 |
 |
|
|||||
|
I don't know if I ought to leave town anytime soon. Last week, in a weak moment, my first wife, my oldest daughter and my favorite mother-inlaw talked me into going to Canton to my youngest grandchild's graduation. I had a feeling that I might not ought to go, since there was a court hearing that I would have liked to have been at Friday. More ... Dear Terry Toole, As usual, I agreed with your editorial and its conclusions. We basically think alike on most all subjects. Unfortunately, our opinions are rapidly becoming the minority. I try not to think about the kind of world our grandchildren will inherit, but remind myself that the Lord is in control, and surely His return is imminent. More ... Humans only celebrate the occasion once a year, but every day is Mother's Day in the great outdoors. At least as far as my backyard mockingbirds are concerned. And this is one bunch of mamas you don't want to mess with. The spring has been a good one for wildlife at the home place. Most evenings, rabbits graze across the yard. More ... A young ventriloquist is touring the clubs, and one night he's doing a show in a small town in Arkansas. With his dummy on his knee, he starts going through his usual dumb blonde jokes when a blonde woman in the fourth row stands on her chair and starts shouting: "I've heard enough of your stupid blonde jokes. More ... 1. Always identify people in your yard before shooting at them. 2. It's considered poor taste to take a cooler to church. 3. If you have to vacuum the bed, it is time to change the sheets. 4. Even if you're certain that you are included in the will, it is still considered tacky to drive a U-Haul to the funeral home. More ... Last week was a good one for me. Although, I really got a bit beat up, still I enjoyed every bit of it. Revivals being on at two churches in the vicinity, I took advantage of my granddaughter's generosity and went to New Hope M.B. Church on Highway 91, and New Salem F.W.B. Church on Taylor St. Both sessions were great. More ... Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks. Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques. Quote: "Immigrants, not Australians, must adapt. More ... 781 BC - The first historic solar eclipse is recorded in China. 1039 - Henry III becomes Holy Roman Emperor. 1584 - Sir Walter Raleigh establishes the first English colony on Roanoke Island, old Virginia (now North Carolina). More ... What a shame!! You wait 12 years to see your child graduate and then can't hear their named called because of yelling and hollering like caged animals. Where were the school leaders or our law? What happened to Alfonso, the 19 year old Mexican who fell and died at the new school site? More ... A couple lived near the ocean and used to walk the beach a lot. One summer they noticed a girl who was at the beach almost every day. She wasn't unusual, nor was the travel bag she carried, except for one thing; she would approach people who were sitting on the beach, glance around furtively, then speak to them. More ... A Redneck from Mississippi walked into a bank in New York City and asked for the loan officer.He told the loan officerthat he was going to Bakersfield on business for two weeks and needed to borrow $5,000 and that he was not a depositor of the bank. More ... |
      |
||||
