Finding a profession

I’m jealous of people who find their life’s work early. For some, the discovery starts in elementary school. Ray was a very likeable, outgoing guy. He got along well with everybody, including the teachers. The rest of us tried to stay under a teacher’s radar, praying they would not call on us.

Did you buy the story about the Chinese spy balloon?

Did you buy the story about the Chinese spy balloon? China does not need to send weather balloons openly drifting across the United States in the hopes that one of them might accidentally wander across something worthy of a snapshot. It has very good spy satellites orbiting over us right now.

Knocking on doors

It was a hot summer day years ago. My high school friend had just started a marketing job making lots more than minimum wage. He connected me with his boss, who reluctantly hired me. The job was selling home products door-to-door.

Senior Rings

Do you still have your high school senior ring? I’ll never forget the day our rings arrived. If somebody hadn’t locked me in a toilet stall, I’d have been first in line. Many folks have no idea what happened to their rings. So, they offer responses like this: 1. “I don’t know.

According

According to Michelle Cordero of Heritage, the economy is getting worse. I have to agree with her assessment. Even as the Biden administration continues to say otherwise, things are not getting better.

OPINION

Accountability. We hear about how we should be accountable for our actions. What about our elected officials? They make promises all through campaigns and tout how “they” can do the job better than such and such. Then they get in office and they turn out to be all hat and no saddle.

Formal Events

Three big things happen each winter: We celebrate the New Year, watch basketball, and go to formal dances. Women understand these events. Many guys, who consider formal dress to mean a tie without a sports team logo, do not.

Aquifer Day is Feb. 8

A Stewarding Our Aquifer Field Day will examine how playas, the under-appreciated natural ephemeral wetlands abundantly dotting the region in a density as great as one per square mile, can play a critical role in the water future of the area.

Considerations for quitting students

Fewer expressions bring greater disappointment, trepidation and remorse than “I quit.” Vince Lombardi helped create the anxiety of “I quit.” You know the quips: “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” Or, how about this one “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it is whether you get up.”

Cleanliness Campaign

I’m often shocked to see dirty public bathrooms with phone numbers scribbled on the walls. Did you know that half those phones are disconnected? People have gone to the bathroom for thousands of years. Facilities will be needed as long as folks drink water or take a long car trip.