Category: Americana
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The Elephant, The Donkey or The Lamb?
We are days away from the November 3rd, 2020 Presidential election. One thing is certain, come November 4th, given the polarized state of the political atmosphere, it will be a day of hooray for some and dismay for others. Equal shouts of celebratory cheers and mournful jeers will no doubt fill the air. One can…
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Coffee and Deprivation
Today, September 29th is National Coffee Day. Seizing the moment, Dunkin’ Donuts has also declared it National Dunkin’ Day. I guess they hope you will be dunking their donuts when you drink your favorite cup of Joe. If I were a conspiracy theorist, celebrating a National Coffee Day sounds like Maxwell House, Starbucks, and Dunkin’…
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Transition Planning
Let’s be honest. Death is not something we like to discuss. We don’t want to think about it, plan for it, much less talk about it. It is an uncomfortable topic of discussion, much like wearing a scratchy wool sweater in the heat of the summer — it’s neither fashionable nor comfortable. I remember years…
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All Black Lives Matter
When the posters and bumper stickers first appeared shouting “Black Lives Matter,” I was among those whose first response was to clarify that All Lives Matter, whether black, white, yellow, brown, or blue. But my response has changed. Ignoring the rioting, the looting, and the toppling of statues that served only to distract from the…
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Where Have All the Statesmen Gone?
I have tried to minimize the topic of politics in my blogs. However, as another Presidential election looms, it seems every media format is filled with a growing number of caustic political ads, promises, and accusations that cannot be ignored. The vitriol from both the left and the right reminds me of vomit. It may…
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Dancing in the Rain – Part 1 – Laughing at Life’s Most Embarrassing Moments
Laughter can be good medicine…if not for the body, surely for the soul. And thankfully so, for life has its moments when a good laugh is a desperate need. For me, embarrassing moments have become more than a reflective chuckle but entertaining fodder for future family tales around the fireplace. “Let me tell you what…
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Pitching a Fit
A recent conversation with my wife inspired me to write the following summary of that verbal exchange. I titled it, Pitching a Fit. Pitching a Fit My wife bought a Fitbit. Then a smart-scale to link to it. Now, a Fitbit, says she, I am to git. In our budget, says I, it may not…
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Echos of Easy Rider
I heard the rumble and knew instinctively what was about to pull up beside us. The echos of Easy Rider reverberated through the hot breath of a South Alabama July morning as the midnight chrome Harley came slowly to a stop and waited for the light to change. For a few brief seconds, my eyes…
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Freedom Matters – Part 4
This is my fourth and final post on Freedom Matters. I figured it was time for me to step down off my soapbox before someone decided to push me off. In these troubled times, I am mindful of something Lincoln said about liberty, “We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we…
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Freedom Matters – Part 3
Are we living in Fear or Freedom? What seems to be governing our lives today and keeping us from enjoying the freedoms we once took for granted? We fear catching COVID-19, we fear riots, we fear saying the wrong thing and incurring the wrath of the speech police. Fear is a motivator, but does Fear…
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