In these days of discontent and destruction, hate and harangue, we could really use Roy Rogers. And Trigger, his Golden Palomino. Dale Evans and Bullet The Wonder Dog. Not to mention the Sons of the Pioneers. I believe if we could get this group back, we could find our kinder and gentler selves. For those of you too busy posting warm-spit comments with cutesy-poo … [Read more...] about August 2, 2020: Hats Off to Roy Rogers And The Good Memories
July 19, 2020: Discussing Current Events with Skeeter Skates And Friends
I could tell by the way the phone jumped straight up when it rang who was on the line. It could be none other than Skeeter Skates, owner of Skeeter Skates Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair, located in Ryo, Georgia. Yes, phones jump where Skeeter is involved. I do, too. Skeeter Skates doesn’t have a high regard for those of us in the media. After … [Read more...] about July 19, 2020: Discussing Current Events with Skeeter Skates And Friends
July 12, 2020: Remembering A Great Event 24 Years Later
Has it really have been 24 years since the Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games? Sunday will mark 8,766 days since that dramatic night when Muhammed Ali, hands, shaking with palsy, lit the cauldron signifying the beginning of 17 days of Olympic competition and the culmination of years of hard work. During the Games, some 10,000 Olympians from 197 countries competed in … [Read more...] about July 12, 2020: Remembering A Great Event 24 Years Later
July 5, 2020: Talking Political Correctness with A Bottle Of Syrup
The scene: A grocery store aisle, one-way, six feet from another human being, masked and looking for any available paper products since toilet tissue seems to be as rare as a singing frog these days. And then, suddenly: “Pssst! Pssst! Down here! Help!” “Are you a syrup bottle?” “Yes, I am Mrs. Butterworth and I recognize you. You are Dick … [Read more...] about July 5, 2020: Talking Political Correctness with A Bottle Of Syrup
June 28, 2020: Some Random Thoughts on Some Unsettling Times
If you are still watching television news (I rarely do these days), you will notice that the protests across the country seem to be as much generational as racial. There are a lot of young white kids marching with blacks. That tells me these protests are going to be with us awhile. What youngsters lack in perspective, they make up for in passion. . . . Protestors … [Read more...] about June 28, 2020: Some Random Thoughts on Some Unsettling Times