05/20/2024
Robert Hester, Founder of BladenOnline.com
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Thoughts While ShavingWe had a nice shower of rain, about 9 p.m. last evening … about 2 tenths of an inch at the local airport … should make weeds grow a little faster … but welcomed.

Forecast for today … A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3 p.m., with a high near 95 and a heat index as high as 103. Mostly calm wind, chance or rain near 30%.

Tonight, a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m., with a low near 73. Saturday, a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 95, heat values as high as 108 … Chance of rain increases to 50%. Sunday, about the same.

Corn crop looking good…

Municipal elections are approaching … Dates vary, depending on type of election … Most smaller towns are non-partisan…

For readers on your birthday … maybe Christmas list, “Dreamland” by Nicholas Sparks is a good idea … if the gift is for someone who enjoys reading…

A note of interest recently … Fishing pier numbers are dropping along the coast line … still a popular pastime for many.

Powerball is worth approximately $590,000,000 Saturday night … Chance of winning … mmm … about 1 in 590 million … I guess … NOT GOOD…

What’s your favorite restaurant in the area? Some good ones for sure…

Another interesting fact!!!! Not sure who produced this … Median age of the population in the US is 38.8 years for all adults … 37.7 for males and 39.8 for females … according to one source…

“Perfect happiness is a beautiful sunset, the giggle of a grandchild, the first snowfall. It’s the little things that make happy moments, not the grand events. Joy comes in sips, not gulps.” Sharon Draper

“I still go wildly enthusiastic about the leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind.” Lee Buscaglia

“There’s something about putting on a new pair of shoes or a new shirt that gives you a new joy.” DeAndre Hopkins

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