Warmer weather has arrived … and is expected to ‘hang around’ for a while … Yesterday’s high was 80 degrees…
Today (Friday) … Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny with a high near 76. Tonight, partly cloudy with a low about 53. Saturday, partly sunny with a high near 78 … A peek at the weekend more of the same … Sunday (Church Day), mostly sunny with a high near 81. No mention of rain…
Farmers moving around, huge equipment on the roadways … patience…
Baseball fans … Whiteville native MacKenzie Gore had a good night pitching yesterday afternoon, but Nationals lost to the Dodgers 2-1 … Gore pitched 6 strong innings, fastball in the mid to upper 90s … His teammates played well on defense, but could not score … Nationals manager praised Gore for his solid outing, said the team needs to create more offense …
Bladen County’s population was 29,606 in 2020 … dropped slightly since that date … Medium income (2020) was $40,476 and there were 15,131 household units in the county…
The doctor’s office is a great place to re-up with folks from around the county…
A state agency news release … sometime in the recent past reported “about 1 in 6 people released from N.C. prisons in 2023 were homeless.” State is attempting to cut that number in half by 2030.
Another bit of news … Gun rights’ groups calling for lawmakers to further lower state firearm regulations…
Not sure whether to laugh or cry when I read D.C. news…
“It is love alone that gives worth to all things.” Teresa of Avila
“Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.” Joyce Meyer
“One moment of patience may ward off disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.” Chinese proverb
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