An Irrelevant Anniversary

I missed my anniversary! June 16 marked the completion of my second year as a free man. I can report that life has become joyous to the point that the only time I think about the earlier misery is when someone asks about it. I'm not really sure what is being sought when church is brought up to me. Do I miss it? No, and I don't think any thinking person would, if they removed themselves from that life for a time. Do I miss preaching? No, my adult children were once teenagers; that was all of the having my every word ignored that I'll ever need. Do I miss the labor relations? Not even close, as I have found honest people with a genuine mission and real integrity to work for, which is pretty much all I ever asked.
I'll be starting my third year in a local school district in about six weeks. This year I'll be working with a High School class of special needs kids. I'm excited to have the opportunity to encourage and assist people who are open to and appreciative of that assistance. I deeply admire teachers and all that they accomplish under the most difficult of circumstances. It is a privilege to support and assist them in their work.
So, there it is. No more sleepless nights. No more headaches. No more pointless and unnecessary aggravation. The worst thing I've had to deal with in two years is Comcast. That's a pretty good life, by any definition!
And a vast improvement over the interminably fraudulent organization of previous decades' efforts.

The Eloquence of La Deen

The speculation was raging, on at least one media outlet tonight, on how much damage Paula Deen has done to her career with the reporting on Ms. Deen's deposition in which she acknowledged using the "n-word" and various other revelations that seem out of step with the racial proprieties of this century. Or the last one.
Damage? Seriously?
In the eyes of, oh, about 92% of white southern christians, Ms. Deen's comments qualify her for sainthood. The very fact that she is being sued for racial discrimination makes her a respected, sympathetic victim. Wanting to stage a wedding with black men standing about in slave costume? Why, that's just standing up for tradition!
In the party that has a candidate currently running for lieutenant governor who actually said this week that blacks were better off as slaves than they are receiving food stamps, she's far more likely to be nominated for President than Chris Christie is.
Damaged? Paula Deen has never in her greasy, bigoted life been in a better career position!
She knows her audience!