Yesterday’s high temp was 90 degrees … Hot weather, and more is on the way…
Today (Juneteenth), sunny with a high near 90. Mostly clear tonight with a low around 65 … Thursday, sunny with a high near 91 … Friday … Sunny with a high near 95 … 98 Saturday … Sunday … high near 99 … 97 degrees Monday … and a 30% chance of rain … High Tuesday 98 with a 30% chance of rain…
Remember the cold days of winter … and we were looking forward to summer and higher temps … Here we are…
As already mentioned … Today is Juneteenth … Banks and the US Post Office will be closed today … Back to normal Thursday…
Bladen We Care Golf fundraiser slated for Thursday … held this year at Wallace, NC. Sold out, however a few cancellations … but, entry fees have been donated to the cause…
US Presidential debate upcoming … no live audience, muted mics when opponent is speaking … Should be interesting … President Biden is 81 and former President Trump is 78 …
Remember when political advertising was mostly pictures of opponents … many in windows, on trees, taped to vehicles … local, daily newspapers…
While on the topic of yesteryear … remember counter checks, everywhere? Many used as scratch pads … Frankly, I miss those days … Latest updates were available at small country stores located throughout the area … and drive-in restaurants, complete with curb hops…
And a sad note for baseball fans … Willie Mays, “The Say Hey Kid,” died yesterday … One of the greatest baseball players who ever played the game … He was 93 years old…
“One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth doing is what we do for others.” Lewis Carroll
“It does not matter how slow you go as long as you do not stop.” Confucius
“Broken crayons still color.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
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