04/27/2024
Robert Hester, Founder of BladenOnline.com
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thoughts while shavingAbout this time each year, I need to begin my To Do List … Like listing all that must be done before the end of the calendar year and early next year … begin to think about preparing Federal and State tax info … Need bank statements, etc.

Not a good topic to begin with … butttttt…

For many, back to work today … some returned earlier … Retirees, just have a second cup of coffee … kick back and enjoy…

Yesterday’s high temp was 67 degrees at the local weather station … and about a tenth of an inch of rain was recorded before midnight…

Showers likely today, mainly before 10 a.m. Mostly cloudy with a high near 70 … Chance of rain is 70%. Mostly cloudy tonight with a low sound 48. Thursday, partly sunny, with a high near 63 and windy … gusts as high as 17 mph.

Weekend looks good … Sunny with daytime highs in the mid 50s … lows in the low 30s…

Filing deadline for political offices is closed … Primary election set for March 5, 2024 and the general election will be held on November 5, 2024…

Today’s college football schedule…
Military Bowl … Virginia Tech vs Tulane, 2 p.m., ESPN
Duke’s Mayo Bowl … UNC vs West Virginia, 5:30 p.m., ESPN
Holiday Bowl … Louisville vs USC, 8 p.m., FOX
Texas Bowl … Texas A&M vs Oklahoma State, 8 p.m., ESPN

Classes resume at most area schools Tuesday … (next week)…

Local, state and federal offices open today … Call ahead to be sure.

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it to for a few minutes, including you.” Anne Lamott

“We forget that life isn’t as bad as we’re making it out to be. We also forget that when we’re blowing things out of proportion, we are the ones doing the blowing.” Richard Carlson

“Relax. No one else knows what they’re doing either.” Ricky Gervais

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