Turn Up the Heat
Thursday, June 10th, 2021I love heat. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that summer is my favorite season. I’m always happy to see winter far behind us. Growing up summer always meant sun, water and travel. Dad’s government job offered us many opportunities beyond a secure paycheck and good healthcare. His vacation was always a family vacation. When we were […]
Trust Texas Women
Thursday, June 3rd, 2021Life for Texas women is about to get much more stressful. Â The Republican led Texas Legislature just passed, and Republican Gregg Abbot signed, a new law allowing vigilantes to harass women. Â Conservatives simply don’t trust Texas women. They want the government and busy bodies to invade the privacy of a doctor’s office. They want power over […]
Expert Advice
Thursday, May 27th, 2021My dad, Yves “Buster” Melancon served for twenty seven years in the United States Army. He earned the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 3. He started his career as a mechanic and ended as an Automotive Superintendent. Some of my best memories are helping him work on cars. In the 1970s he didn’t have a […]
Trust, Not Fear
Thursday, May 20th, 2021Sunday, May 23, is the Western Christian holiday of Pentecost. According to Christian scripture, the Holy Spirit emboldened the frightened followers of Jesus on Pentecost. The holiday derives its name from the Jewish feast of the first fruits. God commanded the Hebrews to offer their first fruits to Him fifty (penta) days after Passover. This […]
Opposite Day Shouldn’t Be Everyday
Thursday, May 13th, 2021Every once in a while, when they were young, my boys would play “Opposite Day” It was game about saying one thing, but meaning another. For example, if you want to someone to “stay,” you would say “go.” If you wanted the TV “on,” you would ask someone to turn it “off.” The game is […]
“your white soldiers will be lost to you”
Wednesday, May 12th, 2021January 8, 1865 Confederate Major-General Howell Cobb wrote to James A. Seddon, CSA Secretary of War. Cobb objected to Robert E. Lee’s proposal to use slaves as Confederate soldiers. The CSA simply lacked the free man power to continue its war of Southern Aggression. Cobb’s objection was simple: “The day you make soldiers of them […]
Broken Clock
Thursday, May 6th, 2021Representative Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney. She is also the House Republican Conference Chair, third highest-ranking House Republican in the House of Representatives. Representative Cheney wants her fellow Republicans to stop lying about the 2020 Presidential election. On Monday, May 3, 2021, she wrote “The 2020 presidential election […]
Limited Government and Accountability
Thursday, April 22nd, 2021The contrast between United States Constitutional Law and Biblical Law are striking. The US Constitution places limits on government. The Bible grants absolute power to kings and fathers. Let’s look, for example, at one of the most famous stories in the Bible. The Bible tells this story to illustrate the wisdom of Solomon. We, however, […]
End the Politics of Spite
Thursday, April 15th, 2021Have you ever heard the Medieval saying, “Don’t cut your nose off to spite your faceâ€? Spite is an uncommon word today. It means to hurt or offend. Often spite is an act of revenge. One person feels offended and responds spitefully. Revenge makes us feel vindicated or justified. Unfortunately, spiteful behavior is too often […]
Remodeling Our Home
Thursday, April 8th, 2021Not many things are more exciting, or frightening, than buying a new home. With it comes both freedom and responsibility. The owner has the freedom to change it at will but also must pay for the maintenance and repair. We’ve owned this particular house in Sherman for about twenty years. When we moved into it, […]
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