Virgi's Views

THIS AND THAT * Read this quote after I wrote my Dog Days of Summer editorial…And God said, “I will send them without wings so no one suspects they are angels.” * What is your favorite Disney coaster? I love Big Thunder Railroad and Seven Dwarfs Mine.

DOG DAYS OF SUMMER * Every summer has a story! Hope yours is a fabulous one! * Did you know the term “Dog Days of Summer,” was coined by the ancient Greeks and Romans to describe the hottest days of summer that coincided with the rising of the Dog Star, Sirius?

* My sister and I attended the Firehouse concert at the Wild West Fest. During one of the songs everyone got out their phones and turned on their flashlights. It was quite an amazing sight!

* Thank you, and God bless USA Olympic first-and second-place hammer throwers Deanna Price and Brooke Anderson for standing on the podium with your hands over your hearts during the Star-Spangled Banner at the Olympic track and field tryouts.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY! Oliver Wendell Holmes: "One Flag, One Land, One Heart, One Hand, One Nation evermore!" Gerald Stanley Lee: "America is a tune. It must be sung together." John Dickinson: "Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all!

THIS AND THAT * I can’t believe this happened—I met a person who doesn’t know who Davy Jones was, or for that matter who The Monkees were! How can that be?! * I read this about the legendary Kobe Bryant. His wife Vanessa asked him why he wouldn’t sit out a game when he was hurting.

IT’S JUST WHAT DADDIES DO Chase, this is for you! Giving them bear hugs And tying their shoes, Or reading them books, It’s just what daddies do. Barbequing them hot dogs With a tator tot or two, Or ordering from the Bowling Alley, It’s just what daddies do.

I have earned the right to be heard. I will speak from the wisdom of life.

Yes, it’s time to write about my beachfront dream home! First off, it HAS TO BE right on a beach of white sand and crystal blue waves lapping inches away from my door.

MEMORIAL DAY EDITORIAL * On Memorial Day and Veterans Day, it is customary to spend time remembering and honoring the countless veterans who have served the United States throughout the country’s history.