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A friend of mine, during a recent lengthy hospital stay, misplaced his cell phone. He asked me to contact his daughter to let her know his phone was lost because she would be worried about him. I was happy to help. I just needed to know her phone number. The conversation went something like “Okay, so what’s her number?” “I don’t know,” he replied. “Who would know it?” “Her friend Katy.” “Okay, so what’s her number?” “I don’t know,” he replied. It began to sound like an Abbott & Costello routine.
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Thank you, James Taylor, for blessing us with those genius lyrics. I have been singing that song in my head for many years now and the more that I hear it, the deeper the meaning of the song becomes. I was able to equate it to a sermon I heard once in church. I John 3:18 says, “Let us stop saying that we love people, let us really love people and show it by our actions.”
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After working the election Saturday and on Examiner articles Sunday, I finally had some down time Sunday night to think about the dismal turnout at the county’s four early voting locations and six Election Day locations. As a disclaimer, my figures are approximate and based on access to information from my lowly position on the election totem pole. Our capable Elections Administrator Lucy Ybarra is the real authority on the numbers, but you don’t have to be an Einstein to see that Grimes County had a voting problem.
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Yes, they ran for the roses. But they also ran for an enormous paycheck. A little over $3M to be exact. The Kentucky Derby went off this past Saturday for the 174th year. Horse racing is a sport I can definitely embrace. This is a sport where all the hard work is done about 100 yards away from me, and it is done by people other than myself. The only sweat involved on my part is the accumulation on the sides of my mint juleps as I yell, “Run horsey, run!” What a workout.
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Before I begin this piece, some background information is necessary. I have a younger sister and a younger brother and in 1979 our collective lives changed forever when our parents got divorced. When I got the news of their divorce at age 12, I probably reacted pretty badly, but that was just the beginning of what my “brave new world” would come to look like.
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A couple of weeks ago, a “Monday Motivation” message was forwarded to me from Coach Gates. It was written by Coach Nikki Robinson to the staff for their motivation, to say thank you, and to express how we are ALL IN this TOGETHER.
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This summer of 2021, as the P. A. Smith Hotel on Railroad Street in Navasota is nearing completion of the current renovations by Stephen and Janice Scheve, who was this fellow that carries his name?
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It is interesting when a person confuses you for someone or, more specifically, something you are not. This happened to me twice over the past two weeks, which led me to consider what I am doing to send off these unusual vibes.
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