Autumn is barely here and many trees are still clinging to their leaves, but the first vestiges of winter are expected to appear Wednesday in the form of snow showers and flurries. Though the snowflakes aren't expected to stick because the ground is still fairly warm, it somehow doesn't seem right to see snow in the second week of October.
Our state being a highly tolerant one, where troopers drive governors at 91 mph and other speeders pay surcharges to avoid the driving points they deserve, New Jersey househusband Joe Giudice won't be performing 30 days of community service when he leaves jail this week. Drunken driving, careless driving, failing to maintain a lane and driving with a suspended license all contributed to a crash that flipped Giudice's truck on a Montville road in January. That got him some big fines, another license suspension, some counseling, and 10 days in the Morris County lockup, a sentence that ends Thursday. But the appeals judge drew the line at making the poor, bankrupt spouse of one of Bravo Network's "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" haul garbage and pull weeds for a month.
As Memphis City Schools' students return to classrooms Monday, much change awaits. For the first time in four years, the 115,000-student school district is without a permanent leader, as Carol Johnson leaves this week to become Boston's school superintendent.
OUR Heavenly Father has poured molten gold upon our hills, while here and there a maple stands out in scarlet glory. This past week has been full of glorious October days, warm, sunny days with the leaves changing rapidly into a kaleidoscope of breath-taking beauty. My mind goes back to the October camping trips that we made when we were youngsters at home. It was our annual ritual to go during squirrel season, and we looked forward to spending a week at Hickory Knob.
JOB WELL DONE - Col. Daniel Thomas left his post as commander of Fort George G. Meade this week, heading for retirement. He leaves behind a solid record of managing a period of phenomenal growth at the military campus. At the beginning of Thomas' tenure in 2008, there were 35,000 employees on base. By the end of this year, that figure is expected to reach 48,000.
He's 32, and he's going to clown school. Christopher Keller leaves this week for San Francisco for the Circus Center to major in clownthology.
Let us this week be thankful for fall. The leaves still are coming down, and families will gather for Thanksgiving. It`s time to decorate our homes in the muted reds, golds, greens and oranges of autumn. There are lots of ways to make the season pop in your house. Beaded Leaf Table Runner, Pier 1 Imports ($49.95). This 34-inch long runner will dress up any table and can be paired with the Magnolia Sugared Napkin Rings (Pier 1, $4.95 each).
Altovise Joanne Gore Davis , a dancer and actress and the widow of Sammy Davis Jr. , has died. She was 65. Davis died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after suffering a stroke, said Amy Malone , a publicist for her family. Davis became Davis' third wife in 1970. They adopted a son and remained together until Davis died of throat cancer in 1990 at the age of 64. Pope Benedict XVI leaves this week on his first trip to Africa - the fastest-growing region for the Roman Catholic church - saying Sunday that he wants to bring a message of hope to a continent suffering from poverty, disease and armed conflict. The pope departs Tuesday on a seven-day pilgrimage that will take him to Cameroon and Angola.
Roanoke's new era of paper, not plastic, began this week with a heavy rainstorm that knocked lots of leaves off trees and provided a test for the new bags now required in some instances for their collection. On alternating weeks, the city is requiring residents who place leaves by the curb for pickup to put them out in paper bags. Plastic bags put out on those weeks will be subject to a 72-hour removal notice; if they're still there a few days later, a contractor will pick them up, and the city will bill the household $50 for an administrative fee.
No matter his legal fate this week, whether he leaves the courtroom a free man or a convict, the destination of Barry Bonds is known. He'll spend the rest of his days a prisoner on baseball's Island of Invisible Legends. Pete Rose, a longtime resident, will be waiting for him.
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