June 16, 2026 – B

Sunset on the Parkway, North Carolina

My childhood friend, Eddie Stanton, was killed in an airplane crash when he was 27. That was 55 years ago. For 55 years I have felt what a shame that is. And what a loss, mostly for him, for all he has missed. And it rankles me to this day. His death is one of the many things “I just cannot stand” about how things are. Like 77MILLION IDIOTS voting for Donald Trump!!! for President of the United States. For Class Dumbass, I could understand. And a large number of those 77 million votes had to be cast knowing they were really voting for the Class Dumbass and they laughed about it. They did not care. And if you don’t care about that, what do you care about? And in all probability, Eddie Stanton would have voted for Donald Trump, laughing. That’s the kind of world we live in. Not a damn thing makes sense. Not one damn thing. What are we to do with a world like this? I am flummoxed by all of it. And if you are flummoxed too, here’s to you! That makes at least two of us!

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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