We put up our storm shutters for Nate for several reasons – other than we are nerds. The main reason was because there was a hurricane in the Gulf. Secondly, I was here for Opal. Opal was supposed to hit New Orleans and she took a turn at the last minute and hit us as a Cat 3. And last but not least, we had never used our fabric shutters and we wanted to actually use them. The fabric of our window covers was mildewed from our storage unit where they were rotting away. In the end, we really put them up because we knew we wanted to get our building and parking area pressure washed. We found one of the newest Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce members, Curb Appeal. We left our window covers up for two days after Nate so that they could be pressure washed along with our building. Barry Underwood, owner of Curb Appeal Exterior Cleaning is awesome, licensed and insured. His number is 850-503-2444. Also, don’t use service providers that put up the yard signs on the side of the road. They are breaking the law. If they will break the law to get your business…how can you trust them? Just a thought.
My heart felt good after reading Chrys Holley’s excellent comments, “Long may Old Glory wave and be respected by all,” posted in the Navarre Press on Oct. 5. It’s a damn shame that hundreds of NFL football players are not standing and saluting the American flag while our National Anthem is being played before the game.
Do we aspire to be slaves or to be free? The slave does not necessarily want freedom and is willing to trade freedom for being comfortable. Being warm, dry and fed has certain appeal. Being free, one is responsible for oneself and willing to take risk for the improvement of one’s condition. The benefits of being free allow people to advance and accomplish many things the slave will not accomplish nor experience.
When President Trump decided to care more about the NFL than hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico during a Twitter rant nearly two weeks ago, the league responded in unified fashion.
We are in a time when our country seems so divided; racial outcries, black, white, Muslim, Christian, Atheists, whose life matters, sexism and so much more. The voices of today’s generation are all muddled by what they believe, all speaking at the same time and over everyone else’s voice. We cannot hear each other speak, we do not listen to the words nor the intent behind the words. And if we do not agree, we protest or kneel or shout in the streets. But every color has shed blood for the flag and it is what unites us under God.
My father, a naturalized citizen, a U.S. Navy veteran of World War I, loved our country, our national anthem and honored our flag. He instilled patriotism in his children. His heart would break to learn of the #1 story, 200 NFL players kneeling at recent ballgames.
We have a column by Inkie this week. She can’t write every week – because she is too busy playing and napping. My husband and my daughter pop in to the office occasionally during the week – but not to see me. They want to see Inkie. My husband doesn’t know how we get any work done. “I fully expect that one week you will just have pictures of Inkie and some press releases – and that is it,” he said. Nope, that won’t happen.
This is the last issue of September. And, I predict that your October is going to fly right by and before you know it, it will be Thanksgiving and then Christmas. I’m sure you have already noticed that Christmas merchandise has been out in big box stores since three weeks ago – unfortunately. Can’t we get through pumpkins, scarecrows and cornucopias before we see Santa? Rhetorical question.
One thing we can all agree on is Navarre Park needs upgrades. The playground equipment needs repairs, and is not friendly to special needs children. The things we cannot agree on is why we would spend $7 million on one 7 acre park and the source of the $7 million.
