Happy Thanksgiving to my friends on the Musings network. I wish all of you the best over this season of giving thanks for all we have. I consider myself a very wealthy man for

	Claremont Elementary School home for Jack Kirksey and Bill Joyner

I count my riches by the friends I have made over the past 70 years.

Today I am in Decatur Georgia visiting the hometown in which I attended grade school, learned to read, married Louis in the sandbox as we built a sand castle and the teacher said we needed to be married to build a house together. This was the south and so what if I was only, well, very young. Heck, we played spin the bottle every Friday in grade school. It was 5th grade. Alternated between spin the bottle and square dancing.

Visiting that elementary school, Claremont. Thinking about asking if they will put up a plaque reading "At this school went Livonia Mayor Jack Kirksey and County Commissioner R. William Joyner. One of the only things they have in common."

I doubt it. But hey it will be worth asking.  And then our family moved to Livonia in December 1959 to finish out 5th grade with Mrs. Martin and then the 6th grade with Mr. Rutherford.

Spent Saturday night in Berea Kentucky at Boone Tavern in the heart of Berea College where students are enrolled tuition free. Adam Harris writing in the Atlantic says "Berea College isn't like most other colleges. It was founded in 1855 by a Presbyterian minister who was an abolitionist. It was the first integrated, co-educational college in the South. And it has not charged students tuition since 1892. Every student on campus works, and its labor program is like work-study on steroids."

Checked out the pictures of all the luminaries who stayed at the Tavern. Alex Haley, Maya Angelou, Henry Ford, Calvin Coolidge, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Dalai Lama. And even Duncan Hines. Were not interested in a picture of former Wayne County Commissioner R. William Joyner. Had to ask but it was fun reading the descriptions of those who did stay.

Thanksgiving in Canton Georgia where Dean Rusk, U.S. Secretary of State was born. The bodyguard is visiting her sister, brother-in-law, nieces and nephews.

I have yet to find my Blue Plate in Canton but I have a favorite coffee house with green tea and bagels. Sit every morning and read and read and read. Watch local attorneys

	Maybe. Could be. Hope so.

One store front of many with  millions of rocks in Ball Ground.

meeting with clients before going across the street to court. Almost like the Lincoln Lawyer starring Matthew McConaughey. He sits in the corner and I play the background actor sitting there drinking my tea with my computer open, either reading or writing Musings.

Off to Ball Ground where their claim to fame was an eccentric who bought up every store in town and stored millions of rocks in every store. He buried a school bus out in a field to communicate with martians. That's the story locals tell. He has passed away and the city finally reached an agreement with his estate to remove all the rocks. The town has potential and it is fun to have seen what was and what is. 

Happy Thanksgiving. See you all next week. No telling what trail to take home. The Bourbon Trail. Maybe the Doughnut Trail. For real. Maybe just straight home in time to attend the Phoenix Theatre 10 year anniversary. That's Tuesday, December 3rd. See you there.

FridayMusings was the first to report on Friday that Curbside clothing, household items recycling to begin. Share this and let your friends and neighbors know that it begins December 9.

But first thanks to the Livonia City Council for passing this progressive step in recycling. 

Livonia residents will soon be able to recycle unwanted textiles and small household items simply by bagging them and leaving them at the curb on their regular recycling collection day.

Livonia is launching the new service D ec. 9, 2019, in partnership with Simple Recycling, which will be picking up the items throughout the City. The service is free to residents and the City.

According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), more than 84% of old clothes, shoes, belts, handbags, and textile items end up in a landfill or an incinerator. On average, that works out to about 85 lbs. of textile items per person each year. As a result, textiles make up more than 6% of all the residential and municipal trash in the US.

Simple Recycling is sending informational mailers to homes that receive recycling collection from the City. The mailers will contain free Simple Recycling bags.

Residents are encouraged to continue donating new and used clothing or household items to various local charities. The Simple Recycling option is for items of any age and its purpose is to provide a convenient curbside collection option for residents who want it. Ultimately, it's about keeping items out of the trash.

When cleaning out closets or disposing of unwanted items, residents can place them in the bags. If a resident doesn't have enough orange bags, they can use regular trash bags that are clearly marked for Simple Recycling. Residents can then place the bags at the curb on their normal recycling collection day.

The company will accept a wide range of used textiles and small household items. The list of accepted items includes all types of used or new clothing, boots and shoes, belts and ties, handbags, hats and gloves, toys, towels, sheets and blankets, small kitchen appliances, and more.

For more information about the Simple Recycling program, residents can call the Livonia Department of Public Works at (734) 466-2655 or visit simplerecycling.com.

Rachel Golden Returns to Cole, Newton & Duran CPAs as a Senior Accountant

Cole, Newton & Duran CPAs is proud to welcome back Rachel Golden, senior accountant, to its team. Rachel previously worked at Cole, Newton & Duran CPAs from 2003 to 2007. She holds a Master of Science in Accountancy and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Walsh College. 

"We are excited to welcome Rachel back to Cole, Newton & Duran," said Cole, Newton & Duran's managing partner Arthur Cole. "Rachel's more than 22 years of experience providing accounting, tax, and consulting services to clients in a variety of industries will be a great addition to our growing practice. I am very pleased that Rachel decided to come back to CND and I know our clients will enjoy working with her."

Rachel has over 22 years of experience in public accounting. Prior to joining the firm, she was a senior accountant at a local accounting firm where she performed accounting functions including month-end and year-end closing for clients in the healthcare, professional, manufacturing, and service industries. She specializes in assisting clients with monthly as well as year-end payroll tax documents and other miscellaneous tax forms. Rachel also prepares tax returns for individuals, partnerships, corporations, and personal property.