Bad news anyone?

I'm not sure if anyone has noticed this April Fools edition is reflective of a light news week. It’s not that the content is less heavy — although it is — there simply has not been much going on this week outside of school events.

2 CENTS WORTH

Grab you a glass of tea and set with me awhile, the wind is blowing in Aspermont,Texas this morning but you know we should be used to it, oh well, take what we can get, I don't want to be flooded like they are in the east either!!!!

A Minor Regional Novelist

Note: this a condensed version of the fulllength essay, which can be found at westof98.substack.com. I love “Lonesome Dove.” That’s no secret. I have read the book approximately a dozen times. When Lauren and I got married, Basil Poledouris’ magnificent theme from the film was our recessional.

THE BASEBALL ORGANIST

Just like the great organs used to offer sound effects and music for silent movies to emphasize what was happening on the screen, the organ at the ballpark does the same thing. Say a batter hits a home run. While he’s running the bases, the organ might play The William Tell Overture.

You ain’t nuthin but a hot dog?” Those are fighting words in ChiTown!

For the love of the dog ... My parents were both small town kids. My mom from Sand Springs, Oklahoma and dad from Sesser, Illinois. Their move to the far south suburbs of Chicago in 1953 to find work must have been a culture shock of great magnitude.

CHECK YOUR MIRRORS

What a difference a year makes. Last March, we were shutting down, and now we are cautiously enjoying the coming of spring. For small schools, it is “the season of seasons.” Basketball in Texas high schools has just completed its last dribble.

PUC chair resigns in wake of call to energy investors

Arthur D’Andrea, the chair and sole remaining member of the Public Utility Commission, resigned late last week at the request of Gov. Gregg Abbott. D’Andrea pledged to remain on the PUC until Abbott names a replacement.

2 CENTS WORTH

Good morning to all my friends, it's cool in Aspermont this morning, and misting rain, but that's okay we all need the rain. After last week and all that sand blowing I gave thanks I lived in Aspermont instead of Rotan.

Faces & Places

“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.” ~Kurt Vonnegut So, what do I do today?

What Is the Office For?

Lyndon B. Johnson was at an important crossroads in his political career and in American history. It was November 27, 1963. Four days earlier, President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated. The country was grieving and on edge.