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Dotty Postage You won’t get the reference unless you are old enough to remember Herb Caen. No worries. I’ve been trying since early April to find more to say about five stars. I got 600 words or so. So . . . like Herb I’m just going to be adhdContinue Reading

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I have to get something off my chest. I met some nutcracker ushers the last time I was in the valley. One particular Baptist Church likes it when I usher while they are here. I’m the token backsliding gringo who is a reason to pray for protection. Ushering for themContinue Reading

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Father Thomas knows that when bitterness is the water you breathe it’s hard to believe that you won’t drown in the air of Christ. We live in the valley and see people come and go. Some travel into the light and others become the dung out of which new life is born.Continue Reading

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So . . . I made a meetup. I’ve called the group, “The Liars Club”. The event is called Flaming Pants Night. It is every Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Urban Farmhouse in Richmond’s Scotts Addition. I have two ideas for this night. One is a storytellingContinue Reading

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A Pastoral Peace It’s been a quiet week on the farm. Spring is a few months away. There is still winter misery in the valley. Over the winter Ray tore down the 9N and rebuilt it. The chicken coop needs an overhaul, including two tires. It’s been a couple ofContinue Reading

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Maybe my first paid post. My buddy asked me to go see I, Tonya. Did that. I had a couple thoughts. First, the obligatory nod to Yoast SEO, aye tonya evil bad. Next, I tried talking to Felina about them. It did not go well. The first thing she saidContinue Reading

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You Can’t Repent. You are Irredeemable. Oprah, Queen of Kleenex has declared this. She has sent forth her Amazonian Army to castrate you. You need to get used to being a monster in the eyes of the Queen.  Being castrati won’t be enough. There is another who made a Way.Continue Reading

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Big Black Mama Won This is a good read from my friend.  Source: SJW Cat Ladies SJW Cat Ladies Fail. At bottom, a zeitgeist grounded in idealism, in how the world ought to be, will disappoint. No amount of tantrum or sincere feeling can change certain facts. That said, aContinue Reading