Y'all, it is cold outside. Right now, as we speak, we're at the warmest we've been all day, a toasty 35 degrees Fahrenheit. It got down to the mid-twenties last night and probably will tonight, as this cold will last a couple days. On the upside, the sky is clear and the sun is shining … Continue reading Friday, January 21, 2022
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Sometimes I wonder if my fellow boonie dwellers really understand how the internet and, coincidentally, the modern world actually works. The Birmingham Times put out this excellent story about a little pimple of a town north of Birmingham that's got nothing but a Dollar General and a city government making a killing off... well, let's say questionable practices. Brookside, … Continue reading Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Monday, January 17, 2022
Today is the day we observe Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. It's not, however, National Hypocrite Day. That's in June, but given how many conservatives pretended they wouldn't consider Dr. King a woke communist race hustler if he was alive today or they wouldn't consider him a trouble-making agitator causing the Civil Rights movement … Continue reading Monday, January 17, 2022
The Weekend: January 15-16, 2022
For us, Winter Storm Izzy has been a bust. There have been spots of snow but it's mostly been just cold and rained. They got snow in Jackson and in Memphis, but that's not unusual. For some reason, cold weather coming from the plans splits before it hits us. It's still going on the East … Continue reading The Weekend: January 15-16, 2022
Friday, January 14, 2022
Despite what some might tell you, I like it when I'm wrong. I'm a cynical, pessimistic sort with a tendency to have a poor view of things, particularly how government works. I do think that, for the most part, I'm legitimate in my stance because let's face it, the government - especially the Mississippi government … Continue reading Friday, January 14, 2022
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
It's been a helluva week for Georgia. The University of Georgia knocked off Alabama for the National College Football Championship Monday, bringing home the Dawgs first national title since 1980. It was a fairly close contest in the first half, but Georgia came out wilding in the second and pushed around the hapless Crimson Tide 33-18. Good … Continue reading Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Monday, January 10, 2022
When I mention Actual Paying Work, one of the things I do is content creation for websites. Usually it's for law firms, so I know a lot about what to do after being in a car accident in Florida. Sometimes it's something different, though, and this is a long way of saying I wrote about … Continue reading Monday, January 10, 2022
The Weekend: January 8-9, 2022
I've said before I don't put much stock in the whole "Second Civil War" or "National Divorce" scenarios. The people who support this haven't thought it through and the politicians that push it are either idiots or just trying to stir up the howler monkeys. Usually both. This may be to my detriment and I … Continue reading The Weekend: January 8-9, 2022
Friday, January 7, 2022
We've made it through the first week of 2022 and it's already been a weird one. Since the cosmos won't let us catch a break, let's start off with some good news. The three guys who murdered Ahmaud Arbery in 2020 for the crime of jogging while Black was sentenced today to life in prison. … Continue reading Friday, January 7, 2022
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
The Mississippi State Legislature started its 2022 session yesterday. For the next three months, the state Senators and Representatives will be engaged in the sausage-making that is the legislative process, crafting the laws and regulations that will lead the Magnolia State further into the 20th Century. Then they'll spend the rest of the year asking … Continue reading Wednesday, January 5, 2022
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