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Man Says He Found Fried Mouse in Frito-Lay Chips

Frito-Lay Inc. says it will investigate a Havre man’s “unsubstantiated claim” that he found a deep-fried mouse in a bag of barbecue potato chips.

Jack Hines, a 66-year-old former laborer and contractor, said he was snacking on the chips Tuesday when he pulled out the crispy rodent.

“Good thing I seen it. I got it all the way up to my mouth,” he said. “I felt the fur, I brought it back down and just looked at it and threw it behind my back.”

So the question of the day: if a mouse is deep-fried, is it still fury? Some people will make any excuse and lie to make the news.

I discovered some unopened boxes of Thin Mints - Girl Scout Cookies!!!!

I download sermons by Chuck Swindoll to listen to on my iPod. I have the greatest privledge in hearing him every Sunday at church, but I enjoy listening to some of his other sermons. Getting Through the Tough Stuff is his latest series and so I listened to one on “confrontation”. Do I have friends of comfort or character? Do I have friends that tell me when I’m out of line and help to shape my character?

Over these past few weeks, I’ve really been examining my friendships. I have friends from all all aspects of my life. My closest friend has known me since junior high school. And I’m proud to say that we still make time to spend with each other even though we live over an hour apart and both keep a busy life. She has seen me through my hardest time, and I have seen her through as well. I value her friendship greatly, and while she is married, is a homeowner and is more ’settled’ than me as a result, we still have commonalities. Did I mention that we lived together out of college and still remain friends! We will be friends for life.

My friends since then can be what I call fair-weathered. I took having a loyal friend for granted. I just figured that everyone is like my friend Debster. I am wanting to find a couple of really good friends. Those that aren’t there some days and then there only when they need you. I need to start picking my friends like I pick dates. I don’t just date anyone. So why be friend with just anyone? It’s not that I can’t have acquaintances! But I need to be a better judge of character when choosing friends and allow myself to let a friendship pass if it isn’t a good match.

My simple prayer request is to find a couple girls that want a new friend! And not just any friend, but a friend of character.

Texans have Lady Bird Johnson to thank for all the bluebonnets that we get to see every year. Way back when, Lady Bird proposed to the transportation department that bluebonnet seeds be scattered along side Texas highways. And now, every year, we get to enjoy the beauty of the bluebonnet.

Happy 4th of July! I hope that you have a great day planned. So far, the sun is shinning. It’s been raining here so much, that we’ve been wondering how the 4th will turn out to be.

A couple facts about this 4th of July:

• 2.5 million were estimated to be living in the US back in 1776 (the year we became a nation.)
• 302 million - nation’s population for this 4th of July!
• Please Pass the Potato Salad or Potato Chips! - Potato salad and potato chips are popular food items at Fourth of July barbecues.

Well, stay safe this holiday! And God bless the USA.