Picky, Picky, Picky

Those of us who had Mr. Karnes for a teacher may well remember his famous sayings:  " I'll be a cow kicked into Texas; my sainted aunt; if you don't tell me the answer, I'll kick you in the shins; if you don't tell me the answer, I'll cut your gizzard out with a dull knife."  We all knew he was trying to inject some humor into the class, but can you imagine how some of those would be interpreted today?

For some people, today is thought to be the last day of this decade.  However, since there was no year 0, a new decade will not start until after the ten years are up.  That means each decade ends in a multiple of 10; the first decade was the years 1-10, the second covered the years 11-20, etc.  We may ring in the new year tonight in our chosen way, but we should remember that we are not ringing in a new decade.  We should wait one more year for that event. 

The members of the BHS Hall of Fame committee are selected by the decades they were in high school.  There are members from the 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80's.  One member of the 70's group actually graduated in 1970.  He should, though, be in the 60's group.  However, as Mr. Karnes used to say, "Picky, picky, picky." 

Our class had some memorable moments this year, including a wonderful reunion.  We hope we have another joyous year in 2020.  Belated thanks to a certain follower for some kind words in the comments section on a previous post a couple of months ago.  I evidently forgot to post this on Dec. 31, 2019, so this is finaly getting published, seven months late.