Summer is boring without all the usual activities. We have no weekend trips. There are no family reunions. Our church activities are very limited. My project of cleaning and reorganizing my sewing room is bogged down in tubs of material and pictures. That sounds like an excuse for my laziness in starting this project.
Tonight, June 24, is the first class meeting since the virus protocol began.
Healthcare
To those who would chastise Mason citizens for failure to wear masks in public, I ask that they consider these facts. Dr. Anton Fauci, the health care expert speaking from the White House as well as the head of CDC, told us three months ago not to wear masks because all masks except those required of professionals were ineffective and did not provide a seal on the face sufficient to keep out the tiny, tiny particles of COVID-19.
The Pros of Procrastination
For years I have been meaning to write on procrastination. But I just kept putting it off.
This says something about my personality. I am a pro-crastinator. There is nothing amateur about my "crastinating" at all. My proclivity and proficiency for procrastination is a proven factor. In fact, I have risen to the advanced level of the practitioners of procrastination who believe with Mark Twain, "Never put off till tomorrow what you can put off till the day after ...
Chocolate Brownie Cookies
courtesy: HEB
These cookies are easy to make and very delicious. You probably have all the ingredients in your pantry already, so there will be no need to run the grocery store to buy supplies. That’s what the Practical Baker calls “practical baking!” Try these beauties and I think you’ll agree with me that they deserve a place in your family cookie jar.
Ingredients:
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
3 tablespoons salted butter
¼ cup AP ...
Our second virtual program for kids, Austin Reptile Shows, is now available on our Facebook page. Your kids can learn about reptiles all while seeing live animals on the video! It will be available until July 1. We also have another round of craft packets this week and the theme is Dragons.
New to the Library:
DVDs:
Arkansas
Hallmark’s A Beautiful Place to Die
The Hunt
The Lodge
The Rhythm Section
Think Like a Dog
Disney’s Zombies 2
Young Adult:
The Rest of the Story ...
Kornegay Hall…
“We’ve never done it that way before.”
The expression was well worn before the pandemic came along. Lately, creative juices have been milked dry for new ways to conduct commencements, weddings and funerals.
The late Roy Kornegay, a church leader who died recently in Amarillo, might well have observed, “So what?”…
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Not much fazed this multi-talented theologian who often “found new ways.”
When softball nudged against worship, he wore his uniform ...
Everything You Can, In Every Way You Can...
Last Sunday, for the first time in two months, First United Methodist Church reopened its sanctuary for worship on Sunday morning. Every other row of pews was taped off. Masks, though optional, were widely worn. There was no handshaking or hugging, though there was a lot of elbow bumping and delighted grins.
Dry County
Coach Paul Smith
I am surprised to see your petition on Masking Mason County a wet county. When we moved here thirty years ago, Mason was, indeed, a dry county. Today we have drinks sold on three sides of the square and in our grocery store. We also have an alcohol problem among our teenagers who are getting their drinks and examples from the home or illegally.
Training
Dear Readers,
I ran across these stats and, if these are representative or even close, I think we can see why police in some places find it difficult to do a better job. TRAINING!
N. Carolina
Police: 620 hrs.
Barber: 1,528 hrs.
Two cities require 278 more hrs. of police training.
California
Police: 664 hrs.
Cosmetologist: 1,600 hrs.
The Father in the Mirror
My dad has been dead since 1979. But I saw him this morning!
Head tilted forward emphasizing the dewlap under his chin, looking down at me over that slightly elongated nose with those distinctive Birk brown eyes -- it was him all right. No question about it.
