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Happy Birthday, America!  I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy, even though I wasn’t born on the 4th of July.  As for Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again,” I would remind us all that America was great before he showed up and is great today.  That is because of the great people who inhabit this land.  Working folks. Love their families. Care for their neighbors. Protect us. Teach us. … [Read more...] about July 2, 2023: Some Random Thoughts On Some Random Subjects

Somebody named Abigail who works for something called Scholaroo just sent out a report  entitled “The Happiest States in the U.S." Alas, Georgia – that’s where you and I reside – is not a happy place to live.  We are like 40th out of the 50 states (or 54, if you listen to Joe Biden.)  I have a feeling that Abigail isn’t from around these parts.  Bless her heart. Abigail says … [Read more...] about June 25 2023: Happy to Debunk ‘Happiest States’ Report

Hear this, a Baptist’s prayer: “Now I lay me down to sleep.  I pray the Lord this promise to keep.  If I should die before I wake, don’t let girls in  the pulpit, for goodness sake.” Southern Baptist – the largest Protestant denomination in the United States – have just finished their annual convention in New Orleans and have voted that while women can be CEOs of major … [Read more...] about June 18, 2023: One Man’s Opinion On Banning Women From Baptist Pulpits

I have been called a lot of things in my long life, not all of them complimentary, but one of the most satisfying is being called Dad.  It is a sobriquet I earned with the considerable involvement of the beloved Woman Who Shared My Name.  It was teamwork at its finest, although I will admit she had the tougher part of the job. Birthing babies is not for the faint of … [Read more...] about June 11, 2023: A Look At Fathers Past And Present On This Father’s Day

Well, swat my hind with a melon rind!  I just found out why I’m so slow-witted and eat my peas with a butter knife.  It’s my Southern accent, y’all.  I have just read a survey that those of us who live down here below the Mason-You-Know-Who line are thought by some who live where it snows ten  months a year and all their buildings are rusted, to be less intelligent because of … [Read more...] about June 4, 2023: In Defense Of A Southern Accent, Y’all