Glen Stadig and I am a candidate for Selectmen,

I am 46 years old, married, and have been a resident of Lebanon for the past ten years.

Professionally I am the MIS Manager (managing and supporting computer networks, workstations, file servers, security and telephone systems) and Inventory Control Manager for a medical device manufacturer. I am a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and also a certified ISO 9000 / 13485 auditor.

I have experience that is wide and ranging in many industries. I have held positions as award winning Safety Director for a large multi-site construction company, Quality Manager, and Self Employed Restaurateur. I was awarded the prestigious Founders Award from Cigna Insurance and Published in Contracting Magazine for success in Loss Control and Safety.

I am presently a Lebanon Budget Committee member and worked on the 2010-2011 budget.

My personal life finds me with six grown children (3 by marriage). I am a huge fan of all the New England sports teams. My hobbies include billiards, hiking, cycling, technology and fly fishing for striped bass along the Maine coast. I also work to support charities.

I am the creator of the OurVoice website in 2008. The website hosts audio and video recordings of the Towns Selectmen and Budget Committee meetings. You will also find community Events, News, Commentary,and Editorial all pertaining to the town. Residents are encouraged to post their own stories, events, opinions and also comment on others. This was done to improve openness and dialog amongst residents and to foster greater involvement in government, fundraisers and community activities. (http://ourvoice.stadig.org)

Why Do I Run?

In speaking with residents I repeatedly hear similar stories and examples presented of inner circles, favoritism, misinformation and an overall dissatisfaction in the way the town is administrated and it’s business is handled. In regards to Town government, Residents generally voice a certain level of apathy and frustration.

I want the best possible government for our town. A government that promotes a deep sense of civic involvement and one that is open, transparent and accountable to all it’s citizens. I want a government that applies integrity, ethical practices well beyond whats required by law, and one that maintains continuous oversight. Doing things in this manner does not get in the way of doing a good job; it’s the only way to ensure it’s done right. I believe not only can Lebanon afford to make these fundamental changes; we cannot afford not to.

I Would Like To See

I would like to see the towns Selectmen meeting at night when residents may attend. Presently, a majority of business and meetings are handled in a semi-formal way during the day without minutes maintained. I would further press to require minutes of all meetings, improving upon the minutes by making them more detailed, similar to what other Towns publish.

We must learn more about the systems and methods used by other towns to manage roads, departments and policies, integrating the best of those systems to Lebanon. There is no need to reinvent the wheel in this area. Routinely at meetings I have heard Lebanon misses out on grants and other State Funding opportunities because our records are lacking. Lebanon needs to become expert in keeping detailed records and applying for grants whenever and wherever we can. We then need to use these monies efficiently and in a well planned way.

Our Town needs to leverage technology to improve communication and transparency to residents and our departments. Our Town website can provide 24/7 customer service to residents at no extra charge.

Lebanon should provide reasonable detail of budgets and spending online via status reports, charts and similar information that is easily printed from Towns systems and easy to understand. Recordings of official meetings should be required and placed online for residents to listen to and stay informed.

The Town web space must be utilized to better promote town organizations allowing for example, a page for the Lebanon Historical Society with photos and information on items they have and to promote interest. The American Legion should have a page highlighting activities, awards and members as well as observe the passing of our fallen heroes. This can easily be done for many others as well.

We also must recognize that many of our most involved and active residents depend on receiving the printed word and we need to ensure effective printed communications are made available, striking a balance with technology needs.

It is vital that resources the Town currently has are used effectively so they can better serve the Town. The Town Hall should adopt a rotating schedule allowing access by residents on all business days particularly Friday and some evenings.

Many people ask if I favor certain upcoming Referendums. What truly matters is how You, the residents, view things and how You vote. I will ensure the Referendums are written as clearly as possible providing you full disclosure, and provide residents as much information about ALL Town business and events as I am capable. Allowing you, the resident, to make the most informed, educated decision possible when you vote.

I will provide my opinion and make my decisions for the Town based upon research and all known facts, always listening to residents concerns and always acting in the best interest of the community at large.

It’s important we maximize and expand programs such as the free clinics for the town’s elderly and gain any additional aid possible for our citizens in need. We also need to ensure our Towns debt remains low.

Lebanon needs to be a good neighbor to other Towns and look for opportunities to exploit co-op arrangements where they make sense such as the purchase of sand, salt and other services where possible.

Our Budget Committee must be provided standardized reports with sufficient detail and timely, accurate information as to not waste the efforts of these volunteers during budget review. The Budget Committee should also play a more active role earlier in the process to set budgets and make reccomendations.

Vision

I want to see Lebanon retain it’s small Town charm and character. Understanding though we can’t go back to the way things used to be, we must live in today and prepare for the future. We must adopt best practices in all aspects of town management to maintain and protect what we still have, giving all residents the best value and best community experience we can.

This election matters, your voice needs to heard, to have a voice, you MUST VOTE.

I am certain my fresh perspective will compliment the experience of the other selectmen. I promise to be an effective Selectmen and work to enhance the trust, transparency, and communication on your behalf.

You can talk to me, I’m listening, and I ask you for your Vote.

Glen R. Stadig

I Am A Juicer

Glen Stadig — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:25:57 +0000

I guess I need to be honest with myself, my friends, and my family. I am a juicer. Everything I accomplish from here on out needs to have a tiny asterisk beside it. You see it all started with a little apple juice and occasional orange juice and then cranberry, mostly from concentrates or store bought. I would get ciders and lemonades when I could. Then I tried Odwalla carrot juice, simply organic carrots, pressed and flash pasteurized. Woa how tasty and healthy.. Then it was the Odwalla super-food and mixture of greens and fruits… mmm so good. These organic drinks though were pasteurized which likely lessened the health benefits and they are expensive. In many cases there was also preservatives or additives and I just wanted real, fresh, pure juice, without the bull.

I had read and researched a lot lately and have learned how fresh juice from vegetables and fruits are so much more nutritious and how juicing provides an exceptional supply of nutrients to the body. The Gerson Therapy and many others use juicing as part of treatment to help empower the body to heal itself from illnesses and even cancer by flooding it with rich easily digestible nutrients.

So I purchased a Norwalk Juicer / Food Factory. I weighed all the options and felt the Norwalk was the only way to go, if I could only find one used, and I did. The Norwalk has a two step process that is very simple. It breaks up the vegetables or fruits like a grinder but without heat. You grind into a bag that is placed over the chute that captures all the pulp. Then you take the ground pulp in the bag, fold it and place it on the press. The hydraulic press squeezes the bag releasing the juice keeping all the pulp and fiber in the bag. The result is a HUGE amount of clean pulp free juice and a pulp in the bag is dry and literally tasteless. The process doesn’t induce air like a blender does so there is no oxidation or froth. There is also no heat to break down the juice. The Norwalk is a rugged little machine and certainly built to last. It’s heft and quality remind me of equipment from my early restaurant days.

So far I have only done carrots and apples (just got it last night) but this thing can juice anything including greens and wheatgrass. It also makes nut butters like peanut butter, almond butter and it will ground coffee and or grains for flour. The Norwalk can also process foods for salads like coleslaw, jams or relish. You can take food and simply grind them to a dish for baby foods and or frozen fruits for smoothies. It is very versatile. Items like pineapple or lemons you simply slice and place in the bags and press, super simple.

Clean-up is easy… the machine is all stainless and chrome so it washes out easy in a couple minutes. The bags are simply reversed and rinsed, and turned right side out and rinsed again. Then folded and stored in a Ziplock bag in the freezer until next use. Storing in this way prevents bacteria from forming.

I would say that this machine will lives up to it’s reputation as far as high quality build and high quality of juice. The clean-up is simple and easy and the straining bags are reusable. The design has been in place for 75 years and changed very little, there is a reason. I am looking forward to many years of juice and a healthy future.

We have a CSA this year and expect much in the way of extra greens and vegetables, I can’t think of no better way than to juice these things out. I guess I will carry the asterisk with me because… I am a juicer, no not that kind…the good kind.

Wilco – Will Comply

Glen Stadig — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:38:29 +0000

I was offered an option of last minute ticket to a Wilco show at the Capitol Theater in Concord NH last night. I had heard some of Wilco’s songs and read rave things about the bands live shows, even seeing them referred to as “Americas Best Live Rock & Roll Act”. So I accepted the offer to hang with some great friends, make some memories and see what this Wilco hoopla was all about.

The venue was the Capitol Theater in Concord NH, this is a typical old theater and was much smaller than I thought it would be, seating about 1200 people with a rear balcony shelf area. Wilco took the stage and immediately began the onslaught and relentless attack to the senses. Many of the tunes I was familiar with as being slower acoustic mixes were picked up and re-invigorated. Wilcos method of playing is literally non-stop. At the end of one song Jeff Tweedy swings his guitar off , swings on a new one and they are off on another sonic escapade. After an hour or so they reconfigured the stage and went into a more acoustic mode, again all while never stopping a song. The conversion back to a normal stage was just as seamless. Impressively they played over three hours continuously. When Wilco did eventually stop and leave the stage the crowd called them back out and they did three more tunes.

Jeff Tweedy - Wilco

I certainly was baptized by Wilco’s performance and left the performance a solid born again fan. The lyrics, melodies, and song progressions really come alive in their live show, and the vocal or performance never seems pressed, it’s all genuine. The crowd vibe in the hall was amazing, and I have to agree with with one spectator who exclaimed at one point it was like church. The entire audience was singing a tune for Wilco and dancing in place. Wilco maintains an up vibe and allows the introspective lyrics to come through. Wilco covers all the bases weaving many musical genres into there own unique sound and style.

So your asking.. Is Wilco the best rock act in America? I will dodge and let you decide… My friends say every time they see Wilco they get even better. If you get the opportunity to see them DO IT! You won’t be disappointed. They have a massive body of work If you want to hear some of the live cuts check out this link http://www.avclub.com/milwaukee/articles/five-places-to-download-free-wilco-shows,26544/

Wilco also streams live shows and podcasts off their website Wilcoworld.net on occasion and they do a lot of charity work for causes like sustainable farming , Haiti relief etc. The tickets for the three hour plus “sold out” show were $35 and unheard of value and a testimony to the bands working class roots. More artist should follow Wilco’s lead. BTW… Wilco stands for “will comply” in radio parlance, Jeff Tweedy the bands founder and front man thought it ironic to refer to a rock band as in this way.

I want to send out a special thanks to Marty, Jay and Mark for thinking of me… it was an Awesome time!

You Are What You Eat

Glen Stadig — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:09:50 +0000

The past few months I have logged over 500 miles riding my bike on a stationary trainer, looking to stay fit and keep the winter pounds from packing on. One way of passing the time was watching documentaries by streaming them from Netflix (on a free trial). Slim the waistline and expand the mind…was my theory. I was also astounded by what I learned about food, health and how the body works. I invite you to partake in theses movies and make your own conclusions for you and your family.

First I stumbled onto Food Inc. The film Food Inc. sheds light onto the drastic changes of our food chain over the past few decades. It demonstrates how a handful of corporations control the food chain and how they repeatedly put profit ahead of consumer health. It also demonstrates how the genetically engineered vegetables and animals have helped to catapult current generations into illness, diabetes and obesity. I was surprised to learn there are new strains of E coli killing people and the USDA is powerless to shut down the plants. In some cases if they just fed the Steer grass for seven days the cows would clean themselves of the bacteria. The film also touches on buying local foods and the expense in shipping and hauling foods coast to coast that has become the norm. There is much great information here that people should see and further research. Here is a link to the movies website http://www.foodincmovie.com/

Next I watched King Corn.. Food Inc. had touched on the fact animals were being fed corn versus grass and the unhealthy effects it has on them. They explain how this effects people. King Corn explains the entire process of Corn, how it is grown and subsidized, and how it gets used in absolutely everything. They also touch on the health issues of consuming all this corn product that provides no solid nutritional value. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/kingcorn/

These films confirmed my worries and summations that so many engineered and processed foods have become so intertwined with a typical Americans eating habits it is no wonder people lack energy, are sick, and are overweight. Even if one tries to “do the right thing” by eating diet products and raw foods you are often faced with artificial sweeteners and chemicals that are really harmful to you.

I watched The Beautiful Truth. A story as told through he eyes of a 15 year old Alaskan boy. This movie touches on many of the same issues as raised in Food Inc and King Corn, chemicals used in foods and food processing, genetically modified seeds, and how these toxins over time accumulate and stress the body, causing illnesses. This movie also outlines the Gerson Therapy and shows the basis for Dr. Max Gerson’s work for the treatment of illness and cancer. The Gerson Therapy philosophy uses organic raw vegetables, fresh juices, and liver detoxification via coffee enema to allow the body to do it’s natural work and heal. Once healed one can maintain a healthy diet and detoxification is not needed. The movie provides a good insight into Gerson Therapy and includes interviews with many practitioners / patients who have healed from various illness and cancers. The Movie website is here http://www.thebeautifultruthmovie.com/

I went to the Gerson Institute website to learn more about the therapy and ordered some books and DVDs get the details. The Gerson Therapy came about as a means to stop Dr. Gerson’s migraines, then as he researched he found it healed many things including tuberculous, arthritis and cancer. Some may view holistic healing of cancers and disease as poppycock and tomfoolery. To me the concept isn’t radical when you consider you are nourishing your body, detoxifying it, and empowering it to do what is was designed to do. Isn’t that what pharmaceuticals try to do with a pill? In the film they show cases where people have been written off by “modern medicine” and after treatments told to simply get things in order. Many of these people speak and share there stories of how 5, 10, 20, 30 years earlier they were given weeks to live with metastasized cancer all over their body and bones, but after adopting the Gerson therapy are here telling there stories. The oldest survivor is like 86 years young. The Gerson Institute website is here http://www.gerson.org/

People are free to make up there own minds about what is right for them and how best to lead ones life. We all control what we put into our bodies, and we all vote every time we place a dollar down at the grocery store. If you want real Organic vegetables consider a local organic farmer and purchase a CSA. You can buy CSA’s for free roaming meats as well as Diary products. You can learn more about CSA’s here http://www.localharvest.org/csa/ .

Education is key, knowledge is Power… Please watch these movies, do your own research and make your own conclusions about your health and your life. My point for putting this out there is to make people aware you Do Have Choices, and your voting each and every time you buy foods and services.

You truly are what you Eat!….. May You All Stay Healthy!

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Maine Brewers Festival 2009 Highlights

Glen Stadig — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:09:32 +0000

This was a great event Rosie and I volunteered in.

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Colts Glorious Decade Ends?

Glen Stadig — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:57:30 +0000

Hey Colts fans there is always next year! I saw the headline at the Indy Star stating the Colt glorious decade ends. The Colts have always put together a good team and they are competitive. However any reference to a “Team of the Decade” is misplaced in my opinion. All the Colts fans i know love to throw out numbers such as most 8-0 starts, most Monday Night Foot Ball wins, all sorts of crap like that. The only stat that matters is the Superbowl victories, that’s why EVERYONE puts the pads on.

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Eureka

Glen Stadig — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:34:29 +0000

Somedays we are met with extreme challenges that push us to the brink. That was the kind of week I have had…worked a twenty-eight hour shift at work at one point fearing the absolute worst, a complete network rebuild. When a solution comes through and actually works, bringing me back to whole again, placing the world back in balance. It is hard to explain how it feels to be so bleak and then to suddenly turn a 180. I am not claiming smarts or luck, but just stating the simple satisfaction of particular series events that netted a result that was euphoric… a triumph of sorts…Eureka!!

No This Isn't Mine, But It Is Cool

I will miss you Mom..

Glen Stadig — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:41:59 +0000

I will miss you Mom…
We will all miss you…I know you are still with us in spirit, but that doesn’t make it any easier….
You taught me many lessons through the year’s thanks in part to your stoical patience and unyielding resolve. You made me a better person each day by just being You; even though many times I was too stubborn or naive realize it. I will miss your laughter, stories and hugs and want to thank you for my Life and all the wonderful moments you blessed me with. You will be missed dearly and will live forever in our hearts, memories and in songs.

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Life is Like Hot Chocolate

Glen Stadig — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:07:40 +0000

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Make sure you’re enjoying a cup!

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Today’s Zen

Glen Stadig — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:06:29 +0000

"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much." ~ Mother Teresa

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Benefits of Extreme Stress

Glen Stadig — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:57:28 +0000

Today's Zen – "There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth…not going all the way, and not starting. ” – Buddha

Short blog on Extreme Stress and the benefits it can bring to your life if you adapt http://bit.ly/KXjCq

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The Perfect Gift?

Glen Stadig — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:38:20 +0000

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The title said “The Perfect Gift”, I will let you all decide.

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Late Easter Gift? – It’s Not Photoshop!

Glen Stadig — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:31:36 +0000

via news.yahoo.com

A really interesting photo, I would like to think it is Photoshop work but apparently it isn’t. Do you suppose the chicks are dipped or sprayed? What does the help wanted add say for this place?
Some cultures….

Painted chicks sold as pets for 4 pesos ($0.8 cents) each are displayed outside a market in Manila July 29, 2009.
REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES SOCIETY ANIMALS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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