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Southern Pessimist
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This morning as I was walking back from the pickleball courts, a young woman ran past me. She was wearing a small backpack that held water she could drink through a flexible tube. She was also wearing the brightest red shoes I had ever seen. I said to her as she went by, "Dorothy is going to want her shoes back." She looked back at me as if I was crazy. I decided she was too young to have seen The Wizard of Oz.

When I take a long walk, I head to the Lake Worth fishing pier. I go down Lakeside Drive where my wife grew up. The 100-year-old homes are quite popular. During the days of George Floyd hysteria, many yard signs said "Hate has no place in this house," or something like that. After the recent election, the only yard signs I see over there say "For Sale," and there seem to be a lot of them.

My friend Jane sold a small house in a similar neighborhood for 2.4 million dollars before she moved to Oakland, CA to be closer to her children. Jane drives a Tesla. I told her before she left that she should get a Trump bumper sticker so she could tell which car was hers.

The bishop of the Diocese of Charleston, SC sent me a letter referencing the scandal involving Catholic charities. He affirmed that in his diocese, all people are welcome to the community and that the immigration status of people seeking help is not investigated, but US law will always be followed and every nation has a right to a secure border. Sounds about right to me. Refusing all government subsidies might be a better response.

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  • kedavis@kedavis
    Southern Pessimist (View Post):
    This morning as I was walking back from the pickelball courts a young woman ran past me. She was wearing a small backpack that held water she could drink through a flexible tube. She was also wearing the brightest red shoes I had ever seen. I said to her as she went by, ” Dorothy is going to want her shoes back.” She looked back at me as if I was crazy. I decided she was too young to have seen The Wizard of Oz.

    Somehow, whenever I've seen the movie, those shoes never seemed particular bright/brilliant. Even actual ruby stones never "shone" unless they had a bright light behind them or something.

    Ruby is a darker red, not a bright red.

  • Brickhouse Hank@HankRhody
    Southern Pessimist (View Post):
    When I take a long walk, I walk to the Lake Worth fishing pier. I go down Lakeside Drive where my wife grew up. The 100 year old homes are quite popular. During the days of George Floyd hysteria there were many yard signs that said “Hate has no place in this house” or something like that. After the recent election, the only yard signs I see over there say “For Sale” and there seem to be a lot of them.

    The lady across the street had a "Hate has no home here" sign up. I considered countering with a "Now renting to Haters" advertisement.

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