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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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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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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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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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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.
Read moreAmericans 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 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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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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