All tagged Ann Holbrooks
Now, in 2022 I think of the giant steps we need to take for democracy, for unison, for all Americans. When I hear news of Ukraine, I can still see that large, cold, colorless area of East Berlin with concrete and no life and a goose-stepping soldier.
Last week, while I was reading a newspaper, a name caught my attention, a name that I hadn’t heard in 65 years.
Opinion: Will the PGA become the Minor League and LIV the Majors? Will LIV last a couple of years and then fade? Will money win?
“I think we have to stop just asking questions, writing columns, debating, arguing. It is past time to talk, and time to act. We are the “thinking species.” We can do it; we have worked out so many huge problems in the past.” Ann Holbrooks
I love birthdays! Ask any of my friends from any of my past lives, and they will confirm that Ann definitely loves birthdays. Birthdays are a time to celebrate, and I love to celebrate.
Since November, I have called three electricians. One is a no show, one told me I needed to get the vent rewired for LED, but he never got back to me. I have called and called and probably I did as he wished, I gave up. Will I have to pay big dollars for a total replacement, is it even possible to re wire, is it a matter of a little project when professional service experts go where the bigger dollars are or go to the steady, every day work on big projects in nearby towns. Is it a shortage of labor? Is it money? Or attitude?
April is National Poetry Month. What’s your favorite poem?
Fame usually isn’t silent, but it can be very loud when it is. Perhaps others in Davidson County know of other such visits that didn’t have glitter or headlines.
