What strange times we live in.
Aside from the fact that utterance probably dates to antiquity, everything seems to tilt toward the unusual.
The omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading now and is tearing through the holiday season.
We seem better equipped to confront this newest deadly variant wave, but that’s an illusion judging by the numbers infected.
After all, millions spent considerable effort in distorting the truth about vaccines.
A few years ago the thought that football bowl games would be felled by a virus – along with injuries and the transfer portal – would be unthinkable.
A lot of people, like me, care about the bowls and are disappointed, but don’t really doubt there’s a need to take action to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Then there are those who spout theories that we’re running amok about COVID-19.
More than 75,000 Texans have died from COVID-19 and more than 814,000 Americans have lost their lives to this disease.
One difference between the time COVID-19 first spread and now, is the willingness to leave the house and go shopping and visit places.
Many people are doing so as they wear masks, practice social distancing, get vaccinated and follow up with boosters.
As of Dec. 22, 56.1% of Texans are fully vaccinated.
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Driving home from commissioners court meeting Monday morning, I ended up going on Fourth Street.
I see where Taylor Brothers Funeral Home has cleared the site of the ruins from the fire that destroyed the building.
Looks like the site is ready for a fresh start. I have no idea what their plans are, however.
Further down Fourth as you drive east, a construction crew is working on the new building for Matagorda Veterinary Clinic.
Clinic owners thought the construction would be further along by now, but ran into supply chain problems on the clinic’s metal siding.
The house where the clinic has worked out of over the past several years is to be moved to the country.
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Steven Reis has finished his Christmas story for 2021.
He makes those splendidly told stories quite accessible and the Sentinel features the complete tale in this week’s New Year’s edition, beginning on Page 5.
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I have sons in Kerrville and Los Angeles and four grandchildren in Kerrville, College Station, Albuquerque and Canyon, near Amarillo.
I hoped to connect with most, if not all, of the three of them who are in their early 20s last weekend on a trip to Kerrville, but that didn’t work out as they had complicated holiday travel plans.
I was able to visit with the youngest grandchild who’s in the third grade in Kerrville.
That went well - if I’ve learned anything about my grandchildren, it’s being a good listener.
