There are three great crimes in the South: murder, being rude, and putting yourself forward. The first will get you hung, the latter two will leave you ostracised and friendless. I haven't murdered anyone yet and I am as friendly as can be. I am however going to violate the third by daring to put… Continue reading About Look Away, and My View on the Black Man…
The Homeless and Our First Loyalties
Evidently we here in Paris, Tennessee have a homeless problem. Not on par with San Francisco of course, because the people of Paris and Henry County are rooted and cohesive, and enjoy competent and honest government. But a problem nonetheless and our local government is trying to address it. Indeed a problem that is now… Continue reading The Homeless and Our First Loyalties
My book, Patreon
Hello my friends! Ok, I have created a Patreon account where I have posted the first chapter of my book. The link is below. Per my previous post here I am going to post one chapter at a time, every once in awhile. I am seeking proofreaders who will help me improve it. So to… Continue reading My book, Patreon
My next book, maybe.
Greetings my friends! It has been some time since I have posted anything but I have a good excuse. I just didn't feel like it. Been doing other things. I confess a little blueness because the Earth kept spinning as though my little blog doesn't matter at all. You may recall that I am the… Continue reading My next book, maybe.
What is the South? What is Dixie?
What is the South? By South we mean neither a direction nor a place in relation to another place. The South has long since transcended the literal meaning of the word much like the Land of the Rising Sun is Japan, regardless of being east of China. The words South or Southern encompass a People, their land, and their ways. Just… Continue reading What is the South? What is Dixie?
I have started a Youtube channel
Ideas must be subordinate to common sense
America's or American culture's great foundational problem is that our ancestors elevated ideas to sovereign status, forcing us since then to reconcile them with reality after the fact. The great examples being that we stated out of the gate that we hold certain truths to be self-evident, chief among them that we are free and… Continue reading Ideas must be subordinate to common sense
Corporal Punishment, Exile, and Penal Colonies
It is not just We the People here in America in this age that tend to stick our head in the sand or walk straight ahead, eyes cast down with blinders on. This is just the way humans have always been and always will be. We like being comfortable, and once we get into a… Continue reading Corporal Punishment, Exile, and Penal Colonies
Rules for a young man when selecting a wife
I know a young man who has recently graduated from college having completed a rigorous course of study in engineering. During college he had interned at a national transportation company which has now offered him a full-time job making what, in my fifty-six-year-old eyes, is an astonishing amount of money right out of the gate.… Continue reading Rules for a young man when selecting a wife
Why so many movies today are yawners or just plain bad
I love going to the movie theatre. I likely always will as the pleasure that I derive from it is rooted in my childhood. I even remember seeing the first Star Wars when it was released in 1977. As well as the now in hindsight shameful Porky's in 1981, and in high school Fast Times… Continue reading Why so many movies today are yawners or just plain bad
Babies will no longer be born in Henry County, Tennessee
I was born in 1966 here in Paris, Tennessee, in our local general hospital, which I think was established in 1953. Both my parents were born at home in 1938 which of course was the norm prior to the coming of these new modern hospitals. So, the powers-that-be at the Henry County Medical Center (where… Continue reading Babies will no longer be born in Henry County, Tennessee
Look Away... 