TEXARKANA MAGAZINE
GOOD EVENING TXK COLUMN BY BAILEY GRAVITT R emember last summer when I wrote in this very magazine that Sonic milkshakes were the best part of my summers? Boy, have things changed! This summer I’m (unfortunately) trying to lose weight… What a joy. I’m not just doing it for appearance’s sake; health matters too. But I’d be straight lying if I said appearance had nothing to do with it. I know for a fact that I am not the only one who has been in the water with their shirt on, whether that be at the pool, the lake, even the ocean! However, there is a big difference, in my opinion, in just being a little boy wearing a swim shirt to keep from getting a sunburn and being a full-grown adult wearing a t-shirt because you don’t want others to see your body that exposes all your late-night fast-food drive-thru secrets. Of course, perception is reality, but it seems to me that every single person around me can frequently binge, eating anything they want at any time of the day and not gain a SINGLE pound. This was torture while I sat freezing from my t-shirt being soaked and stuck to my body and dripping all over everything at the pizza- pool parties I went to as a kid. Everyone else seemed perfectly fine with everything hanging out as they swallowed three or four pieces of pizza before jumping back in. Pool parties always gave me the most heightened anxiety. A common misconception is that only girls deal with self-image and body issues. While I have never felt extremely overweight, and by no means do I hate my body, if I’m being completely transparent,
LOCAL EVENTS
July 3 Freedom Fest 2022 Fireworks and Free Hotdogs First Baptist Church Redwater, 7 pm July 4 Freedom Fest/Fireworks T&P Trailhead Park, New Boston, 6 pm July 8-10 Heat Check
July 17 Cornhole Tournament Presented by the Texarkana Home Builders Association in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Texarkana Crossties Event Venue, 2:30 pm July 21-22 Sculptarama with Kay Thomas Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council, times differ daily July 23-24
3-on-3 Basketball Tournament First Baptist Church Texarkana July 9 Universal Fire Block Party 301 E. 3rd Street, Texarkana, Arkansas, 7 pm-1 am July 11-15, 18-22 & 25-29 Spartan Summer Camp St. James Day School July 13-16 Texarkana Open All Pro Tour Texarkana Country Club, start times differ daily July 16 Used Book Sale Benefititng For the Sake of One 422 Hickory Street, Texarkana, Arkansas, 8-11 am
R & K Gun and Knife Show Four States Fair Grounds July 23 Calvin Richardson Live “One Night Only in AR” Texarkana Arkansas Convention Center, 7 pm July 29-30 BOSS Sprint Cars 67 Speedway, 6 pm SATURDAYS IN JULY Get Out and Play Oaklawn Resort, 7-11 pm
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