I got old.
I was just in high school, hell, college....
I amazed at how fast the time has went by.
I think I deserve a treat for living this long....there ain't no Blue Bell, but Adams has a new pecan pie ice cream. Think I may try some....and maybe some cookies.....hope I don't go into some sort of diabetic shock.
Once again, the old adage...." if I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself. "
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Kind of a Serious Blog
You may or may not believe this, but I try to keep up with you. And it's sort of hard sometimes. I taught 3500-4000 kids in my career.
I espcially want to hear if you need prayer, thoughts....
I know it is odd coming from me, but I pray more than you think. Often about some of y'all. Even though, I cuss, fuss, and throw things, I am pretty religious.
Today, I just learned about an accident in which a former student of mine was pretty seriously injured.
Please, don't assume I know. Send me a PM. An email. A text. Even if I hear about it ten times, that's okay.
I espcially want to hear if you need prayer, thoughts....
I know it is odd coming from me, but I pray more than you think. Often about some of y'all. Even though, I cuss, fuss, and throw things, I am pretty religious.
Today, I just learned about an accident in which a former student of mine was pretty seriously injured.
Please, don't assume I know. Send me a PM. An email. A text. Even if I hear about it ten times, that's okay.
You Know, You Never Know About Folks....
You know, we just do not know about folks.
The story about the 16 year old who was shot breaking into the home at 2:30am makes me think this.
The story is the 16 year old was wearing a bandana or some sort of mask when he broke in.
I am not blaming the homeowner. I would have done the same thing. I would have been scared out of my wits.
The teen's family is upset about the shooting, and families always will be.
That said, I am reminded of a story of a student I had at another district in the Houston area. I had a student arrested in class by DPS, sheriff and local police.
It seems the young man had shot and killed a woman while burgling her home the evening before.
The boy was very active in the school's Christian groups and was even president of the local Youth for Christ.
His father, a local minister, had to resign and leave the area.
The boy is still in state prison.
Then, this morning, one of ABC News' lead stories was about a high school senior at one the most prestigious schools in America, St. Paul's in New Hampshire being tried for raping a freshman girl.
The boy ambition was to go to Harvard Divinity School.( You go there to become a minister.)
No, you never know about folks.
If you have a teen, this might be a teaching moment.
The story about the 16 year old who was shot breaking into the home at 2:30am makes me think this.
The story is the 16 year old was wearing a bandana or some sort of mask when he broke in.
I am not blaming the homeowner. I would have done the same thing. I would have been scared out of my wits.
The teen's family is upset about the shooting, and families always will be.
That said, I am reminded of a story of a student I had at another district in the Houston area. I had a student arrested in class by DPS, sheriff and local police.
It seems the young man had shot and killed a woman while burgling her home the evening before.
The boy was very active in the school's Christian groups and was even president of the local Youth for Christ.
His father, a local minister, had to resign and leave the area.
The boy is still in state prison.
Then, this morning, one of ABC News' lead stories was about a high school senior at one the most prestigious schools in America, St. Paul's in New Hampshire being tried for raping a freshman girl.
The boy ambition was to go to Harvard Divinity School.( You go there to become a minister.)
No, you never know about folks.
If you have a teen, this might be a teaching moment.
Monday, August 17, 2015
KFC Just Doesn't Get It.....
So, KFC has replaced the perverted Col. Sanders with another questionable replacement.
Norm MacDonald, who I actually like as an actor will now play the legendary Col. Harland Sanders.
MacDonald is not from the South, hell, he's not even an American. He's from Canada.
I am wondering how this will play out. It has got to be better than the Col. Sanders, who I am sure was on the sex- offenders list.
The real question is this.....why can't they get a Southerner to play a Southerner? You know, we already speak the lingo and have the accent.
Norm MacDonald, who I actually like as an actor will now play the legendary Col. Harland Sanders.
MacDonald is not from the South, hell, he's not even an American. He's from Canada.
I am wondering how this will play out. It has got to be better than the Col. Sanders, who I am sure was on the sex- offenders list.
The real question is this.....why can't they get a Southerner to play a Southerner? You know, we already speak the lingo and have the accent.
Blue Bell Back...But Not to Beaumont Area?
So, there will be a four part return of Blue Bell ice cream to the State of Texas.
However, the Beaumont-Pt. Arthur area is NOT in the first phase of distribution.
Here are phases II-IV
Phase Two: North central Texas and southern Oklahoma
Phase Three: Southwest Texas and central Oklahoma
Phase Four: The majority of Texas and southern Louisiana.
Let me read this correctly....We might be in Phase IV.
Here's a map of Phase I. To start around Aug. 31. ( Will this national nightmare ever end?)
However, the Beaumont-Pt. Arthur area is NOT in the first phase of distribution.
Here are phases II-IV
Phase Two: North central Texas and southern Oklahoma
Phase Three: Southwest Texas and central Oklahoma
Phase Four: The majority of Texas and southern Louisiana.
Let me read this correctly....We might be in Phase IV.
Here's a map of Phase I. To start around Aug. 31. ( Will this national nightmare ever end?)
Bigfoot! In Sabine River Bottom?
Not OUR Sabine River bottom, however, who knows what's running around in the bottoms of Newton County.
This story is out of Panola County, North of here.
Story is a hunter sees a Bigfoot creature kill a full grown hog. The hunter is in a stand with a rifle, and doesn't shoot the creature.
Now, for years, I have heard stories, legends of a man like creature living in Deep East Texas.
There is supposedly one or two near our family farm in Northeast Texas. There are scary stories told by the old timers, and I'll be honest, there are areas I won't go to on our farm on foot without a firearm. ( not just bigfoots, but bobcats, coyotes, and other critters that also walk on two legs. Espcially during deer season...)
I have family members who swear they have seen a creature when they were traveling in Arkansas, and in Arkansas, who knows what it was. ( these are not family members to make stuff up....they saw something, don't know what, but it spooked them.)
All I know is, I don't go outside much without a shirt on....
This story is out of Panola County, North of here.
Story is a hunter sees a Bigfoot creature kill a full grown hog. The hunter is in a stand with a rifle, and doesn't shoot the creature.
Now, for years, I have heard stories, legends of a man like creature living in Deep East Texas.
There is supposedly one or two near our family farm in Northeast Texas. There are scary stories told by the old timers, and I'll be honest, there are areas I won't go to on our farm on foot without a firearm. ( not just bigfoots, but bobcats, coyotes, and other critters that also walk on two legs. Espcially during deer season...)
I have family members who swear they have seen a creature when they were traveling in Arkansas, and in Arkansas, who knows what it was. ( these are not family members to make stuff up....they saw something, don't know what, but it spooked them.)
All I know is, I don't go outside much without a shirt on....
Getting Married? Not Getting Married? Wish I could Get Married?
I have received three questions, requests, over the last few weeks over the lack of local judges to marry folks.
This of course stems from the Supreme Court's decision to allow gays to marry.
It is a pure "political" move and in truth, I really can't same I blame them.
The local judges have been put into a " no win" situation. To make their constituents happy, they have stopped all marriages. Gay, straight, whatever.
This basically leaves the marriage business to the local clergy and if you want a civil, not religious wedding, where does it leave you? And guess what, there's a bunch of folks who are just not religious...and local pastors generally won't marry folks outside of the parishioners...
Church folks, this may make you upset, unhappy, whatever, the people outside of the church are growing. Rapidly.
You can blame the devil, the internet, the church and its now lack of missionary spirit, again, whatever, it is growing. I am guessing there are three or four people in Jasper and Orange Counties who stay home for every one who attend church....including the writer of this blog. Sorry, just nothing left at the denomination I grew up in for me. ( But this is another blog.)
I seriously have though about re-frocking myself through one of those online ordination ministries, and doing weddings. Free for folks I like. ( Texas is pretty liberal about marriage. We still have very liberal "Common Law" marriage. I have a friend I literally love to death who is married in this manner, and both me and the State of Texas consider their marriage as legit as one performed by Bishop Guillory at St. Anthony's Cathedral in downtown Beaumont.)
Oh, don't worry about me going to hell for re-frocking myself. If I make it, it'll be just like you, on a technicality.
This of course stems from the Supreme Court's decision to allow gays to marry.
It is a pure "political" move and in truth, I really can't same I blame them.
The local judges have been put into a " no win" situation. To make their constituents happy, they have stopped all marriages. Gay, straight, whatever.
This basically leaves the marriage business to the local clergy and if you want a civil, not religious wedding, where does it leave you? And guess what, there's a bunch of folks who are just not religious...and local pastors generally won't marry folks outside of the parishioners...
Church folks, this may make you upset, unhappy, whatever, the people outside of the church are growing. Rapidly.
You can blame the devil, the internet, the church and its now lack of missionary spirit, again, whatever, it is growing. I am guessing there are three or four people in Jasper and Orange Counties who stay home for every one who attend church....including the writer of this blog. Sorry, just nothing left at the denomination I grew up in for me. ( But this is another blog.)
I seriously have though about re-frocking myself through one of those online ordination ministries, and doing weddings. Free for folks I like. ( Texas is pretty liberal about marriage. We still have very liberal "Common Law" marriage. I have a friend I literally love to death who is married in this manner, and both me and the State of Texas consider their marriage as legit as one performed by Bishop Guillory at St. Anthony's Cathedral in downtown Beaumont.)
Oh, don't worry about me going to hell for re-frocking myself. If I make it, it'll be just like you, on a technicality.
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