from my view of Emory on October 27, 2020
Quick reminders that the Spooktacular in the Sandy Creek park is Saturday evening starting at 6:00 p.m. There will be live entertainment, hay rides, candy, games and such. […]
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Interesting Point for October 27, 2020
Sitting here watching a cold front come in gets me more excited about the fall season. It is very welcomed after all the summer-like heat we have had. […]
Book lovers of Rains County
The Friends of the Library 2020 Book Sale has come and gone, and I’m exhausted. In fact, many of the more seasoned FOL members are exhausted after a week of setting up tables, unpacking and sorting thousands of books, displaying them, and repacking them. […]
Interesting Point for October 20, 2020
“It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood” as Mr. Rogers would sing. The days are getting a tad cooler. This is early voting time. Let me encourage you to exercise your right to vote. […]
from my view of Emory on October 20, 2020
Hey everyone, hopefully everyone is doing well out there. I want to send the best well wishes to Maxwell and Kat Garvey. They were married last weekend in the most beautiful ceremony at their parents’ home. […]
Redistribution of wealth
Have you noticed that, when you’re trying to be careful of what you eat, you are suddenly surrounded by food? Everyone at work or Bible study has a birthday accompanied by your absolute all-time favorite cake. Every commercial on TV and every print ad you see are designed to make you hungry – and it works. […]
Apps for rent
Programs, applications (apps) and software are all terms that refer to the electronic instructions a computer uses to be able to perform various tasks. I use “apps” because all three terms, in a sense, are interchangeable. […]
from my view of Emory on October 13, 2020
Hello everyone. I hope you have all had a great week. The Rains County Chamber is having its annual banquet on October 20, always a good time. Spooktacular is scheduled for October 31 in the Sandy Creek Park. Which is always a great place for the kiddos to trick or treat. […]
Interesting Point for October 13, 2020
The days start getting shorter and the weather a little cooler, fall is in the air. It is fun driving around town seeing pumpkins and mums on neighbors’ porches. […]
COVID jail
David and I spent the weekend in COVID jail – not because we had the virus, but because we didn’t. He had some minor surgery on his hand on Monday at the VA in Dallas, and as part of the pre-op procedure, we had to go in Friday for him to have a COVID test. […]