My parade and car show season has officially come to an end. We ended up doing 95 events since May 1. So it was a very busy but fun filled time. I do have another presentation to to on October 27 and then the following day the squad car goes into winter storage.
I was at Fall Harvest Fest in the small town where I had taught for 30 years. The talk was all about one of my former 3rd grade students who had just been murdered along with her boy friend. Her brother has shot both of them in the head and then buried them on his farmland. What a tragedy for such a small town of a little over 1000. They were all into the manufacturing and distribution of meth. Several weeks ago they had another murder when a man killed his elderly father by choking him. It is after days like this when I truly appreciate TAGS and all lit represents. Made a trip to back to my very small home town. Saw the police chief and his deputy. Both were wearing bullet proof vests and they were both carrying guns and tasers. A far cry from when I grew up there and we had an elderly constable who didn't even have a badge or squad car. Yet he was able to handle any issues that came up. Everything changes so fast nowadays, including our Digest. I remember when it first began and all the posts that were shared every day. It was the first thing I would look at when I got home from teaching. However, our posts are dwindling a lot, and I am guilty of not posting like I used too. I realize a lot of our topics have been covered many times and all the newer websites and social media opportunities are taking the place of what we do here. But I sure hope we can continue sharing our stories and all that we love about TAGS. Allan has put so much work into this site for so many years so I hope we can keep the tradition going. So do me a favor. If you read this post, please post a simple thank you to Allan for all his hard work and please share one thing about TAGS that really makes you smile and feel good. Let's see if we can get a day where the digest has lots of things to read that will give us a smile or two. Ten four. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.themayberryguru.com www.mayberryreflections.com _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.wbmutbb.com/
