A lot has happened since we visited last. A Super Bowl was played. Harper Lee is publishing the sequel to “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Friends in the Midwest and Northeast are being buried in snow still. There are new pictures of Fidel Castro. It’s been a busy few days. Speaking of Harper Lee, I lived in Monroeville, Alabama, and worked as a reporter for the weekly “Monroe Journal” when I was a young man. Monroeville is where Harper Lee was born and raised. She would fictionalize it as “Maycomb” in her famous novel. In my day, the book and Ms. Lee were not the industry they would become, but the town was very proud of its Favorite Daughter, who was living in New York City at that time. The only bookstore in town was a religious bookstore on the town square. As a matter of course, it had for sale autographed copies of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” available to anyone with a few dollars. Did I buy one in my almost two years in Monroeville? No, of course not!
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82 responses to “Roaring Forties”
Debbe: “Mark mentioned roller coaster weather the other day…tonight’s low 12 degrees, tomorrow’s high 20 ish, then it’s 53 degrees on Saturday…..what the ????”
Predicted high today +3, low tonight -something, high Th. +24. This is common.
Peace, emb
Good morning all, leaving on a road trip looking for warmer weather with 10# dog and a minion, female one. You know as J. Buffet says, “Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful” and “You take the weather with you”. Two totally different song lyrics. Sometimes I seem to take the cold with me but hopefully not.
Last night I found myself being described as “an eccentric, wealthy cat woman who runs a no-kill shelter.” Probably not for he first time, but the wealthy part is not true! I just choose to spend my money creatively and have different values of wealth than some. I am now going to have to tell you all to catch me on the net. I will have my computer and a Smart phone smarter than me.
I went outside barefooted and in a tee shirt to retrieve dog. Just remembered I have the almost bald Australian Shepherd out there and I need to retrieve her, a rescue of my mother’s that is so sweet and so old. Pokies, Ghost and the pj bottoms are about sliding off too. Great motivational tools.
Love, Jackie
he Texas state Comptroller usually has a big information campaign once a year telling everyone to check for lost assets, never anything for me, but it was fun finding several hundred$ for my stepson from some old apartment lease and Best Buy refund and insurance claim for my brother, I even found money for my employer
Yes, Jackie, great motivational tools. Great conversation starter, also. 😉
I usually find money for my dead relatives and I am not in touch with their children, so I go, “Use that expensive education and put to some use. You obviously have more money than you need already!”
Giving away all the clothes as I shrink out of them and they begin to fall off. Have plenty of smaller sizes to use until I reach minimum size, and I don’t even know what is possible. Then I will get it all tuned up and lifted back into place!
Jackie
My son is arms instructor -and will talk to you when you are up NH way.
Just have to make contact.
2″ snow yesterday 10* now