Thrift Shop Visit

Coker, Alabama

Weather: low 56 degrees, high 64 degrees, light rain early, clearing in the afternoon

When we got up this morning, it was obvious that rain was on the way. The only questions were when and how much. I decided to walk a little earlier than normal in an attempt to beat the rain, and it worked. The rain started just as I finished walking, but it was not heavy at all. Instead, it was more like a heavy mist. By the afternoon, it was starting to clear up.

Carolyn wanted to go to a big thrift shop on the east side of Tuscaloosa in an attempt to find some patterns and magazines. She didn't have much success, but we enjoyed the colors of fall, with the brightest colors so far. On the way home, we stopped at the library to replenish our reading material. Carolyn decided to check out the library store, and found a better selection of what she was looking for. Success!

Before we came home, we decided to go check on the house. It appeared someone had driven into the property and looked around outside the house, but there was no sign that anyone had been inside. Hopefully, these people will contact the Realtor to schedule a visit to see the inside of the house.

Tonight, we decided to go to The Front Porch, a local restaurant in Northport. It appeared to us that the number of their menu selections had been reduced significantly since the last time we had been there. In addition, they are not open on Saturdays. I don't know if the economy is to blame, or what the deal may be. Anyway, it seems unusual for a restaurant to be closed on Saturday.

In doing my research on Greenbow, Alabama, Forrest Gump's hometown, I found an article that enlightened to me the process that the University of Alabama used in hiring their most recent head football coach. It appears that Forrest Gump was offered the head coaching position for the football team a couple of years ago, and accepted the job. For those of you who didn't know, Forrest was an All-American football player while Bear Bryant (The Legend) was the coach at Alabama. As I said, Forrest had accepted the job, but when he heard that Nick Saban, the current head coach was available, he immediately offered to step aside so Nick could be hired. Nick has been a huge success, but I think the major praise should go to Forrest for doing what he thought was best for the University and football program. One more example of the kind of person Forrest Gump is. A great American hero.

Hopefully, it won't be much longer before we make a trip to Greenbow and I can include our findings and impressions in the blog.

More later, be safe.

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