Hunger Games gets good, great review; Old dog needs some rest

By Published On: March 30, 2012

Pittsboro Mayor Reda Bullard, who also writes the Pittsboro community items, is expected home today or tomorrow from North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She had a mild heart attack, but is expected to make a full recovery.

It was quite an honor for the town of Bruce to have two local civic clubs– Bruce Fine Arts and the 20th Century Club, taking top honors in the district as Co-Clubs of the Year.
Each club has had the honor in the past, but this is the first time they have shared it. Both clubs are full of hard working women who have full time jobs and families, but they are dedicated to continually, and successfully making their community a better place.

Joel and I went to see The Hunger Games Sunday afternoon. I loved it and he thought it was “good, not great.” The movie was showing every
30 minutes over the opening weekend, but there were still several showings that were sold out.

My sister Deanna said that nephew Zachary and some of his friends went to see it last Thursday when the movie opened at midnight. She said they got in line at 6 p.m. to see it.

Calhoun county native Anne Cannon and business partner Marscia Mahoney of Tupelo were featured in the Daily Journal’s “Homegrown” section Sunday for their Deco Direct business. The nearly 5-year-old business is in a warehouse at 2725B Old Belden Road, just off McCullough Blvd.
It was a great photo and story about the pair and was written by one of my former Ole Miss students Carlie Kollath, a business reporter for the Daily Journal.

Pam Helms of Calhoun City shared this with me and asked if this was about my dog:

“An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard. I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was well taken care of. He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head; he then followed me into my house, slowly walked down the hall, curled up in the corner and fell asleep. An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out…

“The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed his spot in the hall and again slept for about an hour. This continued off and on for several weeks.

“Curious, I pinned a note to his collar: ‘I would like to find out who the owner of this wonderful sweet dog is and ask if you were aware that almost
every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap.’

“The next day he arrived for his nap with a different note pinned to his collar: ‘He lives in a home with six children, two under the age of three.
He’s trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?’”

I told Pam it absolutely could be. Nothing tires our dogs out like Addi Claire visiting (although they get extra treats), or Terry Martin and crew working at our house. The dogs think they need to supervise.

The Yellow Lab Jack has his schedule down pat. Lots of napping during the day and at 8:30 every night, like clockwork, he gets ready to go to bed and seems quite distressed if we are not moving toward the back of the house. He will stare at us for a while and then sulk off to the back, like we are stupid for not being able to tell time like he can.

After a 17-month absence, one of my favorite television shows is back – AMC’s Mad Men. The show returned with a 2 hour season premiere, and
I feel better already.

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