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One of the best blessings of Thanksgiving 2021 was setting another place at the table for my future son-in-law, Daniel. Besides being patient, ruggedly handsome and a just all-around great guy, his manly presence offset the varying levels of estrogen in the kitchen. But so much of Thanksgiving is about tradition and we were about to find out if Daniel would embrace ours.
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The Thanksgiving story that you have been told about the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620, met the friendly local Indians and had a big feast with them is a story that has been told and retold to the point that it has risen to the status of an American legend. If you want to keep this version of the story as you like it, read no further. The facts of this event do not line up with the story we have all been told. Here is a brief summary of what really happened.
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That is the theme song from my current favorite Aussie show on Acorn, Bed of Roses, and I can’t get the lyrics and melody out of my head! Given this is a Thanksgiving week column, I should be listing my many blessings but instead I’ll give you a little heads up - if you haven’t experienced your own bed of nails, you will. No one escapes this life unscathed making those roses moments even sweeter.
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When it comes to our children having to wear masks, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said back in May that “Texans, not government, should decide their best health practices.” And with that, he issued an executive order prohibiting any Texas school from requiring masks of its teachers, parents, staff, students or visitors.
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My gentleman friend and I both support Navasota businesses but when they don’t stock a particular brand of something we like, we’re forced to venture to the hinterland. In this particular instance, the hinterland happened to be HEB - at 3 p.m. - on a Saturday afternoon - on game day. The minute I stopped to sanitize the handle on the shopping cart, I realized there might be a need for a primer on things people of a certain age should or should not do. So, here goes:
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The world of social media has blown up over the past decade. Whatever your idea, cause, thought, the meal you had for lunch, it is all apparently worthy of sharing with the world. Platforms have developed that cater to specific ways to share your thoughts: through photography (Instagram), dance (TikTok) or written word (Twitter, etc.).
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During the past few months, I have had the sad experience to attend 3 funerals. The first one was more or less expected – my grandmother was 99 when she passed – but the other two really hit me like a ton of bricks. These deaths came as complete surprises to everyone who was close to the deceased. After I had a chance to reflect back and really take in these tragic losses, I was reminded of something my grandmother always said, “Don’t be afraid to use the good china.” As a youngster I thought it was pretty cool to be able to handle those really nice dishes. It made a regular afternoon meal all the more special. Later, I figured out the real meaning of what she was doing by using the good china. The example she was providing was showing me that people should live while they’re living because you never know when your last day on Earth will come.
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What caught my eye wasn’t the space flight that was the dream of a presumably bored billionaire, it was the quote that came as he was floating around space. Richard Branson talked about being a kid looking up at the stars, and now he is an adult floating in his very own spaceship. Then he said, “just imagine what you can do.” Call me a cynic, but that phrase struck me as being completely out of touch with reality.
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