Opinion

Body FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! Wishing all of the students, teachers and staff a wonderful and safe school year! T’was the night before school starts and all through the house Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse.

Body Anyone who wears contact lenses like I do would agree that there is a Murphy’s Law about losing a lens: “If you are going to lose a contact lens, it will happen at the worst possible time and place.

Body * Today’s generation will never get to know the satisfaction of slamming down the phone during an angry hangup. * For all you Fall/Autumn Fans out there, Pillsbury will soon be selling, for a limited time only, Salted Caramel Apple Cookie Dough!

Body Here we are, entering the sixth month of a global pandemic, and in many places, conditions are getting worse rather than better. I don’t think anyone wants to have another shutdown of businesses, factories and services; I certainly don’t.

Body THIS AND THAT * With the Rooks County Free Fair going to just a 4-H Fair this year due to COVID-19, I wanted to give a nod to the many notable musicians, entertainers, athletes and political figures who were part of this special organization.

Body Hanging around grandkids gives us reasons (or excuses!) to enjoy doing some of the things we haven’t done since our own kids were little, or maybe since we were children ourselves.

Body THIS AND THAT * One afternoon while I was playing superhero with my sweet Trent, he started getting out his Marvel action figures, which include Captain America, Black Panther, Ironman and Spiderman.

Body Well, I’ve gone and done it. I was asleep at the wheel when it happened, of course, but last week my life’s odometer flipped to another number. A bigger number. An older number. And because of that, I’ve elected to start receiving that monthly paycheck from Uncle Sam.

Body Dear Editor: This month marks a third of this year with a Stockton address after fleeing my home in Johnson County when the pandemic first hit this spring.

Body * Found out my sweet niece did the same thing that I did for the Fourth of July holiday! I didn’t have time to mow my entire lawn before that weekend, so I only mowed the front lawn to make it look presentable. My niece did the same thing! We must be related!