Archive for November, 2020
Family Memories
Thursday, November 26th, 2020My dad, CW3 Yves “Buster†Melancon, served twenty seven years in the United States Army. This meant that most of my first fourteen years were away from my extended family. Holidays were a treat. Unlike my cousins, whose parents stayed closer to South Louisiana, I only saw my grandparents at Christmas. Eventually, I only saw […]
Reality Wins
Thursday, November 19th, 2020Reality does not depend upon your beliefs. For example, gravity is a scientific theory. If you drop an object on earth, it will fall unless acted upon by an outside force. You don’t have to believe in gravity for it to work. Since January 2020, conservative politicians have been trying to speak Covid 19 away. […]
America Is Moving Forward
Thursday, November 12th, 2020America is moving forward. We have some big problems to face, and name calling will not solve them. Leadership requires correctly identifying real problems, developing solutions to those problems and then implanting the solutions. As all of us can see, Covid 19 did not magically disappear after the election. In fact it is spreading at […]
Democracies Count Votes
Thursday, November 5th, 2020Legendary coach Yogi Berra said, “It ain’t over till it’s over.†In baseball it’s the last out. He wanted his players to play until the end. In politics elections are over after the last vote counted. Once again we see the hollowness of conservative understanding of States’ Rights and Constitutional Law. States, not presidents, set […]