Years ago, I mean many years ago we swapped labor, gathering tobacco, pulling peanuts, gathering corn, pickin’ cotton … When asked how he was doing, one elderly gentleman would reply … “reckon I am doing good, not so good or about the same.” I did not understand … but, I do now … some 65, maybe 70 years later … Guess you could say I am a slow learner … But, better late than never…
Someone shared info related to a 1,300 foot-long ship wedged in the Suez Canal, blocking traffic both ways … An article reported 9% or almost 3 million barrels of global oil shipments per day pass thru the Canal … Lloyd’s of London estimates the blockage is costing about $400 million per hour … Think you have problems … Not sure if it has been freed or not …. Someone is going to pay…
Check our Sports Page for high school athletic events … John Clark has it covered…
How about the weather? Yesterday was wonderful in Bladen and surrounding counties…
Forecast for today … A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1 and 5 pm. Mostly cloudy, high near 85. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30% … Tonight, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60 and wind in the 5 to 9 mph range.
Saturday and Sunday a little better chance of rain, but temps remaining mild for late March…
“In the spring, at the end of the day you should smell like dirt.” Margaret Atwood
“Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.” John Muir
“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” Lady Bird Johnson
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