Friday Donuts

Dear Members and Constituents, We inhabit a world which is continuously stripped of its mysteries. Every scientific breakthrough. Every explorer’s accomplishment. Cold cerebral rationalization is slowly replacing magic. All things must have a logical explanation (which does not involve mystical creatures). Long gone are the days when we were afraid of what might lurk in the dark or were awed by the fog rolling into the crags at dusk. Or are they? As I arrived at my desk this morning a familiar yellow box sat on my chair with a heart-shaped note attached to it. The note read “Nothing like donuts on Tuesday” and was signed by the Donut Fairy. My advice to you this morning is not to question why or how this happened or who is behind this, just know there are three dozen donuts waiting for you at my desk. Come on down, there’s plenty for everyone. Happy Fr… Tuesday!

Dear Members and Constituents, Did you ever turn the channel to a really bad reality TV show? You want to change the channel but are unable to turn away for some unexplained reason. You just have to keep watching, even though you know there is no possible satisfactory outcome. That was how I felt watching the Super Tuesday election coverage. So many statistics yet so little insight. I can't imagine being a news reporter covering the event. How do you talk so much about so little? -- I suppose it's the nature of the news business. I, for one, am glad all those states did not decide to make their elections coincide on a Friday. After all, Fridays are already Super. One of the reasons that make Friday's super are, obviously, donuts. The donut purveyor of today's Super Friday event is as predictable as the presidential nominee for a fist-term president's party. Yes, Christy Rygiewicz has called upon LaMar's today to represent all things sweet and yummy. So, come and...