Monday night football … Broncos 24-Bills 22 … Broncos missed a last second field goal … The Bills had 12 players on the field, were penalized … second attempt was good … Great win for Broncos, tough loss for Bills … who needed a win.
Jail-A-Thon returns today in Bladen County. A huge success several years ago … a fundraiser for Bladen County Schools … Was sidelined for several years during the COVID-19 issue … Call 910-862-1488 if you would/could participate … All volunteer, lots of fun and proceeds go to a worthy cause … Bladen County Schools…
Sad news … Jimmy Baldwin’s brother was killed recently in an auto accident in Columbus County. Jimmy Baldwin was a popular, successful teacher/baseball coach many years ago at East Bladen High School … now Elizabethtown Middle School. Prior to his coaching days, he was a catcher on the UNC Tar Heels baseball team … Condolences to the Baldwin family.
I enjoy this time of year … cooler weather, holiday season approaching, often huge swings in weather patterns … from warm to cooler to cold weather … happening now … multi-colored leaves floating to the ground … to be cleaned up … Thanksgiving and Christmas can’t be far away…
Yesterday’s high temp was 64 … and the forecast for today is more of the same…
Mostly sunny with a high near 66. Mostly cloudy tonight, low near 40. Wednesday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 63 and windy, gusts as high as 15 mph…
On this day, many years ago, my mom gave birth to her first born, first of six (me) … all are still living, most in reasonably good health, considering age. Ages range from late 60s to mid 80s … She passed away many years ago … All still friends and most get-to-gether often. Mom said we were to love one another … did not say how long … so we did and we do…
“The heart is not like a box that gets filled up; it expands in size the more you love.” Spike Jones
“All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong and repairs the evil. The only crime is price.” Sophocles
“A step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction.” Kurt Vonnegut
“If you keep lookin’ back, you’re gonna trip going forward.” Gucci Mane
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