Thoughts While Shaving archive
Yesterday’s high temp … 78 degrees … Overnight near 50 degrees … and no rain … And none in the forecast for the foreseeable future…
Sunny, today, with a high near 80. Mostly clear tonight with a low around 56. Wednesday … Sunny with a high near 81 … And looking ahead thru next Monday … no mention of rain.
This may be the driest October in many years, maybe the driest ever…
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein has scheduled an appearance in Bladen County today (Tuesday). He will be at Cape Fear Vineyard and Winery in Elizabethtown at 10 a.m. before heading to Wilmington.
How about the LA Dodgers and the NY Yankees in the World Series? … I grew up with the two teams playing numerous times in the Series … Only difference was they were the Brooklyn Dodgers vs. the NY Yankees … For younger folks … 1947, ’49, ’52, ’53, ’55, ’56 and ’63 … twice in the 70s and again 1981. I was a huge Yankee fan … The players were all … All Stars, so far as I was concerned … Folks in Brooklyn would not, or could not, build a new stadium, and the fans in LA did … Dodgers moved out west … Should be a great series…
Again … very little rain to date this month … and none in the forecast…
Well … Election Day is drawing near … most folks have voted or will have voted prior to Tuesday, November 5th … Interest level increasing … so it seems … Tension is rising … or so it seems…
Politicians come and go … and years ago I could just about tell you when and where … not anymore…
Keep our neighbors in the west in your thoughts and prayers … So much hurt in the hills of NC…
Expect many area churches and individuals to be gathering support … for the holidays…
Saw this prayer for rain … and thought it appropriate…
O God, the earth is thirsty for rain and we wait for you to refresh the land and all its creatures, the rivers and streams, the crops and gardens. Send abundant rain we pray, and teach us to be better stewards of all the blessings you provide … Amen.
robert g hester
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