Speaking Out
Gerry,
Popovich again pops off to the national media forum with his personal views of our sitting President.
Popovich assumes that, because he has some success in coaching a sport, his opinion matters nationally. As Coach Jackson assessed Popovich with the label of being a simulator—pretending to be an authority about NBA basketball without having played NBA basketball—Popovich is pretending to be a political authority without having participated in politics.
When Pop ...
"Don't squat with your spurs on."
''Never ask a rancher the size of his spread."
These bits of advice regarding the ranching life are fairly well known. However, there are lots of other lesser known observations. As one who has had a life long relationship with ranching, I have become a collector of such, as well as coming up with some of my own.
Behold, the Onion…
Describing the onion as a “lowly vegetable” didn’t set well with the late Othal Brand, for 20 years the McAllen, TX, mayor who cleared many hurdles during his 90-year earthly pilgrimage.
His beloved Rio Grande Valley is now a world center for vegetables in general and for onions in particular.
Ever restless and ever persuasive, Brand often lacked patience, his shirt sleeves already rolled halfway up to take on whoever or whatever stood in the way….
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Summer is here, whether the calendar agrees or not. We are in a no rain, hot cycle according to the TV weatherman. Outside jobs are scheduled for early morning.
Class Meetings at the Art United Methodist Church will resume on June 24.
Happy Birthday to Goldie Lease on June 10. Happy Anniversary to E Wayne and Kathy Jordan on June 11 and to Steve and Karen Toone on June 12.
Make yours a good week.
No Knead, Buttermilk, Pull-Apart Rolls
courtesy: Alexandra Stafford
The creation of these rolls requires a bit more work and time than I prefer, but be forewarned: if you make these lovely rolls, you’ll never be allowed to serve any others! The family will be most unhappy with you if you try to run in another kind of bread on them.
The library will be open this week from 10-4 and curbside service will run from 10-6. Our first virtual summer program Pint Size Polkas will be on YouTube until June 11, so if you haven’t had a chance yet, be sure to click the link on our Facebook page to watch.
Things We've Learned After Covid-19
The past couple of weeks, as the world opens up again after two months of pandemic lockdown, I've been seeing lots of new things in our world. We spend so much time lamenting the things we no longer have close at hand due to Covid; but, that often clouds our view of the new things happening right in front of us.
We have learned to appreciate service people more than in the past.
Mowing
Thanks to the ROW crews who are cutting the right of ways in Mason County. It is so nice to travel down the hightway and see something besides weeds!
Rex Smith
Health Care
Open Letter to Sens. Cornyn and Cruz, and Rep. Mike Conaway:
I have written to you a number of times about my son who works in an ER in Austin. I have written about the lack of PPE. I have written about the lack of testing. I have written about how his hours and shifts have been cut to the point he will lose his apartment in a couple of months if things don’t change.
He works hard.
A Helluva Way to Get to Heaven
I don't like suffering. Anything the dictionary defines as "something painful or unpleasant," with synonyms like agony, misery, distress and torment -- that is not my idea of a good time.
Nor is suffering my idea of a blessed experience, something given to us for our own good, to help us grow spiritually and draw us nearer to God.
