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Would McDonald’s rip off the SNL Greek Diner’s signature sandwich? Yes, AND I think that food junkie and late SNL cast member, John Belushi, would be secretly smiling. Also, Butch Golsan texted to remind me that the Diner had, “No fries … Cheeps”.

First a report on the Cheeseburger Casserole that I cooked last week. It was good, I think the kiddos will like it and I was glad that I halved the onions because saving some for garnish after along with coarse chopped tomatoes and lettuce was good. If you have onion haters to cook for then the thin sliced onions cooked down so that they were almost invisible when everything was done. Toasting the chopped up bacon dripping infused buns on top of the casserole was genius and gave the whole thing an extra crunch. So, I will give it a thumbs up – but try it and let me know what you think at reechjr@yahoo.com (with the title ‘CheeBuggar’) or call 318-540-7500.

How do we measure ‘enough’? Is it when our savings account is stuffed to overflowing? Is it when we need to buy a bigger house, just to have more closet space for shoes and clothes? Is it when our paychecks double and the cost of living is cut in half ?

Everyone has their own idea of what is enough. But if you look around, your ‘enough’ is much different than the person next to you. A homeless person considers a meal in their stomach enough. It is sheer luxury to them to have a real roof over their heads, instead of a tree limb or a cardboard box.

A young couple with a new child feels it is enough if they can just pay the electric bill this month. Last month they weren’t so fortunate. If there ever is any extra, the thought of buying something for themselves is unheard of. Instead, all extras go towards the care of their child.

My 14-yearold son, Bryce, is the 8th grade quarterback for Calvary Baptist Academy in Shreveport. Their 2019 season recently ended and it was a blast. When the season ended, they were undefeated. But then there was an unexpected twist of events.

About three weeks after our season ended, the coach from Ridgewood Middle School in Shreveport offered to play Calvary’s Middle School team. Our coaches agreed. I personally had a knot in my stomach when I heard the news.

Calvary Middle School had never played Ridgewood before, and our guys had heard that Ridgewood was a bigger school with bigger boys from a bigger selection of players. But our boys were facing the challenge confidently, and I was proud of them.

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From time to time this article is devoted to men or women that have made unusual contributions to Mansfield and DeSoto Parish. The man in today’s article has made contributions that have made ripple effects around the world, Dr. Scott L. Tatum, born in 1919 and died Sept. 21, 2018.

After graduating from Mansfield High, he graduated Baylor University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Being a pastor was God’s calling for this “Truly Man of God”. Following early pastorates in Texas he was called to Broadmoor Baptist Church in Shreveport, La. from 1951 through 1974. Broadmoor was one of the largest and most active churches in the Cooperative Programs in Louisiana. He continued in serving God as a teacher at the Southwestern Baptist Seminary for fourteen years becoming the head of the Teaching Department.

Did you break a dish? Save the pieces and learn to make mosaic items for Christmas gifts. Are your plastic grocery bags overflowing? Learn to crochet mats to give to the homeless. Newspapers stacking up? Shred them for compost. Clothes are worn to threads? Cut out any usable sections and save for a quilting project, or use old holey socks and underwear for dusting and cleaning rags. (I would strongly suggest washing them first!)

Regardless of what you have that is worn out, or no longer usable for its intended purpose, there are many ways you can use them. I use an old claw foot tub for a garden. My son, James, loves music. One day, he got curious and started scrounging. Within an hour or so, he had created a washtub bass. I had an old set of muslin curtains that don’t fit any of my windows.

Tranquility, Tariff, Trade, Taxes, Tactics, and Trump

We have two

main political parties, but we have 100 different kinds of cheese, several large automotive companies, multiple genders, and countless religions. Just two political parties to try and fit every difference for each group of people. These differences are fueling growth in some areas but killing growth in others. The businesses that are growing we need to promote those businesses to get stronger and these struggling we need to patron to save (if they are meeting consumer needs). At this moment, no company is without some hesitation about what the future holds. Planning your competitive tactics is genuinely frustrating. The real issue is Small American Businesses have been at disadvantages against overseas markets. “Oh, lord, what are we to do now!”

To paraphrase Saturday Night Live’s late John Belushi in his ‘Greek Diner’ skit: Customer ily will love (Charlotte Miller take note!).

Reading history, possibly about your foreparents, you will encounter words that are no longer commonly used. The following words will clarify some of those “Bygone Words” that were often used many years ago but are not in common use today

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Marinated Beef Roast

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You remember that Sixties novelty song by Bobby “Boris” Pickett? Sung in a Boris Karloff type voice it’s been a popular Halloween song ever since AND I haven’t been able to get it out of my head since the Halloween party that Susan’s daughter Sommer put on last week.

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