Virgi's Views

EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE! This is the editorial I wrote in 2016 and it worked so well, I decided to reprint it again with a few additions! On Tuesday, November 3rd, America will be going to the polls to vote.

THIS AND THAT * Legendary singer/songwriter Mac Davis passed away on September 29th, and although I knew he wrote such great hits like “Baby, Don’t Get Hooked On Me,” “Don’t Cry Daddy,” and “Whoever Finds This, I Love You,” I did not know that he wrote the lyrics to my favorite Elvis song, “In The...

* Hey, who remembers watching American Bandstand AND Soul Train? “I like the song because it has a good beat!” * Read this and wanted to pass it along…In March of this year there was a Friday the 13th, a full moon, and we turned the clocks ahead all in one weekend.

THIS AND THAT * Hey, Charlie Brown, I hope I look as good as you do when I turn 70! Charlie and the Peanuts gang will officially observe their 70th anniversary this weekend!

HAPPY TENTH ANNIVERSARY! To Sadie and Chase: Happy Tenth Anniversary! I can still picture you two dancing at your wedding. You're better than the best, I'm lucky just to linger in your light, Cooler then the flip side of my pillow, that's right.

* I have to admit I did enjoy wearing my hoodies and sweatshirts last week. We all know I love fall, but the really cold and wet part of the season can hold off for another week or two or three!

* For those who read my column and know any of my favorite ‘80s singer Rick Astley’s songs, you will get a kick out of this. I know I did….“Rick Astley for President because he will never give you up, never let you down, never gonna run around or desert you.

RED SKELTON’S PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Every Tuesday before the Rooks County Commission meeting, everyone present stands up and recites the “Pledge of Allegiance.” A simple thing really, but it reaffirms my belief that there is hope for our country.

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.

THIS AND THAT * Yes, I have a homemade emergency COVID kit in my purse and one in my car. I took a quart ziplock bag and filled it with at least two paper masks, two sets of gloves, a handkerchief bandana and a small bottle of hand sanitizer.