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I’ve been reading about some of the horrible automotive accidents that have occurred in this area lately and it got me to thinking about how some people act while behind the wheel. For example, I was on my way back home from an appointment in Houston one day and I could see a guy weaving in and out of traffic behind me. As a considerate driver I did not stand in his way as he passed me, but when he attempted to pass the car in front of me the back end of his car glanced off the front end of the car he was passing. This caused him to spin out and he hit the concrete barrier on the right, overcorrected, and hit the concrete barrier on the left totaling the car. I don’t know where he was going, but I’m sure he was not going to be on time. All of this just to save a few minutes, or seconds. What a waste.
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I enjoyed the recent Fall Festival hosted by Navasota’s First Presbyterian Church. It was a first for the church, just as their monthlong pumpkin patch is a first for Navasota, and it made me nostalgic for the Helms Elementary Halloween Carnivals I went to growing up in Houston. Halloween Carnivals went by the wayside by the time my children started school in 1972.
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I remember at the beginning of the COVID saga the story of a cruise ship that was stuck between ports amidst an evolving pandemic. This was back in February 2020 when many hadn’t grasped the full potential of the virus, nor the manner by which it would spread.
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If you have watched over an hour of television in the last 10 years, you have most likely seen some of those commercials promoting one pharmaceutical product or another. Since advertisements of this sort are only legal here in the U.S. and in New Zealand, I often wonder what a person visiting the United States for the first time would think about us and our overall health.
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Those who know me or are regular readers of my column know I have some pretty strong opinions about how covid was and continues to be handled. I know firsthand from being able to verify the processing of my own covid testing that DSHS was months behind in reporting cases to city and county officials.
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In discussing the value of good manners, American author H. Jackson Brown, Jr. is quoted as saying, “Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people’s bad manners.” I get what he means, but as I wrote in a previous column, I’m not so sure I can do that anymore. I’ve become very irritated with the number of people who attend fundraisers and then chatter through the entire event.
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The new year 2023 is shaping up to usher in many changes throughout the world as well as here on our local stage. For the Chinese, 2023 is the year of the Rabbit. Rabbits are known to be docile, not an animal known to be particularly aggressive. Perhaps that is a good omen for upcoming U.S.-China relations. India’s hard work in other areas is finally coming to fruition.
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I was at an Astros game last week and during the play of the game I came the closest I have ever been to catching a home run ball. I was with a group of friends seated in the left center field stands when suddenly a ball was launched from the Astros player’s bat! It silently arced up toward the roof of Minute Maid Park and I got the sense that it was heading right for us! The ball bounced off a sign that was above our heads and then all chaos broke loose when it landed. I wasn’t able to find it, but the guy behind me did. I think I’ll never forget that moment. After the game I was still pumped up with excitement and it caused me to reflect back on some cherished memories of when I was playing baseball. The first thing I thought of was the serene environment of the ball field itself. There is nothing to compare with the smell of freshly cut grass, an expertly maintained infield, and the perfectly framed ivory lines of chalk separating fair from foul balls. To me, all is right with the world at a baseball park. Baseball doesn’t have the level of excitement found in Football or Basketball, but there are times when it is pure bliss.
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