The Mason Lions Club met Tuesday, February 21st for its weekly luncheon meeting. there were 27 members and 8 visitors in attendance.
“Boss” Lion Jess Irwin said that on this date in 1794 Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna was born. 42 years later he would lead his 5000 Mexican troops against the 186 defenders of the Alamo.
We want to thank the Mason Study Club for their continuing hard work on behalf of the library! They presented us with a generous contribution made possible by their Chili on the Square event. Of course, we need to thank all the people that ate that chili, too—it was delicious, wasn’t it?
DVDs:
800 Words Season 1
The Edge of Seventeen
Arrival
Priceless
Middle School
Tora!
The hole story
There’s a website called ‘the dodo.’ I was not aware of this site until recently, which is kind of surprising, since it’s one of those sites dedicated to whining about stuff. Nothing cheers me up like whiners. They kind of legitimize my sense of what’s important, because they complain about such silly things.
The more ? calls I get, the more I miss the rotary phones. One didn’t have to push 1-2-3 or etc.. Most calls that were called in error was due to your finger. Then, when you did make a missed dialed call, you apologized for the bother. If you did get a call that you didn’t want to take, you just left the phone off the hook.
Wonders of the World?...
With the rancor running rampant in the world today, it’s remarkable that the Seven Wonders of the World are staying stitched, at least so far.
This day, I cite three personal “wonderments,” none of which rises to the level of minutia. They have long been bewildering to me.
One of the regular City activities every spring is the election of officials to run the City for the coming year. We are on a rotating schedule so that the Mayor and two Commissioners are up for election every two years on even numbered years, and in the other year Commissioners for the other two districts are up for election.
The weather is very confusing. It is not yet spring but I saw fruit trees blooming, red buds in full bloom, and even a wisteria vine in full bloom. If you believe thunder in February will predict cool or even freezing weather in April, winter is not over.
Lent begins today.
Hyacinth.
Snowbell.
Daffodil.
Celestial.
Quince.
Narcissus.
(Aka paperwhite.)
These are a few of our favorite things.
And they’re blooming.
Thanks to warmer temperatures.
And more is on the way.
Flowers, that is.
In spite of cold temperatures.
Bluebonnets are coming up and out.
Ornamental cherry sitting pretty.
Preparing the pathway to Spring.
Busy birds all about.
Cedar waxwings flying in.
And out.
And in.
And out.
A most remarkable bird.
They stop for water.
Then hit the road.
Or sky, to be ...
The Hill Country Astronomers (HCA) will meet at 6:30 PM, Monday, March 6, at Hill Country University Center in Fredericksburg. Mark Ward, club vice president, will present a program on the winter Milky Way.
HCA’s members live in Central Texas. Some members are experienced and accomplished astronomers, while others are beginners.
