Contributing writer
If you were to choose the most beautiful most attractive creature in creation, what would you choose?
Maybe you would choose the monarch butterfly. It has gorgeous colors and attractive markings on its wings. I think the monarchs fly through Kansas twice a year, spring and fall. They follow the weather that is best for them. We see them fluttering about the late fall flowers as they travel through.
Now, they have a special job to do. They are going to be sent into space to see how they will perform there in zero gravity. You know how the astronauts float around unable to stay in place without something to hang onto. Maybe they will perform like drunken sailors. Special food is being prepared to help them survive.
The news about plays being performed in the Marion County schools makes you wonder if we are going to become like the New York productions and put Marion County on the theatrical map. I think it is great training for the young people. It helps them get rid of being timid. Being able to appear before the public with poise and confidence is such a great talent. When I was in school, I tried to avoid performing even in front of the class. Just a scared cat.
Our president is a good example. He is so confident and capable; he is a real example of a person with good stage performance. I heard him talk to the Japanese people the other night and thought he did a great job.