I saw somewhere that it is time for that wretched spring ahead, fall behind nonsense again.
Personally, I think it is diabolical plot to send us humans into at least a week of not knowing what time it is or what we are doing because our internal time clocks are thoroughly fouled up How ’bout them Eagles? It has been a minute since they were in area competition and I’m delighted they have a shot at a state title. It has been a tough season for them and they have earned this opportunity.
I will be pretty excited to see the Dunbar School Memorial unveiled. It is well known I am a history geek and anything commemorative rocks my socks. And Dunbar was a piece of the community for a long time, is worthy of memorializing and I hope, in some way, it recognizes Black triumph in the inequality of segregated education.
I had an interesting visitor at the newspaper office recently. A photo journalist who is working on a long term project chronicling the impact of detention centers on the towns in which they are located. When I say long term, he’s been working on this for almost 10 years.
First, I have to admire his tenacity. I would have gouged my eyes out with a paper clip long since.
And he had nice things to say about Oklahoma, a place he had not been before, where he has been for more than three weeks now.
But most of all, he was able to keep his own feelings and politics out of the work. I know from personal experience how difficult that is to do. I personally turned down the chance to cover a visit by the sitting president of the U.S. (I won’ t say which one) because I was afraid I could not report on it without bias. I made the right choice for me and my readers at the time. I couldn’t do what this photojournalist is doing, and I admire him for it.
It is just about time to sow beet seeds and if we don’t get some moisture soon, I might have to bite someone. Probably David Payne.
I am loving the way the façade work on the Liberty Theatre is coming along. It is beautiful and all art deco and such. Go by and have a peek if you haven’t seen it recently. And many thanks to the folks and businesses who have donated to pay for the work.
Speaking of improvements, have you driven by the T.B. Ferguson Home Museum lately? That grand old dame is getting a fresh coat of paint in multiple colors, as was the trend when she was new. It looks much better than her old winter coat and with a little luck and continued support of our members and the City of Watonga, things there will continue to look up.
I missed out on the first Generational Trauma workshop put on by the C&A tribe, but maybe I can make the second one. I don’t know about trauma, but I bear a deeply felt shame for the way our nation treated the Native Americans who were here first and asked only to be left alone to live as they had for millennia. I cannot erase that history, or do much to make it right, but perhaps if we examine how we reflect that history – like my shame – we can close the wound enough to move ahead as neighbors and eventually as partners.