Small Town Liberal
Yes, that's me, a middle aged liberal man in a very Red small town in southern Indiana.Allow me to introduce myself, since this is my first Diary entry. (And please understand, I'm in no way, shape or...
View ArticleWhat are they thinking?
Ok, so I'll admit it. This is me with my puzzled face on.I don't understand what makes Santorum a viable candidate in anyone's mind...let alone popular enough to actually win a vote for anything more...
View ArticleWhat About the Jobs??
For those who don't know me, I'm from a very small town in south-east Indiana. One of those towns that's been demolished by the movement of factory jobs.Which leads us to today. A company called...
View ArticleHelp me out, Kossaks everywhere!
So here's the deal. I'm looking for ideas. Lots of ideas. Good ideas, bad ideas, whimsical ideas, doesn't matter.I live in a town in south-eastern Indiana that is slowly but surely dying. We have...
View ArticleWhy aren't more people ticked off?
I'm sitting here, the morning after the clown college edition of a national convention, trying to figure out why ANYONE, right or left, is smiling today.See, I'm not disappointed, nor am I happy that...
View ArticleMy Voice
So I have a confession to make, to all my Kossack friends here.I'm not a true believer.It's true, I'm not. I'm a social liberal, but center-right on economics.So why am I here? That's a remarkably...
View ArticleEveryone Has An Opinion - Even Me
Yes, yes, another gun diary. I know they are getting somewhat repetitive, but I still want to put my thoughts on it down somewhere, and this is a place where at least it will be read a few times.And...
View ArticleI realize I'm going to get creamed for this
But honestly, we've hit one of those patches on DKos where apparently no disagreement is allowed.So I'm going to disagree anyway.In this case, I not only disagree, but I completely disagree with how...
View ArticleIt could have been me.
There's so much I want to say here...so many thoughts, ideas, even memories floating through my head.See, here's the thing. There was a time in my life where I could have very easily turned into...
View ArticleTime to remember someone who did wholesome things.
So in the midst of all the crap we’ve been dealing with, I’d like to take a moment and respect the passing of this gentleman, Narayana Reddy.Reddy was the Grandpa in Grandpa Kitchen on Youtube, a...
View ArticleThis is my hometown, and I'm ashamed.
www.lgbtqnation.com/…Alex Keen, a 38-year-old gay man who grew up in the conservative rural Indiana town of Connersville (population 13,310), wanted to show support for his local LGBTQ+ community. So,...
View ArticleDream a Little Dream of High Speed Rail
I will admit, I’ve been utterly fascinated by rail travel since I was very young. One of my earliest memories is taking an ancient steam train from Connersville, Indiana down to Metamora, Indiana to...
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