Cool breezes

It’s almost Memorial Day and we haven’t had an 80 degree day this year. 80 degree highs are the norm this time of year.

Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer in southeast Kansas and happens to be the day I put the fan in the window. On the Fourth of July, I replace the fan with the AC unit. On Labor Day, I put the fan back in until Halloween. At the rate temperatures are climbing, I nay not need the AC unit at all.

Graduation

Hard to believe, but high school seniors are getting out of school this week. For some, this is their last day of school. Commencement will be this weekend with most school districts choosing Saturday afternoon.

Athletes on the track, baseball, and softball teams have regionals next week and state tournaments the week after. Senior athletes may not be done with practice, but at least they can sleep in late.

Warm bodies wanted, cold ones considered

Walmart is trying to go back to overnight stocking, but locally we can’t get people in the door. At $14.50 to start, the pay is about as good as it gets around here. We can get the groceries, paper, detergent, and pet supplies on the shelves with the people we have. Day shift handles lawn and garden, but anything else is done by the first idle body management can find.

The fast food places are trying to open up their dining rooms, but they have more issues getting people to work. Maybe they should recruit at the local cemetary. Since election season is over, it’s not like the stiffs have anything better to do.

Busier than I thought

I started reviewing my posts and realized I forgot about the Cats win over Richmond in the Grand Final rematch. Aftet losing my job last year, one of the things that had to go was my Watch AFL package, so all I can watch are the highlights. It wasn’t so much the Cats had played well, but the Tigers looked slow as Geelong did during last year’s Grand Final. More on th8s tomorrow.

Steelers draft local kid

The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Isaiahh Lowdermilk in the 5th round with the 156th pick overall. Lowdermilk went to West Elk High School, where he became All-State in football and basketball. He received a scholarship from the University of Wisconsin, almost unheard of for anyone playing 8-man football.

This was one of the more controversial picks in the draft. Lowdermilk was expected to go at the end of the 6th or the 7th round if he was drafted at all. The Steelers had to trade a future 4th round pick to get that 5th round pick. The NFL world wonders who decided to pull the trigget on the trade and who Pittsburgh thought might take him before their 6th round pick, number 216 overall.