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Americans have been bombarded over the last decade with daily news reports of the crisis at the southern border, reports that depending on your politics may or may not be rooted in fact. Within the last week the war over the border has heated up significantly, as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is accused of illegally moving illegal immigrants to the haughty Martha’s Vineyard enclave. Partisan politics will continue to overshadow the realities of the current immigration issue, ensuring that no real action is taken to solve the problem. Politics aside, we should look at the true costs of our open southern border.
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I’ve been in the mood for change lately. When I told this to my gentleman friend, he said, “Uh oh.” I told him he was safe but I do have this urge to change everything else in my life - from my writing to volunteer activities to furniture.
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A good portion of my past weekend was spent getting high. Now, calm down I say to all ye social media pundits before you go demanding that I give up my well-paid position here at the Navasota Examiner for using illicit drugs. No, I was not high as in stoned or drunk. I was, in fact, high up in the air on my roof.
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A couple of weeks ago, Tom Tuberville and Chad McMillan had me join them for a few minutes during the halftime segment during the Rattler football game on the radio broadcast.
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I love that we have specialty coffee at our fingertips here in Navasota but for almost two years I’ve been on a quest to brew the perfect cup in my own kitchen. Until about 8-9 years ago, I didn’t pay much attention to how I made coffee. I just poured the water in, added a few scoops of Folger’s and my husband and I drank what came out.
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I started writing when I was about four years old. It wasn’t a major work, by any means – only a few sentences, but my mom framed it and kept it for many years. I’m sure she still has it somewhere. I could read at age 4 also, which made school really easy for me. In first grade I was in a friendly competition with one of my classmates to read every book in the classroom.
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The holiday season is quickly approaching and with that comes a significant amount of cooking among family members. Although I am far from a gourmet, food for me (along with many others, I am sure) is one of the more memorable parts of the holiday season.
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Last week while having lunch in College Station with my gentleman friend, I couldn’t stop thinking about the news footage of college students waving signs thanking President Biden for canceling their student loan debt. Once upon a time, someone referred to college students as “the best and the brightest.”
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