January 17, 2026

Eveningf Ferry from Swanquarter — Pamlico Sound, Ocracoke Island, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Outer Banks, North Carolina

The middle of the road is hard to find. Extremism is everywhere. Somewhere somebody is protesting kids selling lemonade in front of their house. Opinions are fueling counter opinions. Circumstances are begetting circumstances like never before. Somebody thinks zazen cushions cause brain cancer. If you are not an activist your neighbors will march on your street tomorrow if not later today. Whence cometh the ire? All the time? Over anything? I’m protesting all the protests! I’m asking for a return to sanity! The restoration of easygoing nonchalance! Propping our feet up! Taking naps! Getting to the bottom of what the fuss is all about! Calling a six-month timeout!

Published by jimwdollar

I'm retired, and still finding my way--but now, I don't have to pretend that I know what I'm doing. I retired after 40.5 years as a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, serving churches in Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina. I graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, in Austin, Texas, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. My wife, Judy, and I have three daughters, five granddaughters, one great granddaughter, and a great grandson on the way, within about ten minutes from where we live--and are enjoying our retirement as much as we have ever enjoyed anything.

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