A very happy birthday month to Bracken Jr.!
Our eldest son becomes a teenager this month.
You may know him from his role as a Pulse delivery agent, his representation of the Pulse at the recent Small Business Fair at the Walnut House, his attendance at various car shows in the area or his blazing down the Murfreesboro Greenway on his scooter.
Happy 13! We love you and are proud of you. And you have become a great big brother.
I am excited to hang out with you this summer, my boy!
But remember: “I’m the weird one!”
We have a new Jurassic World installment to check out soon, and some plans for splish-splashing, Frisbee flinging, kayak floating, meat eating, trail walking, baseball and beachin’.
It looks like we have a new amphitheater coming to Murfreesboro.
Will there again be such a thing as a major touring rock band to perform there? You know, one with new, exciting material and with all of their members still in place.
The ’90s were great . . .
I have been concerned for a while that Foo Fighters might be the last global superstar rock group.
Be working on those doomsday survival skills and try and produce as much food on your own land as possible.
I have also been concerned over recent years that the few buckets of apples, some kale leaves, a couple of pots of black-eyed peas and the handful of berries the Mayos managed to produce on our land may not suffice as our only food source without relying on the grocery supply chain, or more productive local farmers.
I will trade a few buckets of apples for, say, 200 pounds of beef . . .
In seriousness, perhaps more and more businesses will look to bartering as a means to get things done and acquire what they need.
The Pulse is open to creative bartering deals. What do you have . . . ?
Otherwise, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a resolution this session recognizing the great Elon.
The Predators, without Mr. Saros, got swept in their playoff series, the only series in this year’s NHL playoffs to end in a sweep. On to next year for them.
The Mayos took a fun outing to the zoo in May.
Maybe I will see you at the June 22 Everybody Drum Some event at Old Fort Park. Come on out and drum some.
Enjoy this issue of the Pulse. But wait—there’s more!
If you complete this edition and want more information on places to go, where to eat, and what to do in the area, check boropulse.com for even more material and archives of all sorts of pieces on local restaurants, activities and people.
The Pulse had a good response to our Kenny Chesney concert ticket giveaway last month. We still have some tickets to the June 25 Old Crow Medicine Show performance at the Caverns up for grabs.
Visit boropulse.com/ocms to enter.
If you are going through frustrations, stress, hard times or heartaches, remember, the pendulum will swing. Press on through the tough times. Put your head down and plow through with everything you have. Face them; deal with them the best you can. Get them behind you.
And a moment of peace and alignment will come. Good times will return.
Take care of yourself, back up your work, get some sunshine, play music and create something beautiful.
