CHECK YOUR MIRRORS

The gainfully employed welcomed my return this past week. I have a job. A real job. Teaching was my passionate career. The return to work was not nearly as dif ficult as I thought it might be. Though a 6:15 a.m.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions." RONALD REAGAN

2 CENTS WORTH

Good morning to all of my friends that visit with me every Monday morning, it's kind of chilly in Aspermont, Texas, this morning my backyard temperature registered 41 degrees that's cold to this old girl!!!!!!!

Faces & Places

“It is a woman’s duty to look the world in the face with a go-to-hell look in the eyes, to have an ideal; to speak and act in defiance of convention.” ~Margaret Sanger, Woman Rebel Margaret could charm the dew off the roses with her innocent schoolgirl look.

Peace and Tranquility

Author’s note: I penned this essay in October 2018. As I was scanning through my archives, I found it particularly fitting and appropriate for the circumstances of 2020 and as a follow-up on my recent discussions of mental health. “How are you doing?

THE ORIGIN OF TECH’S “GUNS UP” GESTURE

You start out with a closed fist. Then stick out your forefinger and raise your thumb. All of a sudden your hand looks like a cocked pistol. That’s Texas Tech’s “Guns Up” gesture that students use at sporting events and in greeting each other. Next year, 2021, will mark the 50th year of “Guns Up.

Although Born in the USA, The Boss May Be Packing His Bags.

I guess his hit song, “Born to Run” may turn out to be prophetic. Bruce Springsteen announced last week that if President Trump wins re-election, he’ll be on the next plane to Australia. It seems to happen every election cycle. A celebrity ... usually an actor or singer ...

CHECK YOUR MIRRORS

As I have written about in previous columns, the five Sullivan siblings are pretty tight. We have shared tastes in music, movies, reading, history, art, and sports (excluding Shane, although I did convert him to PGA golf after the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay).

State resumes requiring job searches to get benefits

Texans receiving unemployment benefits will need to show an active effort to find a job starting Nov. 1. The Texas Workforce Commission suspended the re quirement in March as the pandemic started. More than 3.

Old Glory News

HAPPY HALLOWEEN; BE CAREFUL AND STAY SAFE !! Oh Gee, we get the wind from the South one day and then it blows from the North the next. We need to pray for rain. It seems we have been forgotten when the rain clouds went by. It may get a little cooler tonight.