Eight is great! Hey, Trent Avery I can’t believe you are eight! Time sure does fly by When your life is so great! Sports is your thing, With football number one. You will be playing in the Super Bowl When all is said and done! Swimming is for sharks And you definitely fit the bill.

This and That * The New York Giants better pull out “The Annexation of Puerto Rico” play when they face the Dallas Cowboys in their gridiron matchup this coming Sunday! Those who have seen the movie “Little Giants” will know what I am talking about. * I read this—I think the proper term for senior women should be Queenagers.

This and That * Clocks go back on Sunday, November 5th. I hope mine goes back to a time when people had Morals, Values, Loyalty, Appreciation, and Respect.

This and That Halloween * I want to put up my Christmas tree and eat turkey while wearing my Halloween costume. Is that too much to ask? * October through December is the best time of the year.

Dear Editor: The time has come for “confusion” to go “beddy- bye” as the rapidly approaching “Holy Season,” time change and local elections need to be focused on now. All you Sentinel readers are now “certified geniuses” like Confusion and me because you now know a lot of stuff.

This and That * It is finally October, which means all of the cobwebs and dust in my house are now Halloween decorations. * Who remembers when the Stockton Junior High had a different school song? When I was in junior high more than fifty years ago (Yikes!), it went like this: “Go Mighty Tigers, we’re with you tonight.

I Read This I read that instead of finding a new form of social media, we should all go back to bonfires, night fishing, tailgate parties, porch sitting, and cruising Main with the radio playing. I read this: “Who remembers hanging sheets on the clothesline and the bed smelling so good when you got in it? I read this: “When I was a kid, we didn’t have bottled water.

This and That * After hearing that Usher will be the Super Bowl halftime show entertainer, I am not that upset that it isn’t NSYNC. First, because I do love Usher, and second, it gives me hope that NSYNC might be going on tour! They did collaborate on a song for the upcoming movie “Trolls Band Together” coming to theatres in November.

I was raised in Upstate New York, the child of two veterinarians. After graduating from Kansas State in 2010, I became a first-generation farmer near Palco. Today, my wife Codi is on the farm full time with me, and in July, we welcomed our baby daughter, Lynn.

This And That * Now that it is autumn, it is officially pumpkin spice season, but don’t forget about the chili! * Men in the 1940s lied about their age to save the world in WWII. * Cristiano Ronaldo has a new cologne out.