the word radiate conjures up different images in each and every one of our
images in each and every one of our
images in each and every one of our minds Pat and I each have different
minds Pat and I each have different
minds Pat and I each have different interpretations of the word that we will
interpretations of the word that we will
interpretations of the word that we will share with you mine being more
share with you mine being more
share with you mine being more metaphorical and his being more literal
metaphorical and his being more literal
metaphorical and his being more literal we hope you will enjoy the contrast
we hope you will enjoy the contrast
we hope you will enjoy the contrast between these two interpretations my
between these two interpretations my
between these two interpretations my mother refers to a pile of notebook
mother refers to a pile of notebook
mother refers to a pile of notebook stacked in the corner of our basement as
stacked in the corner of our basement as
stacked in the corner of our basement as Amelia’s thousand chapter ones before i
Amelia’s thousand chapter ones before i
Amelia’s thousand chapter ones before i could write I dictated stories to her
could write I dictated stories to her
could write I dictated stories to her and she would write them down in these
and she would write them down in these
and she would write them down in these notebooks once i could write i continued
notebooks once i could write i continued
notebooks once i could write i continued to fill these notebooks each holding
to fill these notebooks each holding
to fill these notebooks each holding unfinished stories though i could create
unfinished stories though i could create
unfinished stories though i could create new characters and plots i could never
new characters and plots i could never
new characters and plots i could never commit to a tale likewise i left my
commit to a tale likewise i left my
commit to a tale likewise i left my hometown Cape Elizabeth after my
hometown Cape Elizabeth after my
hometown Cape Elizabeth after my sophomore year to start a new story
sophomore year to start a new story
sophomore year to start a new story three hundred miles inland at Northfield
three hundred miles inland at Northfield
three hundred miles inland at Northfield Mount Hermon school once there though I
Mount Hermon school once there though I
Mount Hermon school once there though I often reminisce about the characters of
often reminisce about the characters of
often reminisce about the characters of Cape Elizabeth I missed my neighbor
Cape Elizabeth I missed my neighbor
Cape Elizabeth I missed my neighbor Henry particularly a nine-year-old with
Henry particularly a nine-year-old with
Henry particularly a nine-year-old with a penchant for storytelling and
a penchant for storytelling and
a penchant for storytelling and spaghetti Henry has taught me unique
spaghetti Henry has taught me unique
spaghetti Henry has taught me unique lessons in human interaction the irony
lessons in human interaction the irony
lessons in human interaction the irony being that I was supposed to be teaching
being that I was supposed to be teaching
being that I was supposed to be teaching him as his babysitter for several years
him as his babysitter for several years
him as his babysitter for several years I was charged with showing him
I was charged with showing him
I was charged with showing him discipline helping him with homework
discipline helping him with homework
discipline helping him with homework teaching him the rules of foursquare in
teaching him the rules of foursquare in
teaching him the rules of foursquare in addition to these duties Henry requested
addition to these duties Henry requested
addition to these duties Henry requested that I tell him stories excuse me he
that I tell him stories excuse me he
that I tell him stories excuse me he would say while I cooked him spaghetti
would say while I cooked him spaghetti
would say while I cooked him spaghetti tell me a story I often ran out of plot
tell me a story I often ran out of plot
tell me a story I often ran out of plot lines finding myself repeating the same
lines finding myself repeating the same
lines finding myself repeating the same story about Henry and me bicycling to
story about Henry and me bicycling to
story about Henry and me bicycling to the Bahamas we ran into trouble in the
the Bahamas we ran into trouble in the
the Bahamas we ran into trouble in the Bermuda Triangle where we faced a storm
Bermuda Triangle where we faced a storm
Bermuda Triangle where we faced a storm of raining tacos but no thunder Henry
of raining tacos but no thunder Henry
of raining tacos but no thunder Henry reminds me every time I begin the tail
reminds me every time I begin the tail
reminds me every time I begin the tail too loud a thousand chapter ones of
too loud a thousand chapter ones of
too loud a thousand chapter ones of course there were stories I had
course there were stories I had
course there were stories I had rightfully tossed into a pile in the
rightfully tossed into a pile in the
rightfully tossed into a pile in the basement many things
basement many things
basement many things defi ibly left unfinished but perhaps
defi ibly left unfinished but perhaps
defi ibly left unfinished but perhaps there were notebooks worth taking a peek
there were notebooks worth taking a peek
there were notebooks worth taking a peek into after many ink stains and ripped
into after many ink stains and ripped
into after many ink stains and ripped out pages in my new book I decided to go
out pages in my new book I decided to go
out pages in my new book I decided to go back to the basement to pick up where I
back to the basement to pick up where I
back to the basement to pick up where I left off with the characters of Cape
left off with the characters of Cape
left off with the characters of Cape Elizabeth now Henry and I are back
Elizabeth now Henry and I are back
Elizabeth now Henry and I are back telling stories in fact the other day he
telling stories in fact the other day he
telling stories in fact the other day he marched into my house uninvited
marched into my house uninvited
marched into my house uninvited enchanting hey guys I’m home as he often
enchanting hey guys I’m home as he often
enchanting hey guys I’m home as he often does he plopped down on the couch next
does he plopped down on the couch next
does he plopped down on the couch next to me placed a pile of stapled papers
to me placed a pile of stapled papers
to me placed a pile of stapled papers into my lap the cover of this makeshift
into my lap the cover of this makeshift
into my lap the cover of this makeshift book entitled all about my dogs Sedona
book entitled all about my dogs Sedona
book entitled all about my dogs Sedona pictured Henry’s portrait of his
pictured Henry’s portrait of his
pictured Henry’s portrait of his Labradoodle where did you make this I
Labradoodle where did you make this I
Labradoodle where did you make this I asked he raised four fingers fourth
asked he raised four fingers fourth
asked he raised four fingers fourth grade for you read it I read Henry story
grade for you read it I read Henry story
grade for you read it I read Henry story cover to cover thankful I had returned
cover to cover thankful I had returned
cover to cover thankful I had returned to my story in Cape Elizabeth and ready
to my story in Cape Elizabeth and ready
to my story in Cape Elizabeth and ready to finish it thank you
to finish it thank you
to finish it thank you [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] take Amelia’s story with a grain of salt
take Amelia’s story with a grain of salt
take Amelia’s story with a grain of salt for the next few minutes I am to add
for the next few minutes I am to add
for the next few minutes I am to add some objectivity and balance to the
some objectivity and balance to the
some objectivity and balance to the theme radiate the truth is radiating has
theme radiate the truth is radiating has
theme radiate the truth is radiating has a dark side look no further than
a dark side look no further than
a dark side look no further than Chernobyl and Three Mile Island and
Chernobyl and Three Mile Island and
Chernobyl and Three Mile Island and Fukushima humanity has been devastated
Fukushima humanity has been devastated
Fukushima humanity has been devastated over and over by the evil twin of
over and over by the evil twin of
over and over by the evil twin of spiritual radiation nuclear
spiritual radiation nuclear
spiritual radiation nuclear contamination isn’t a very pressing or
contamination isn’t a very pressing or
contamination isn’t a very pressing or relatable issue for most Cape Elizabeth
relatable issue for most Cape Elizabeth
relatable issue for most Cape Elizabeth residents so instead I’ll focus on
residents so instead I’ll focus on
residents so instead I’ll focus on radiation closer to home with a
radiation closer to home with a
radiation closer to home with a phenomenon that brings to mind leathery
phenomenon that brings to mind leathery
phenomenon that brings to mind leathery old people from the Jersey Shore that is
old people from the Jersey Shore that is
old people from the Jersey Shore that is tanning beds statistically about thirty
tanning beds statistically about thirty
tanning beds statistically about thirty percent of the white girls in the
percent of the white girls in the
percent of the white girls in the audience use tanning beds you know who
audience use tanning beds you know who
audience use tanning beds you know who you are for those who do for those who
you are for those who do for those who
you are for those who do for those who do I have shocking news it’s unhealthy
do I have shocking news it’s unhealthy
do I have shocking news it’s unhealthy to roast your flesh with UV rays as
to roast your flesh with UV rays as
to roast your flesh with UV rays as indoor tanning causes accelerated skin
indoor tanning causes accelerated skin
indoor tanning causes accelerated skin aging skin cancer I cancer and cataracts
aging skin cancer I cancer and cataracts
aging skin cancer I cancer and cataracts just to name a few and they’re naive
just to name a few and they’re naive
just to name a few and they’re naive desire to look young and healthy many
desire to look young and healthy many
desire to look young and healthy many Tanner’s become aged and sickly a 10 is
Tanner’s become aged and sickly a 10 is
Tanner’s become aged and sickly a 10 is really the skins reaction to damage so
really the skins reaction to damage so
really the skins reaction to damage so artificial tanning is practically the
artificial tanning is practically the
artificial tanning is practically the equivalent of breaking your leg to look
equivalent of breaking your leg to look
equivalent of breaking your leg to look edgy or smoking cigs to look tough it’s
edgy or smoking cigs to look tough it’s
edgy or smoking cigs to look tough it’s a harmful injury and no one is all that
a harmful injury and no one is all that
a harmful injury and no one is all that impressed by your willful self
impressed by your willful self
impressed by your willful self destruction plus the orange hue caused
destruction plus the orange hue caused
destruction plus the orange hue caused by tanning beds is undesirable to say
by tanning beds is undesirable to say
by tanning beds is undesirable to say the least unless of course you’re
the least unless of course you’re
the least unless of course you’re running for president of the United
running for president of the United
running for president of the United States
please don’t sue me if tanning beds
please don’t sue me if tanning beds didn’t exist wintertime paleness
didn’t exist wintertime paleness
didn’t exist wintertime paleness wouldn’t be a source of insecurity the
wouldn’t be a source of insecurity the
wouldn’t be a source of insecurity the issue only arises when one person shows
issue only arises when one person shows
issue only arises when one person shows up to school with peeling golden skin in
up to school with peeling golden skin in
up to school with peeling golden skin in mid-january then everyone else feels
mid-january then everyone else feels
mid-january then everyone else feels obligated to fry their own skin all
obligated to fry their own skin all
obligated to fry their own skin all following the golden leader like
following the golden leader like
following the golden leader like lemmings jumping off a cliff into a pit
lemmings jumping off a cliff into a pit
lemmings jumping off a cliff into a pit of bronzer and misery maybe that’s
of bronzer and misery maybe that’s
of bronzer and misery maybe that’s hyperbole but melanoma isn’t something
hyperbole but melanoma isn’t something
hyperbole but melanoma isn’t something to take lightly mm-hmm I’d now like to
to take lightly mm-hmm I’d now like to
to take lightly mm-hmm I’d now like to address the tanning demographic directly
address the tanning demographic directly
address the tanning demographic directly it’s not your fault that we live at a
it’s not your fault that we live at a
it’s not your fault that we live at a high latitude all it takes is a little
high latitude all it takes is a little
high latitude all it takes is a little confidence to embrace your seasonal
confidence to embrace your seasonal
confidence to embrace your seasonal tastiness keep in mind skin whitening is
tastiness keep in mind skin whitening is
tastiness keep in mind skin whitening is the latest trend in China everything
the latest trend in China everything
the latest trend in China everything aesthetic is subjective but skin cancer
aesthetic is subjective but skin cancer
aesthetic is subjective but skin cancer is not to dedicate this data radiation
is not to dedicate this data radiation
is not to dedicate this data radiation without acknowledging its dark side
without acknowledging its dark side
without acknowledging its dark side would give an incomplete picture like
would give an incomplete picture like
would give an incomplete picture like posthumously praising Fidel Castro for
posthumously praising Fidel Castro for
posthumously praising Fidel Castro for his healthcare policies without
his healthcare policies without
his healthcare policies without mentioning his human rights violations
mentioning his human rights violations
mentioning his human rights violations so I’ll be the voice of the dissenting
so I’ll be the voice of the dissenting
so I’ll be the voice of the dissenting minority urging you not to radiate
consider what amelia and the other
consider what amelia and the other speakers have to say but remember
speakers have to say but remember
speakers have to say but remember radiation kills thank you
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