Thoughts While Shaving archive
Yesterday’s high temp was in the upper 70s … Low in the low 50s … and no rain, and we need rain…
Sunny, today, with a high near 84. Tonight … Isolated showers … Mostly cloudy with a low around 55 … windy … gusts as high as 16 mph … and a 20% chance of rain…
Sunday (Church Day), partly sunny with a high near 67 … Northeast breeze 5 to 7 mph … Monday, sunny with a high near 71 … Later in the week … a little warmer each day … high in the low 80s daily…
Huge day today in Bladenboro … Beast Fest … Entertainment all day long … food vendors galore … no lack of food … May want to bring a chair … some seating usually provided … Maybe have a folding type chair … Just in case it is needed … Vendors, all kinds of vendors … and entertainment … It’s a fun event … The highlight of the year for many…
More later on the festival … Also early voting continues … Across the state and nation, seems more folks are voting early … Check with the local Board of Elections for time and place…
Toys for Tots will be active this year … Beverly Pope, Bladen County coordinator, is making plans … Will be at the Bladenboro Armory today … Your efforts and her efforts can make a difference for youngsters this holiday season…
So much to do today…
Do you know about the tales related to the Beast of Bladenboro? The wild tales of unexplained mysterious … some true?? … some me-to, maybe … Google the Beast of Bladenboro/NC Ghost … some magnified by some tall-tales … in 1953 … One site is northcarolinaghosts.com…
As a 15 to 16 year old at the time … it was scary … Some quoting Bladenboro police chief and others who helped to spread the story … Put Bladenboro on the map … no doubt about it.
“Adam and Eve were the first ones to ignore the Apple terms and conditions.”
“The problem isn’t that obesity runs in our family. It’s that no one runs in our family.”
“What’s the difference between ignorance and apathy? I don’t know and I don’t care.”
robert g hester
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910-876-2322