Virgi's Views

* Ah, Summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it! Russel Baker * In summer, the song sings itself. William Carlos Williams * Each fairy breath of summer, as it blows with loveliness, inspires the blushing rose.

* The Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade.

4TH OF JULY! * By signing the Declaration of Independence, the fifty-six Americans pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor It was no idle pledge…..Nine signers died of wounds during the Revolutionary War, five were captured or imprisoned.

THIS AND THAT * Thank you from my heart to those who sent cards and offered words of sympathy after the loss of my brother. * America without soldiers would be like God without His angels.

FOR MY BROTHER “Time for me to fly Oh, I've got to set myself free. Time for me to fly And that's just how it's got to be.

* Sad News….Actor Ray Liotta has passed away. My favorite movies he starred in are “Operation Dumbo Drop” and “Field of Dreams.” * Passing this along… “I’ve been to a lot of places, but I’ve never been in Cahoots.

* Okay, raise your hand if you bawled like a baby during the last few episodes of “This Is Us.” * I see a lot of MAGA hats and t-shirts, but I have yet to see a Build Back Better hat or shirt. * It’s time to make Kool-Aid ice cubes and drop them into your Sprite or sparkling water! * Just...

* I like the “Left” Twix candy bar the best. * At one time in the running of this year’s Kentucky Derby, Tessa, Trent and my horses were in first, second and third place! Wish that would have been how they finished.

THIS AND THAT Recently read this…. “Kansas U.S.

REMEMBERING MY HEROES * On Saturday, May 14th, the town of Greenville, Texas will honor my hero, Audie Leon Murphy, the Hunt County native who was the most decorated American soldier of World War II. Murphy was born near Kingston in 1924 and enlisted in the Army in Greenville on his 18th birthday.