It’d be appreciated to see that amended as it was one of the first images to come up on google when I was searching for assistance with the asparagus beetles in my garden.

For me as a kid, at least, summer sports taught me a lot about “resilience.”

Win some–lose some.

That’s life!

Noted Civil War historian, Shelby Foote, was once asked what he thought an average Confederate soldier would say about why he was fighting. Foote’s answer was: “Because you northerners are here on our land without our permission.” Seemed to me it was a “private property” issue–whether enslaved people or land.

Nowadays I’ve seen a meme that offers some thought. It’s a large picture of Lincoln’s face with the words under it: “Don’t leave me, or I’ll kill you.” That, I believe, goes to the Southerner’s argument that they viewed the Declaration of Independence as well as the Constitution to be a consensual agreement. That is–states freely agreed to join the Union and thus could freely leave the Union.

Six hundred thousand lives settled that question.

You too have been one of the few to publicly speak out against the wrongdoings that happened there. Thank you for having the courage to come forward to let the world know just how bad things actually were/are there, and that everything isn’t just fine as they always say it is. Praying for you and your continued health/safety.