I remember my first movie. I can still call to mind images from that movie some eighty-five years after seeing it. I was five years old, and my parents took to me to a theater in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina, to see a recently released film, Treasure Island, starring Wallace Berry, Lionel Barrymore, and the […]
A few days ago I had a brief political discussion with a casual friend. We stand on opposite ends of the political spectrum, so we usually avoid any exchange of opinions on that subject. On this occasion, however, I sought her reaction to the Democrat debate that had occurred the previous evening. It was […]
Asheville, NC North Carolina extends about 500 miles east to west, from the Atlantic seashore to the Appalachian mountains. As a young boy I lived about half-way between, near the city of Greensboro; and during the summer we would usually vacation at the shore. Eventually, my father purchased property at Carolina Beach, and we moved […]
Verily, verily. Truly, truly. Oh, how I long for a bit of honest reporting. Those who hate President Trump are often dishonest in their portrayal of the man. He is described as a misogynistic racist of the worst sort, and his supporters are often pictured as uneducated cretins. Yes, Trump has many personal faults, including […]
During the 1950s I first heard the term “the real skinny.” This appellation was used to describe what were believed to be the “true facts” about any subject under discussion. During the past month or more I have read everything I could about our current political situation. I have read liberal/progressive commentators, and I […]
During a recent roundtable a participant seemed to suggest that it was somehow wrong that far more than half of our American senators represent considerably less than half of the American electorate. A senator from Wyoming represents approximately 600 thousand people, whereas a senator from California represents almost 40 million. Twenty senators represent more constituents […]
Two ministers were having dinner at a farmer’s home during a certain church conference. The farmer’s wife cooked three chickens, saying to her husband that their children could dine on the remains after the visitors were gone. But the ministers wolfed the chickens bare. After dinner, the farmer showed his guests around the farm, […]
Definition of a hypocrite: A person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion; or, a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings. Professing Christians are often accused of being hypocrites, but is that accusation justified? Yes, some individuals who identify themselves as Christian are hypocrites and […]
I was surprised that Senator Romney voted Donald Trump guilty of abuse of power, one of the two articles of impeachment brought against the President by the House of Representatives. Romney was the only Republican senator voting to convict the President on either article. Otherwise it was strictly a party line vote. I believe Romney […]
The impeachment trial of Donald Trump will end Wednesday night, February 5, 2020, with the President’s acquittal. It was a forgone conclusion. Any Democrat Party leader with even a smidgen of intelligence knew that a Republican Senate was not going to produce the 67 votes required to convict the President and throw him out of […]
