A Day Of History

Hope, Arkansas

Weather: low 28 degrees in Greenville, Mississippi, high 45 degrees in Hope, Arkansas, cloudy early, then partly cloudy

The wind was still blowing about 20 mph when we got up this morning. We waited until about 1030 hours to leave, hoping the weather would warm and the wind would abate. The wait did not help with either of those weather items, and when we left, the wind was still blowing. About 60 miles into today's travel, we finally got some calmer winds.

Traffic continued to be light, and we had no problems going through all the little towns spaced out along US 82. We arrived in Hope about 1400 hours, and were set up and getting warm by 1430 hours. One note of interest: we saw diesel fuel for sale for $1.999 per gallon just west of Lake Village, Arkansas. It has been a long time since I've seen a price that low.

We met my brother Keith and his family for dinner at a local bar-b-que restaurant. We enjoyed a good meal and good conversation, catching up on what's been going on with everybody. After the meal was over, the gathering was moved to Keith's house, where the good conversation continued. We left after about three hours, and will meet Keith at a local restaurant for breakfast in the morning.

Regardless of a person's politics and beliefs, today has to rank as one of the most historic in our country's history. I am amazed when I think of some of the events I have seen during my lifetime, such as being born in World War II, the Korean War, man going into space and sending rockets into outer space and other planets, the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Robert Kennedy, the attempted assassinations of George Wallace and Ronald Reagan, the civil rights gains made by minorities and women, technology gains (some of which I still have problems with), Vietnam War and Gulf Wars, the war on terror started by the downing of the World Trade Center...... As you can see, the events are just too numerous to list.

Our family and friends know how we feel about politics and the way the country seems to be going. We hope that the country and new president are successful in meeting the challenges that seem so overwhelming at times.

More later, be safe.

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Not all who wander are lost.