I want to talk frankly about the south hate here

[trof]

14. Yeah, OK, fine. But where are ya' on NASCAR?

Sorry, as a fellow Southerner I couldn't resist.


Yeah, I hear ya'.
In my first couple of years here I used to 'bite' on the South bashing threads.
Really WADED in.
I finally realized it wasn't worth it.

There are some here with preconceived notions about our part of the nation.
Thankfully not that many.

Yes, I deplore the political situation here in Alabama.
In tomorrow's primary my ballot gives me a choice of voting for President Obama as the Democratic nominee or..."Other".
And then I can vote for delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
That's it.
No Democrat is standing for any other office in Baldwin County.
We're the reddest county in a red state.


I live here because I like it.
The people, the land, the life, the je ne sais quois.

I grew up here and returned after many years away.
Roots, I guess.
We have some very good and close friends.
And we generally don't discuss politics.
There's a lot more to life than politics.

Peace.