America's future can look a little bleak sometimes like we've got some grubby days comin' up, tough times we'll have to pull hard to get through. But Continue Reading
When Instinct Kicks In
Heh. I love it when someone from my deep past finally finds me here on fb. Jimmy was a solid dude who worked more than a few security gigs with me and Continue Reading
Protecting the Flock… Bama Style
I ran across a pretty objectionable older woman at the Target. Very well dressed, hair perfectly coiffed, nose literally up in the air. She was one of Continue Reading
A Person’s Skin Color and Gender are Useless Information
All through my childhood in Okinawa in the 60s and 70s, I never had a single black friend. I had Okie friends and American friends, and I really, Continue Reading
News Media: See That Bag on Fire, but Don’t Stomp it Out
I don't make a lot of accusations or scratch out too many lines in the sand, but I always check multiple sources before I do. That's not because I'm a Continue Reading
Racism: It’s Not Just for Racists Anymore
In less than 15 years, the word racist has gone from being one of the most hideously powerful words in the English language to packing all the Continue Reading
It’s Not Media Bias, It’s Media Advocacy
So I saw a little item yesterday morning that claimed Tim Walz said: "I've befriended school shooters" at the VP debate last week. I don't get my back Continue Reading
I Believe in America… Not Demographics
The radicals on the extreme left are destroying what I've spent the last 50+ years fighting for. I believe in America; they believe in white America, Continue Reading
A Patient Warrior Can Transform Fear into Friendship, Hatred into Harmony
When I first started getting lunch at the deli in the IGA several years ago, the counter guy was a small, very well-groomed, nattily dressed, Continue Reading
Extremism and supremacy aren’t things you just mosey on into.
Oh my God I am so tired of this drumbeat. "The right wing extremists are taking over!"; "Everyone but us is a white supremacist!!" Wanna start Continue Reading
Destroying property and getting in the way of other people’s lives isn’t protest
What, exactly, is your motivation here? That's not a shot, it's not sarcasm, and it's not "you owe me an explanation." I'm asking sincerely because I Continue Reading
Bouncer Diplomacy: “You’re 86’d, Get the !@#$ Out Now”
I'm a lifelong red-blooded, rock-ribbed, God-fearin' flag-wavin', gun-totin' military-raised swamp rat outta Alabama who's also been a working actor Continue Reading