Opinion

In an attempt to help small towns develop a model for thriving success, many private sector groups and departments of the government have completed studies relevant to growth challenges in small towns.

It was Thursday again. Mabel Adams asked at the desk to be sure.

The real estate market is white-hot right now. As soon as a property hits Zillow, the listing agent enjoys a bidding war above the asking price. In fact, someone stopped by to inquire about the Little Tikes house in our backyard. I had to break the news to the curious couple that our plastic, 20 square foot tiny house property is already under contract and pending inspection. After all, the house’s plastic countertops are so easy to clean.

For those following Coffee and Chaos from the start, I have some updates. First, there were no explosions in my absence last week (though I hear Cat Spring VFD had a truck on standby just in case). More excitedly, when out in my garden picking tomatoes, I discovered a cucumber! I won’t end world hunger with my small garden, but this achievement means I am getting better at being Texan … now if I could just learn to love chicken fried steak and Whataburger.

“You can’t always get what you want … but you’ll get what you need,” – The Rolling Stones It is budget preparation time for local government jurisdictions and the City of Sealy is no exception. Events of the past year have demonstrated how many “needs” the city has in order to provide the best taxpayer and customer service possible.

Oh, those crazy -o ending words! What are we going to do with them? Specifically, how do we know how to spell them when they become plural? And how do we make sure we don’t get a misspelled tattoo? Let’s march forward into the mess.

When this column comes out, I will be on a trip with my husband to celebrate our upcoming 10th wedding anniversary. We had to take the trip early because who in their right mind would sign up to handle our household without us? We knew no one was crazy enough for that so we booked our trip for when our littles were away at camp and hired a house warden to make sure our bigs don’t cause an explosion or rack up hundreds of dollars in charges at Dominoes.

July 7, 2021, Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation identifying 11 agenda items to be addressed in a Special Session beginning Thursday, July 8, 2021. The items include bail reform, election integrity, border security, social media censorship, Article X funding, family violence prevention, fair competition in UIL sports, safety measures on abortion-inducing drugs, 13th check for retired teachers, banning Critical Race Theory from being taught in our schools, funding measures to provide property-tax relief, better protections for our foster-care systems and enhanced safeguards to potential cybersecurity threats.

We all know the difference between a “whole” and a “hole.” Entire doughnuts and bagels have both! For most things, if they get a hole, they’re not whole. This happens to me all the time with my socks (darn it!). I’ve always thought that “whole” milk must feel superior to other milks. It’s got to be looking down its nose at the other milks: I’m the best there is — I’m whole.

“I don’t have to. I get to.” A teenager said that to me yesterday in response to my statement that she did not have to take her own time and money to do a kind thing for me.