Finally, it’s here. After two weeks of celebrating with three area parades and parties … Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all.
What if your life could be like a sitcom? Or how about a romantic comedy?
Sitcoms and romantic comedies always end up happy or, for that matter, all’s well that ends well and everyone lives happily ever after.
Even TV dramas solve all problems in an hour. Wouldn’t it be great if you can do that?
I enjoy watching “The Good Doctor” because all episodes are based on true stories. Usually, there’s a main plot and a few sub-plots and, by the end of the hour, everything is neatly solved and, in most cases, patients gets to live to see another day.
Everyone is happy — after all, that’s why we watch these shows.
Life has a way of kicking you in the butt and reality can be tough at times.
Guy chases girl, guy and girl fall in love, guy loses girl. Life.
A person has a medical issue, the person goes to the hospital but cannot get cured. Again, life.
It must be nice to have something nice happen to you when it presents itself. Everyone should get the chance to be happy at the end of the day … just like on the TV shows.
There’s one person I’m rooting for. Lexi Crossley, 20, of Exeter, was recently diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS).
According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, GBS is a rare neurological disorder in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks part of its peripheral nervous system. GBS can range from a very mild case with brief weakness to nearly devastating paralysis. Fortunately, most people eventually recover from even the most severe cases of GBS.
Lexi’s grandmother Dee Crossley told me Lexi received a Facetime call from Pittsburg Steeler Marcus Allen on Thursday. Marcus asked everyone on his Instagram account to send prayers to Lexi.
Lexi is currently undergoing treatment at Geisinger and the family is asking for prayers. Recovery is different for every patient with GBS, so I hope Lexi’s is easy with smooth sailing.
Lexi is a good person with a great smile and I know the former Wyoming Area athlete will get past this roadblock of life so she can live happily ever after. You got this, Lex!
These kids are talented
When I was in high school, finding a talented singer wasn’t easy. I can’t recall many who could sing at all. I’m sure I had some talented classmates and I know a few contributed to the class song and even sang at our Class Day at the end of the year.
Last week, I had to photograph Wyoming Area’s rehearsal of the musical “Mamma Mia!” to be presented on April 5, 6 and 7 at the high school.
I expected the lead to be a good singer, but what I didn’t expect was so many excellent singers with strong vibrato; I’m talking “American Idol” kind of singing — just fabulous.
I know the school has always had a strong drama club or, shall I say thespian group, and, over the years, has put on sensational plays, whether they were musicals like “Grease” or dramas like “The Diary of Anne Frank.”
The arts have been disappearing in schools all over the country and it’s refreshing to see the drama club has been strong all these years at Wyoming Area.
Good luck to the cast and crew. Break a leg!
A red-tail hawk
Last week, I had a close encounter with a red-tailed hawk on the streets of West Pittston.
I was driving around a slight bend in the road when I saw a rather tall bird standing in the street. As I drove by, the bird didn’t even flinch, Well, it did a little bit when I drove into a puddle that splashed all over the bird.
As I was craning my neck to see if it was flying away, I decided I had better turn around. After all, was it an eagle I nearly hit?
When I got back around to see the bird, it didn’t move and was still standing in the same spot. Soon it flew past me and landed in a tree. I took a few photos and left only to return about 45 minutes later to see it on the same branch.
By now, I’m trying to get the bird’s attention so it would look at me for a photo.
After about 10 minutes of me making all kinds of sounds to get the bird’s attention, it decided to look for a new perch and it flew within 10 feet of me. I couldn’t get a great shot because my lens couldn’t focus that close.
I don’t remember ever being that excited about a bird but I never came that close to one of this size just flying around my town.
I posted my photos on Facebook and received many comments; some debated it wasn’t a hawk. Most believed it was, indeed a red-tail hawk.
Since my post, there have been hawk sightings everywhere. Is it the same bird? Maybe.
Quote of the week
“How do you know so much about everything?” was asked of a very wise and intelligent man. The answer was, “By never being afraid or ashamed to ask questions as to anything of which I was ignorant.” – John Abbott, third Prime Minister of Canada
Thought of the week
“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.” – Anne Frank, German Jewish author
Bumper sticker
“Cats are the connoisseurs of comfort.” – James Herriot, Scottish veterinarin and writer
