June
14, 2014
Silivia Erlyne West Eaton.
(02-02-1929
to 06-13-2014)
Sometime the world is a sad place to live
in. No matter how many times you hear the old saying--You can be
sure of only two things—death and taxes--the truth of it never really sinks
in until you have to stand at the graveside of someone you love. Death
respects no one. No one rises above it. No one escapes
it. No one cheats it. Miller will miss the lady who reigned our
little town from the corner of Beryl and Wardley. She was a Steel Magnolia long
before Steel Magnolia hit the big screen. Rest in
peace, Miss Silivia. You will be missed.
If you’re thinking that there will be no
gossip, then you’d be mistaken. Miss Silivia herself would be the
first to tell us we need to get on with business as usual. So in
honor of Miller’s true Steel Magnolia here is the latest tantalizing tidbits
hot off the streets. There is a great deal of excitement out at the
farm as the day of the wedding approaches. The Golden Years Peace
Corpser spent the weekend in Miller. Mama Golden Years had to
oversee the bride’s photoshoot. Pappa hung out at The Filling
Station and filled the crew in on the advantages of using mosquito
netting. Go figure!! Our farmboy just smiles, nods, and marks the
days off the calendar. He's a might impatient, it seems. Farmboy
isn’t the only one marking days on the calendar, these days. It has come
to this blogger's attention that Our Man of Steel, Mr. DD himself, has
taken a vow to abstain from dating for a year. He's made it five months;
only seven more to go. That might account for the surly attitude of
late. This blogger wouldn’t be surprised if old DT down at the water
office doesn’t have a pool on whether or not he makes it a whole year. If
such a pool exists, then you can read about it here. From DT’s lips
to the internet blog post so millions (okay that might be stretching the truth
a little) of readers can read about it. Don’t you just love
technology?
It’s summer, and that means higher utility
bills. One way to conserve energy and lower your bill is to turn
your AC unit down when you leave the house in the morning. Or should
you turn it up? Neither sounds right. Either way, 78° is the
recommended temperature for the daytime hours when no one is home. Not
only does it save you money, it helps reduce the drain on the power grid, so we
have less brownouts and rolling blackouts. Make it a habit. Don’t
worry, the cats will survive, and you will save enough dinero to buy them that
fancy cat food they crave. Nuff said.
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