Permission granted to Madera Online to use for their site. The boss says return to normal Orders from our President. Alas, according to the e-mail and cards I have been receiving lately a return to normal in this column would be an impossible feat. So, gentle readers, I will not even attempt such an imperceptible project.
Some humans write soothing words, to please and console.
Some write to challenge, provoke, exasperate and infuriate. I tend to enjoy the second approach. And, at my best, which isn t often, to entertain. Returning to normalcy here in Madera has not been too unpleasant a task. Despite the fact that we had began our bombing campaign in Afghanistan that very day, the football games were on television, and it was a three day holiday for some, these government officials and dignitaries from area agencies took time out of their schedule to benefit the Disabled Adult Program of the City.