The Cooke family is happy to report our father, Bill, who wrangled words on these pages for 60-plus years, is doing very well after hip replacement surgery. I’ve been staying in Rockdale while brother Kyle takes a much-needed and well-deserved break on our family’s favorite vacation spot, Galveston Island.
Action Comics introduced Superman in 1938. The radio adaptation, “The Adventures of Superman,” began broadcasting in 1940 with this now famous opening: “Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman! Yes, it’s Superman —strange visitor from the planet Krypton who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Superman, who can leap tall buildings in a single bound, race a speeding bullet to its target, bend steel in his bare hands, and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great Metropolitan newspaper, fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice and the American way.”
If you have ever seen me you can tell I’m not a foodie. My favorite food group is sugar. I could live on Dr. Pepper and candy, preferably chocolate candy. I used to have a little coffee with my sugar. One year on Father’s Day the Blonde bought me donuts for breakfast, made French Toast for lunch and then made cinnamon rolls for dinner.
Ever since I got back from my vacation I have felt like a wet noodle. It’s been a long time since I’ve been stress-free. I’m sure it will all come back at some point but I’m enjoying it while it lasts.
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