This past week maybe wasn’t the best of weeks for you, if you’re a person who: On the other hand, if you’re not one of those people… Well, it’s been an incredible, extraordinary week. * * * Perhaps the greatest casualty of the Donald Trump era has been normalcy. When did it become normal toContinue reading “Reason for Hope”
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Why I LOVE The 2nd Amendment (They’re Coming to Kill Us)
Truth be told, I’m really a 3rd Amendment guy. If you can’t remember it exactly, it goes like this: No solider shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by war. Yeah, it’s a littleContinue reading “Why I LOVE The 2nd Amendment (They’re Coming to Kill Us)”
A Soundtrack For These Times: The Strength of Our Convictions
Whaddaya think, gang?Ready for another soundtrack? A pandemic, an insurrection… any old thing will get one going in ol’ Daddy Gibs’ mind.My last one (“American Soundtrack for an Apocalypse”) got me through last year.Honestly, it’s just what I do. Originally, the working title to this one was “Soundtrack to the Upcoming Civil War”. Fortunately, IContinue reading “A Soundtrack For These Times: The Strength of Our Convictions”
“This Is Not Who We Are”
Wednesday morning, I woke up dancing. I had a text message from my buddy Flip, down in Georgia.“It just might happen…” That’s all he needed to say. * * * Tuesday night, I had gone to bed early.I figured, we wouldn’t know the results from Georgia until the next day, at the earliest. So ReverendContinue reading ““This Is Not Who We Are””
“The Light of a Clear Blue Morning”: A Thank You Letter to Everybody
I don’t know what song you had playing in your head when you woke up this morning. For me, it was this Dolly Parton anthem. (Some of you may recall, it was the opener for my Soundtrack for an Apocolypse piece, back in April.)For a lot of us, it is indeed the light of aContinue reading ““The Light of a Clear Blue Morning”: A Thank You Letter to Everybody”
What Difference Does It Make?
I know. You’re tired. You’ve had enough of it. You’ve had enough of the ads. You’ve had enough of the political canvasing calls. And the texts, and the e-mails.You’ve had enough of the angry Facebook posts, and the political discussions with friends. You’re tired of the news reports, breathlessly counting down the candidates’ last-minute rallies…Continue reading “What Difference Does It Make?”
How To Stop a Debate
How do you describe the look on Donald Trump’s face last night? From the moment he took the debate stage in Cleveland, he had that odd, yet strangely familiar affectation.Pouting? Hurt? Annoyed at having to be there? I guess you could call it Angry White Man, 2020. From the moment he took the stage, Trump’sContinue reading “How To Stop a Debate”
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