It’s that time of year again, Thanksgiving.

Those who know me, or read the paper around this time last year, will know that one of my pet peeves is the when people skip over Thanksgiving and move straight onto Christmas.

With the beginning of November comes two major holidays: Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving. So I’d like to combine the two in a column and say thank you to the veterans that have served this country.

The way I figure it, my next column will come sometime in November so forgive the early Halloween column but it is a holiday I do so enjoy.

I am what a lot of people would refer to as a “youngun.’”

To put that into perspective, when the towers fell, I was six years old and in first grade, if I remember correctly.

Maybe it’s because my parents did a good job of raising me.

Maybe it’s because I was raised in the South.

Maybe it’s because I’m an old soul.

Today marks a full-week since students returned to school.

This week marks the first full week of school.

The tax-free weekend was last weekend. It’s the final full week in July so you know what that means; it’s time for school.

It’s the time of year where we celebrate the day that 13 colonies decided they had enough of Britain’s reign and declared independence.

The American flag has many names including Old Glory, The Stars and Stripes and The Star-Spangled Banner, but how did it get these names?

Here’s to the graduates who have and will be walking across the stage this month.

Now everybody take a deep breath and say this with me, it’s May—again.

How long has it been since you’ve sat down with your family on a Sunday and had a nice dinner?

I mean a dinner where you just talked, joked, laughed and there were no electronics involved.

Today, March 20, is the international Day of Happiness, so I’m challenging everyone to be happy.

The other day I saw a phrase on the internet I had never seen before, “anything worth doing is worth doing poorly.”

With the first season of the now AHSAA sanctioned Esports quickly approaching in February, I figured now might be a good time to address Esports.

The 2018 year was one that ended up being way more exciting than I had ever anticipated.

I started the year as a senior at Troy University but I’m ending it as a full time employee in my degree field in a great community that’s been super receptive.

I’ve got a confession to make, I just haven’t really been able to get into the Christmas spirit yet.

I mean I’m not feeling all “Bah, humbug” but I’m also not really feeling bubbly or jolly like Old Saint Nick.

November is a special time of year.

It’s like a much less expensive Christmas since people always seem to think the two are the same. Yes, I see you people already playing Christmas music and putting up decorations.

Familiarity is something that most people take for granted. It really is true that humans are “creatures of habit.” We enjoy the comfort of a familiar place, familiar actions and familiar people.

If you or a loved one or a friend are suffering from “Christmas comes early” disease, please seek help.

I am a stubborn, hard-headed person who will almost always respond to anything with “I got this.”

Early in the morning on Saturday, Aug. 18 Booker T. Washington Magnet High School’s Building C in Montgomery caught fire.

With school starting back just around the corner, I wanted to talk about an important lesson that high school students need to know: Learn about yourself.

If there’s one thing that I have a soft spot for, it’s 80s action movies. One of the defining movies of this genre is “Predator.”

I enjoy movies. I wish I had more money and time so I could go watch more of them, but I love movies.

My name is Justin Blowers, and I’m the newest staff writer for The Southeast Sun. I’ll be covering a little bit of everything including New Brockton, Level Plains, Coffee County Board of Education and Coffee County