Perspectives

A Franciscan priest, who made the long and dangerous trip from the New World in search of the mysterious “Lady in Blue,” arrived at a Spanish abbey on Apr. 21, 1631. The padre was determined to find out for himself if the mother superior really was the phantom visitor that brought biblical teachings to the Indians of the American Southwest.

Recently, I asked my fellow co-workers what came to their minds when I said the word “bread.” Bread pudding, yum. Money, that was a surprise. Carbs, of course. Wonder Bread, the first pre-sliced bread sold in America in 1930. Did you know that American consumers had to be reassured that this new bread would not dry out, which if you think about it, is totally logical. And then, of course, there’s the early 70’s soft rock band, who was standing on the corner considering what they should call themselves when “a bread truck came along…We had been saying, ‘How about bush, telephone pole? Ah, bread truck, bread.” It began with a B, like the Beatles and the Bee Gees. Bread, good name.

Did you hear the good news? This week, rural Texas scored a major victory. Thanks to the hard work of my friend, Congressman Jake Ellzey — with the support of President Trump and the cooperation of Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy — the Texas High-Speed Rail project has been canceled.