Nancy's Notes

Body A friend sent me the link to a file on YouTube that is entitled “The Top 10 Most Beautiful Songs of all Time.” I was curious about what kind of music someone may have chosen to fit such a list, as I would have a difficult time narrowing my favorites down to the top ten.

Body It’s not something that I spend a lot of time thinking about, but when I ran across this list of “Words that don’t mean what they used to,” I thought my readers might find this interesting, too.

Body I rescued this one out of the round file. Sadly, it is probably truer than we would like to think.

Body What have you learned about yourself during the pandemic? Several times in my life I have kept a diary; but I could never keep it up and rarely made it through a month or two, let alone a year.

Body It’s not the first time, and it won’t be the last, as tensions have occasionally run high between the state education board and the Legislature. And once again, there is a bit of a kerfuffle between the Kansas State Board of Education and Rep.

Body “I love deadlines; I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

Body All throughout the year just gone by, there was one word that was used seemingly thousands of times a day, in many differing situations, and I would have bet money that “unprecedented” would be the Word of the Year (WOTY).

Body Even if you did not watch the Inauguration Day activities, you have probably seen a picture of Bernie Sanders, socially distanced from everyone and wearing a blue disposable mask. For his cold-weather comfort, Bernie struck a matter-of-fact pose wearing a brownish/green parka.

Body This is fascinating to me, and I hope you enjoy it as well. Having toured the U.S.

Body Today is 1-21-21, and right from the get-go, I want to state that this is not a political editorial. I could not write a political editorial right now, even if I was paid to.