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He Was “For You.” Check Your Wallet to See If You Qualified.
The mid terms are this Tuesday. Thankfully the political commercials will be over……for now. The Republicans are going to get hammered and deservingly so. Here is why. Affordability. We went to Pete’s#6 in Easley the other night. Two Hamburger Steak Plates with no drinks and a extra baked potato. They hit me for $ 32…
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A Question, Braves Baseball and Dad
So last night at church, in a class Rebecca and I are starting the Pastor asked us what sounded like a simple question. “What is your favorite childhood memory?” I honestly had never given that any thought. Thank God I was the last one to give a response. I could not think of anything. I…
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Dispatches from the Whitest Place I’ve Ever Stood at a Urinal
My wife Rebecca and I went on vacation to New England this past week. The leaves are changing, it is 25-30 degrees cooler and it truly is a beautiful part of our country and hopefully at some point I will be able to visit again. But………… I have noticed a few things. First thing. It’s…
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What Have We Become 25 Years Later
Twenty-five years ago we stood in lines to give blood we didn’t have enough of. We flew flags off pickup trucks and front porches and gas station awnings. Strangers held doors for each other a little longer. For about six weeks, nobody cared if you were a Democrat or a Republican, Baptist or Catholic or…
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In Defense of Panic
So I was at Ingles yesterday and noticed the upcoming Starbucks Fall Menu at Starbuck’s had dropped. Please how do we stop this insanity. This is a call to arms that I know will not accomplish anything but I can’t take it. The beginning of a six-week marketing event dressed up as a season. May…
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Yes, I Had Tomatoes Out My …..This Year
There comes a time at near the end of every summer when I stand in the backyard and survey the wreckage of what was a thriving tomato patch and ask myself why do I do this. Most of my plants are dying or as good as dead. Not the dramatic, quick death of a frost.…
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Here Is To 250 More America……Cheers
I cannot get enough of the videos of those visitors coming over for the World Cup. They came to cheer for their teams, wave their flags, sing their songs and experience one of the greatest sporting events on earth. They are discovering something else. They are discovering America. Not the America they have been told…
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AMERICA FROM THE OUTSIDE
Hundreds of thousands of soccer fans have descended on America for the World Cup and what they have discovered has shaken them to the core. Not the soccer……but ice. Not that ICE. The kind that is cubed or crushed. Yes, free ice. Complimentary. At the fountain drink station. What????? America is good? This revelation has…
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It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
The calendar has turned. We are now in the month of June. We know what that means……..sound the music……..beat the drums…..clang the symbols……..It’s PRIDE MONTH!!!!!! The month when I can’t buy dish soap without it coming in a rainbow bottle. When my insurance company, my bank, my fast food app, and at least three brands…
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A Dead White Rose
Tomorrow is Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are days that I have never celebrated. Both my parents died when I was young and I have never had children. Rebecca and I are parents to two monster dogs but that really doesn’t count. Just don’t tell Arlo or Mags. As I said my mother…
Reflections Of A Gasbag
Bloviating
