Welcome to September. Where did the summer go? We have had some dog days of summer but most days have been bearable. I learned at church that some in the Art Community have benefited from the scattered showers of the past few days. We are fortunate that it has only sprinkled in town.
Putting your home on the market is exciting. It can be nerve-wracking, too. How do you sort through all the decisions and options? Here are some considerations to keep in mind:
Is It Worth Your Time and Money?
Before you update your 1970s bathroom, know that you may not recoup all your remodeling costs when you sell.
Just in case you’re one of the few who still believes we can turn this thing around, salvage the country, and put America back on the road to prosperity, let me just offer this little prick to go with your optimistic bubble: Harvard University, the uppity Ivy League bastion of higher education in Cambridge, Massachusetts, just hired a new president of chaplains for its campus.
Last weekend the Mason Lions hosted a Lions’ District meeting for the 2-A1 District in Texas. This district covers a wide geographic area including Midland, Sweetwater, San Angelo, Mason, Ozona, and Rankin. There are well over 1,000 Lion members in district 2-A1.
Mason has supplied several District Governors in the past, one of whom was John Gammill, who recently returned to our club.
The latest data on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness is in, and it is mostly good news. The vaccines continue to be highly effective at preventing severe illness and hospitalization, with no significant decline in effectiveness (at preventing hospitalization) so far. In addition, the majority of COVID cases, and almost all severe cases of COVID that require hospitalization, are occurring in unvaccinated individuals.
I have previously written about our Hill Country live oak because it is the most common oak around here and because it is often considered a symbol of the Hill Country. But there are several other oaks commonly found in our area that are interesting and important as well.
Oaks are classified as either white oaks or red oaks.
Storytime continues at the library every Friday at 10:30. Kids age 2 to 6 are welcome to come and enjoy a story and a fun craft! Our library book club will also meet again on September 7th at 5:00. This month’s book is Laura Dave’s The Last Thing He Told Me.
This is a loaf of bread that you can make up even if you've never tried to bake one! It's very easy and straight forward and would be a good introduction to someone who'd like to try baking bread but is frightened off by the idea of using yeast and doing much kneading.
(August 27 is the birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson. Some personal thoughts on the former President.)
To a 12 year old country boy well versed in fundamentalist religion, a voice from the sky had to be the voice of God. Or at least one of his angels.
That was my first thought as the voice boomed from the helicopter hovering over Brady, Texas, that hot summer Saturday in 1948.
Watermelon! The taste of summer! The question is: What is the origin of watermelon? For 150 years it was believed to have come from southern Africa. Now with advanced genetic testing techniques, that is changing. Smithsonian Magazine presents evidence that the melon originated in Southern Sudan. You can go to smithsonianmag.com and read the article describing the origins and travels of the watermelon.
