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There are those who subscribe to the theory of “moderation in all things.” That probably stems from Aristotle’s theory that every positive virtue has the potential for two negative virtues on either extreme. A common example would be courage. Courage is a positive virtue. But if you have too much courage, that makes you reckless. But not enough courage makes you a coward. So then, moderation is the key.
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One of my junior high neighborhood friends came to mind recently. Her name was Christine and she was someone I could have been really envious of. In fact, I was a little bit, but our relationship wasn’t built around material things, it was about being girlfriends in the late 1950s. So, just what did Christine have that I didn’t have?
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Memory is a strange, strange thing for retirees. You may not be performing the job, necessarily, but you still imagine yourself as part of the job due to your memories and attachments you had. I got so excited about school starting in Grimes County that I actually prepared a transportation chart for my grandchild’s teacher, just in case he or she needed it and didn’t have time to make one.
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My twelve-year-old Basset Hound, Boudreaux, and I are very close and here are some of the things I have learned from him over the years. First, he and I are not getting any younger and there are certain things that either we can’t do anymore, or we just can’t do them as well as we used to.
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It was a sight for sore eyes to see the yellow school buses rolling in Navasota again. Their presence hints of a return to normalcy. They also reminded me of my back-toschool days at Helms Elementary.
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What is it about superstition that falls short with me? I don’t buy into any of it. I’ll sleep on the thirteenth floor of a hotel (even though it is labeled the 14th floor); I’ll walk under a ladder when I need to. I’ve spilt salt without tossing anything over my shoulder.
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Continuation from “Words of advice for Democrats” that appeared in the Aug. 26, edition of The Examiner.
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