Here along the most conservative stretch of Old Route 66, the characteristic of religiosity commensurate with the values of the political majority comes with the territory. I can personally attest that a strong religious atmosphere in Tulsa was the norm of my childhood and adolescence. Even as a young boy, the open competition among the…
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Conservatism’s peak of power and influence
We live in a time that is definitely unlike any other. It was not all that long ago that ideas that have or are becoming policy in so many places were dismissed by most as being fringe at best and outright whackjob crazy at worst. In the late 1970’s, certain advisors serving as the brain…
Continue ReadingDemanding our right to not get shot
Few things set the United States apart from other nations like the Second Amendment. We may search high and low among other industrialized nations and not find anything in any other constitution that has had as many judicial interpretations guaranteeing any citizen the inalienable right to arm themselves with weapons intended for use only in…
Continue ReadingFinding joy in the divided house
All democracy is a work in progress. Despite its flaws and pitfalls, democratic governance remains the best thing going as a means to unify culturally diverse people and affording all with an array of available options to grow and thrive. In a country that guarantees so many freedoms, it is the responsibility of every person…
Continue ReadingInsult, injury and rebranding of Oklahoma Football
As with love and politics, much can happen in the world of college football in one week’s time to completely alter the image of a program and the outlook for its future. The dark clouds created by actions of individuals may not pack the forthcoming gloom and doom they typically represent. Here along the Mother…
Continue ReadingOur expensive demand for fatal justice
Legally killing a person as a criminal sentence has been with Judeo-Christian civilization since the time of Moses and with the human species since long before that. The demand of an eye for an eye has been not only tolerated throughout the ages but promoted and showcased by many governments as a means of ultimate…
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Many major life-changing decisions present with little if any warning and are often made with a minimum of deliberation and sometimes in outright haste. Some of the most lifestyle-altering selections are made by parties far removed and above and beyond control of most of those affected by them. Some choices may seem impromtu on their…
Continue ReadingCyber insecurity serves notice
It is known by most of the followers of this blog that Yours Truly has been on sabbatical from politics since the day after the 2020 General Election. It was my intention to keep this unofficial publication up to date with viewpoints and happenings concerning life and times along the Mother Road’s most conservative stretch. …
Continue ReadingThe cancel culture club
Make no mistake about it, the religion of America is Free Market Capitalism. The first commandment of that religion is ‘Thou shalt have no other gods before the Almighty Dollar!’ At the end of the day, when forced to choose between an exclusive club membership and the love of the income stream provided by the…
Continue ReadingGetting ourselves back to the garden
This has been not only a hot and humid summer of commemoration but also one of reflection, introspection and inventory of character and values, if not of the collective then certainly of the self. Once more I find myself seeking refuge from the oppressive heat while trying to retrieve as many of certain fleeting memories…
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