Go to Hell
3430 Crappy old books and counting here on Farther Along Farm. Better pick up the pace before it’s too late.
I drive by the Burnt-out Courthouse nearly every day
February 22, 2016. I think the people of Webster County, Mississippi should feel shame. Shame. February 25, 2016. Webster County has shamed itself. I do not want to hear jack s*&% about the “historical importance” of the Mississippi flag or any other ‘historical’ or ‘cultural’ thing from the people of Webster County. You voted to
And Speaking of Political Correctness…
Lots of grumbling out there this morning about Firefox. I like Firefox. But I like the First Amendment more.Anywhooo… A modern classic, wouldn’t you say? (James Finn Garner. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York. 1994.) When they were first written, the stories on which the following tales are based certainly served their purpose– to entrench the
For Those Who Pay for Their Own Groceries
I have not commented on the rash of food thefts this past weekend. Daughter C tells me it happened at the Kroger in Starkvegas– although the Walmarts in Louisiana are getting all of the attention. The lack of shame in some corners of “society” is despicable. But as I try my darnedest to stay upbeat, I
The Blame Lies Not with Brave Men
1944 Ever. Ernie Pyle was an American journalist and war correspondent. A quick perusal of Brave Men confirms that he wrote from the perspective of the common soldier.A few snippets from Chapter 35, “A Last Word”: This final chapter is being written in the latter part of August, 1944; it is being written under an
Shame
Go to Instapundit for the real thing and links. Shameful. But let us not forget that a majority of the citizens of New York City have voted for Bloomberg three times! From that infallible source, Wikipedia: “Handling this financial crisis while strengthening essential services … is a challenge I want to take on” Bloomberg said
Disobedience and Misbehavior
I am working on a post titled, “The Lesson of Obedience.” The main inspiration comes from Book of Good Manners by Frederick H. Martens (1923). This will be another in a “series” of posts on manners and civility. Here are the previous posts: The Lesson of Consideration Mind your Manners 4-Way Civility vs. Roundabout Impoliteness
Mind your manners
As has been noted on the World Wide Web recently, we in The South– especially The Rural South– are a well-mannered bunch. There’s the farmer wave, the “hey” to strangers, the “yes, sirs” and ” no ma’ams,” the hierarchical door opening/holding, and of course, the civilized behavior at 4-way stops. It’s all very pleasant. (Sure,
Locavoure: Not that there’s anything wrong with local
The following mini-rant was brought to you thanks to a post up at Instapundit: WHEN YOU GET RID OF THE PRETENSION BEHIND THE LOCAVORE MOVEMENT, THERE’S STILL SOMETHING: It can save you money. Here’s what the Raeses have grown this spring, summer, and fall: turnips, black beans, purple hull peas, cranberry beans, Flossy Powell beans,
Life isn’t fair.
And I’m not talking about the unfairness felt by Occupiers of various cities. I am talking about the day in, day out, fact of the matter: Life is not fair. And no one said it was going to be. Turtlin’ along On my way home from doing some errands, I got caught behind an over-sized