Introduction
Well, I hope that y'all endured another workweek well enough. Today at 4:30 PM, as I begin to write, the high-pressure system is providing a crisp blue sky. The wind, however, is trying to move the foundation of our house!
Mrs. Appalachian Irishman is watching, very concernedly, the Tennessee Lady Vols “Sweet 16” basketball game against the Louisville somebodies. As a “Lady Vols widower,” I begin to write. By the way, several years ago, my wife and her father attended almost every Lady Vols home game, even on a workday. I started calling myself a “Lady Vols widower” back then.
My father-in-law turned 84 years old two days ago on Thursday. My wife saw him. I called him after working at the office that day.
Free Stuff (2/9/2022, by Ralph Petersen)
We get my hometown newspaper, The Rogersville Review, by delivery and by online access. We pay for it. It's worth the cost.
I have had this article in a rough draft since 2/9/2022. I might as well finish and publish it, while awaiting to see if the Lady Vols win or lose. Mrs. Appalachian Irishman's moans or hollers will give me updates as I write.
You must have a paid subscription to read The Rogersville Review, Wednesday, 2/9/2022, Midweek Edition, page 4A, Opinion column, “Always Right, Sometimes Wrong: Free Stuff,” by Ralph Petersen. In that article, Ralph Petersen wrote, “When their personal suckling places, at the government sow’s teats, are in danger of drying up, they will usually vote to keep their milk flowing.” He added, “This country is in danger of economic collapse.” I like Ralph Petersen's writing style! It reminds me of mine. I am sure that he speaks as he writes, as I do.
By the way, the Rogersville Main Street website mentions many fine businesses in my hometown. Ralph Petersen's Olde Towne Emporium (open Wednesday - Saturday, 11 AM to 5 PM) is listed as one business. If you stop by, tell him that the Appalachian Irishman sent you. I may have to drop by there on a Saturday one of these days.
I have cited the US Debt Clock and the USA Debt Clock several times in different articles. Watching those debt numbers increase by the second makes my head spin! The Monopoly money spending spree continues by the second, as this once-great nation slides rapidly into “Socialist Utopian Oblivion,” as I call it.
I coined the phrase “Socialist Utopian Oblivion” in the conclusion of the article “Sunday, 5/2/2021: Poly-ticks Smorgasbord Catch-Up (#2).” Do an online search for “Socialist Utopian Oblivion.” It only shows links to two of my website articles. Y'all are welcome to use my coined phrase.
Gender Confusion Disorder
Ralph Petersen is a wise and educated man. His columns make sense. I have read and will continue to read each one. A previous article that caught my eye was in late October 2021. He wrote a pithy article, titled “Grammatical Gender Confusion Disorder.” I wish that I'd saved the PDF document or the printed copy of that edition. The Rogersville Review's website search feature is rather cumbersome to use.
Basically, Petersen argued, as I have done, that a person has either an innie or an outie. An innie is a girl. An outie is a boy. There are no other options. Ralph Petersen made hay about how some folks use “they” incorrectly, when meaning “he” or “she.” That improper use of grammar makes my ears hurt!
If Ralph Petersen's email address is valid, I will email him after publishing this article. I want to brag on him and let him know that my website has mentioned him kindly.
Conclusion
That “Sweet 16” basketball game is about halfway over, as I hear. I'm finishing up this article in my home office. Mrs. Appalachian Irishman is a stone's throw away in the living room. I have not heard a sound from her while writing.
Free stuff means that folks, who vote for the ones providing the milk, suck the udders of the “cows” that feed them. That's been going on for far too long in this once-great nation. Eventually, it will lead to the utter end.
Y'all figure out that last paragraph. The wise will.
3-27-2022 Update
Now that I have more time, I “beefed up” this article. Do you all like beef? It's what's for dinner.
For online subscribers to The Rogersville Review, the link to the previous article by Ralph Petersen that I mentioned is under The Rogersville Review, Wednesday, 10/20/2021, Midweek Edition, page 4A, Opinions Section. The direct link for paid subscribers is “Always Right, Sometimes Wrong: Grammatical Gender Confusion Disorder.”
Technical note: By “live article view,” the 10/24/2021 date is not correct. In “replica view,” the article is in the Wednesday, 10/20/2021, edition. Either the “live article view” or the “replica view” may be selected.
By the way, the Lady Vols did not have a “Sweet 16” win yesterday. I'm glad that “March madness” is winding down! Mrs. Appalachian Irishman seemed to think that the Lady Vols would lose. She didn't do any “cussin'” or “fussin'.”
Don't suck too much from the “govrmint” tit. The utter end is coming, perhaps sooner than we realize. Eventually, the Monopoly money will run dry.
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