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One of the things that this COVID-19 episode has brought home to me is that rural Texas has got to look out for itself, speak up for itself and elect people who will carry our message to Austin when we can’t. What I’m talking about is the dissemination of information related to coronavirus cases, or rather the lack of information, in rural counties.
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Thank you, Willy! Earl Pitts did it for me again with another commentary on the Coronavirus. This past Friday he poked fun at today’s version of quarantining, because as Earl said, “real men” have been doing this for decades. It’s called working in the garage!
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Greetings to all. With the news overrun with this virus thing, there has not been very much in the way of veterans’ news to report, therefore my column has been “missing in action,” so to speak.
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Without a doubt, my biggest disappointment with a sports organization has to be that of the Houston Astros, of whom I’ve been a lifelong fan. What great seasons they’ve had, particularly over the past five years. Always in contention, playing in top form, getting clutch hits and even winning the World Series, the Astros have delivered big time to their fans.
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My sister should be in the Louisiana Youth Sports Hall of Fame and here is why. As I recall, it was the summer of 1979 and my family had just been torn apart by my parents’ divorce. Our whole world changed in a snap and my mom and us three kids moved from Mississippi to north Louisiana. Despite the drastic change of scenery, my mom was now a single mother with us three to tend to by herself. I was 11 years old at the time, my younger brother was seven, and my sister was six. Mom had to find a way to keep us busy and out of the house and the answer was baseball.
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I’m sad to write that my neighbor Mabel Akin passed away April 17 at the age of 104 years and five months. My acquaintance with Mabel was a mere blip on the radar of her life, but she left a lasting impression on mine.
Read moreIf every cloud truly does have a silver lining, the suspension of the STAAR test was my happy place. It is the one death I would like to see in Texas as a result of the Coronavirus, no others. I am hopeful the STAAR test is in critical condition, and now the time is ripe to drive a pointed stake deep into its soulless heart.
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As I write this column, it’s a beautiful sunny day outside and a pleasant change from some of our recent weather. All that sunshine jogged an April memory that I thought I’d share. Some of our old-timers may have similar memories.
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