Crackerberries's Blog, page 30

Don’t Bite the Hand that Feeds

The grass grows thick and the weeds sprout taller “I want the lawn cut!” the landlady hollered. When things were pretty, we did all we could, She always commented about her soil being good. It’s not just the soil that makes a garden grow, The farmer that toils it, nursing each planted row. She won’t...
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Confederate Pride

  Politics and religion will divide people every time. I don’t care how good of friends you are, it will separate you. You either don’t talk about it with each other, or you argue about it, get mad, tell each other to ‘fuck off’ and then don’t speak to each other for the rest of...
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No Win For the Inn

Why do you want to own and operate a country inn? Center Lovell Inn Contest Under Attack Unfortunately I would have to agree that the winning essay was not chosen based on creativity, thought and conveyance of desire to operate a country inn. More based on the credentials and experience the winner has from running...
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Confederate Flag Controversy

Jumping on the bandwagon today to share my two cents (and that’s about all it’s worth) on the controversial confederate flag debate. It was a sad day when Dylann Roof took the lives of nine people at a church in downtown Charleston. Investigation is underway to determine the possibility of whether the case was a hate crime or an act of domestic terrorism. Quite frankly, does it really matter? The nine victims are still dead. Regardless of whether Roof killed these people because they were a certain social group, or if he did it in an effort to instill fear on a population to advance political or religious objectives, they’re still dead. Does it mean he will be prosecuted differently?

Meanwhile, in South Carolina, Governor Haley calls for the Confederate Flag to be removed from the grounds of the state house.  Yes, folks, taking down a flag will stop people from shooting each other. Too bad we didn’t know this 50 years ago. Perhaps if we’d taken Old Glory down during battle in Vietnam we could have saved 58,000 lives or more. Oh, and Wal-Mart has decided to stop selling all items promoting the Confederate flag. Way to go, Wal-Mart! Are you hearing this Target? Bet your sales could increase a lot!

I find it upsetting when people jump on the cause without first doing their research. Too many people are associating the Confederate flag with hate and discontent. Why? Because someone told them that’s what it stood for. The flag is used symbolically with rockabilly bands, organizations, including groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, historical societies such as the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Supporters say the flag represents only a past era of southern sovereignty. Yes, there are some immoral groups using the flag as their symbol. That does not dictate the meaning of the flag.

The diagonal cross, significant of strength and progress, with 13 stars was created was to presage the Confederacy; the government formed in 1861 by southern states that proclaimed their secession from the United States. The Confederacy was dissolved after the Civil War, however, the flag remains. The 13 stars equal the states of the confederacy: Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Virginia.

The battle flag only grew in its identification with the Confederacy and the South in general, rebelling against a cause. The flag is part of our history. The Civil War. Men died. The Civil War soldiers were driven by political ideology, holding firm beliefs about the importance of liberty, Union, or state rights, or about the need to protect or to destroy slavery. Others fought to defend one’s home and family, or the honor and brotherhood to be preserved when fighting alongside other men. Most historians agree that, no matter what he thought about when he went into the war, the experience of combat affected him profoundly and sometimes affected his reasons for continuing to fight.

In a 2011 research poll 30% of Americans have a “negative reaction” when “they see the Confederate flag displayed – that percentage grows stronger every year because people tend to listen to what they hear instead of researching the heritage of what the flag actually stands for.

In some U.S. states the Confederate flag is given the same protection from burning and desecration as the U.S. flag. It is protected from being publicly mutilated, defiled, or otherwise cast in contempt by the laws of five U.S. states: Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina.

Taking down the flag is erasing part of American history. It’s wrong.

Everyone Has One

 

Everyone has a story to say

Everyone carries a burden with flare

Not everyone has the courage to share

Some wear their heart on their sleeve

Engaging those, who with them, will grieve

Others will cower and rather just hide

Ashamed to tell how they feel inside.

All characteristics will darken our door

Well-versed and rich, or tattered and poor.

Everyone has a tale to convey

Everyone faces a time in their life

All they can see is despair and strife

Some fight the fight with all that they’ve got

Others back down without giving it a thought

All physiognomies appear on our path

Showered in cologne, or in need of a bath

Everyone has a story to hide

Some keep the skeleton in seclusion

And worry about facing aspersion

Do you have a secret you wish to convey?

You can reveal all without dismay

Get on your knees and simply confess

No need to worry about trying to impress

Everyone needs a friend on their side

Some will ignore the free gift He gave

Some will stay chained to their sin as a slave

Jesus gave all when He died on that cross

Even to those who live in full chaos

Get on your knees and ask for compassion

Forgiveness is free with a simple confession

Everyone has a story to say

Everyone has a tale to convey

Everyone has a story to hide

Everyone needs a friend on their side

Antagonist Strikes Again

I found it interesting and convicting that Our Daily Bread’s lesson today was based on the tongue and how words can be used to edify or destroy. I had a disagreement with someone last night and my words were cruel. I am convicted by that, and I feel terrible about how I spoke to this...
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Satan Attacks

You know how you can tell when you are following God’s calling? When Satan attacks. He will attack in any way, shape, or form, and cause strife in your life. Everything will be going along well, hunky-dory, and peachy-keen. Then KA-POW! Out of the blue, here comes the attack. It can be anything, small and...
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Parking Lot Rage

The other day we were at Wally World picking up some groceries, and other things that we needed. It seems weird not spending over $100. No one gets out of Wally World for less than $100. We have really been trying to cut back seeing how we’ll be living out of a truck and there...
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Win An Inn

  March 19th was the day I finalized my draft for the Center Lovell Inn Essay contest. At that time it was the only thing I could think of. I had tunnel vision. I wanted to own and operate a Bed & Breakfast. I had no idea what owning and operating an Inn entailed, but...
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Retaliation

  Typically when someone says something bad about me I fight back in retaliation. Contrary to popular opinion, I am not a POS, nor, did I claim any military honor. Although I have an asshole, I’m not an asshole, I’m not a dirty gutter trash whore and I’ll pass on sucking stagnant water through a dead insurgents...
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