1. Tie missile balloons to back of your car
2. Drive 90mph down the center lane
3. Watch people freak out!


That was a good rain we got last Sunday. Leo said he got 1.6” at his house, and I’m sure we got that at our house, too. But you know, the ditches never seemed to fill up, the ground was so dry it just sucked it up as soon as it hit.

...That really was a disgusting situation at the Bryan County Animal Shelter in Pembroke. We’re gonna be going by there every week to see what improvements are being made to bring it up to standards of decency. Of course, we want to do our bit to help, so we’ll be 
offering to run your garage sale ads and general merchandise for sale ads for the low price of one bag of dog food now through August at least. Hopefully we’ll have other businessess and advertisers who will act as collection points for us, and I’ll keep you posted on that in this column in the future.

...Happy 50th Birthday, Gene Wallace! Happy 82nd Birthday, J.B. Skinner!

...Things I learned while reading about other things...
• Boo, a freedom-loving grizzly bear, bashed through a 400 pound steel door and through two sets of electric fences at a resort in British Columbia. It was his second escape in two weeks from the resort. Authorities were stunned at the bear’s determination to break through the door. “He kept charging it and charging it [the door] until he finally broke the it off the bolts,” said a resort spokesman. One reason he might be so determined to get out is that 
he’s scheduled to be neutered.

• A pair of Kentucky fishing buddies are being charged with 10 felonies after being accused of cheating to win fishing tournaments.  The scam was reported by other fishermen who caught them submitting bass they’d stashed in a fishing basket. Authorities became suspicious and checked for previous tournaments they’d won and found the men had won several thousand dollars and a $30,000 bass boat. The bass had been marked with clippings in their fins.

• A 32 year old Corpus Christi, Texas woman has filed for an emergency restraining order against her ex-boyfriend after he mailed her his severed finger with a threatening note, which included the line “This may be my last chance to touch you.”

• In Arlington, Texas, a flock of peacocks has drawn the ire of the public after they became uncharacteristically aggressive. Turns out four males were trying to impress the lone female hen, and were flying into cars and people on the sidewalk.

...In an effort to do the right thing, since I forgot to schedule this one in our trucks for sale column this week, and the gentleman got us the ad in plenty of time, consider buying this....
2002 Cadillac Escalade, Pearl White, 59,000 miles, Excellent Condition. $28,000 firm. Must see to appreciate! Please call 313-1324 or 232-9292 and leave message. tfn1206

   ...Don’t forget to send us your pictures of your Pets and your pictures holding a copy of the Spirit from wherever you’ve gone on vacation! You’ll get a free T-shirt, compliments of T-Shirts Plus, with your picture on it! And of course, include a self-addressed stamped envelope and we’ll return your photo to you.

...Take care this  week, stay safe, and in the words of the great Red Skelton,

“May God Bless.”