A quick thanks to everyone that made the BBQ a success last night. We raised over $1,800 this year. More than last year on a down economy is quite impressive. I believe everyone had a good time, we look forward to it again next year.
In preparing for the BBQ this week, I came home early one day to mow the lawn. When I mow I have the most random thoughts running through my head. I just get off on some strange subject and I end up thinking about the bathroom issues of early American history. Well on this day I got to thinking about the South. You know that place where everyone is attracted to their cousins. The place that people think is a good place, but once they get there, they realize that most of the inhabitants can’t read past a sixth grade level. What got me really thinking is how in the last 70’s and early 80’s our country was amused by it. Why was that and at what point did we decide to ignore it. The television programming and even movie fawned over the South. We had Dallas, Dukes of Hazard, Smokey and the Bandit and on and on. For some reason this country was amused by cowboy hats, what I would consider less than stellar control of the English language, poor WT etc. Why were we interested in the South? What was so good about all of these people and their strange lifestyles. I guess is says something about our society when we can evolve and move past things.
Speaking of moving past things. I guess the Catholic church is kind of over the whole abortion thing. I see that President Obama spoke today on campus for graduation at Notre Dame. I have to wonder why they would let a man that voted 3 times that it is ok to kill a baby once born in a botched abortion. Yes, you read it correctly. He voted that if an abortion somehow allowed the baby to be born, alive, then the doctor can end the baby’s life right there.
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