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Comment on Confess, repent, redeem by Peter

Peter — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:10:34 +0000

Took me 4 solid quits before it stuck for good. Just keep doing it.

Comment on Confess, repent, redeem by Jen Hagan

Jen Hagan — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:33:19 +0000

I wish you luck, Billy. Hang out with asthmatics like me (no smoking in my presence or else I have an attack)!

Comment on They say you should tell everyone by Confess, repent, redeem | Mandamus be damned

Confess, repent, redeem | Mandamus be damned — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:01:36 +0000

[...] made you a promise and I have gone back on that promise. On April 1, 2012 I quit smoking and told you all about it. [...]

Comment on Don’t even think about it by Jim Lester

Jim Lester — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:28:39 +0000

Very well written and argued. Thank you for posting. Hope we can get together when I am next in DC.

Comment on On Being Southern, a Boy Scout, a Methodist, and a Liberal by JW

JW — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 02:48:54 +0000

“I haven’t lost faith, because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
First off, your post is wonderful and your sentiments are clearly shared by many others. Let that encourage you. We tend to remember the better days of the past instead of the worse for reasons both unconscious and conscious. That’s an important characteristic of human beings. It shows what we value.
The voices of hatred and intolerance are always loudest, but they’re also the quickest to fade away. Like a raging fever, they cannot sustain themselves, and eventually eat themselves alive. Acts of kindness and lives filled with love may not make the front page news, but they line the pages of history. Dr. King was right. Goodness and justice are certainly not the current theme of our culture or our politics, but they will win in the end. Your writing this post and the responses it engendered are proof alone of that.

Comment on On Being Southern, a Boy Scout, a Methodist, and a Liberal by Phil Rothman

Phil Rothman — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:34:48 +0000

Billy, I am a “Yankee” at the core. Raided in the Bronx by 2nd generation immigrant parents. Liberal to the “core” and Jewish to boot. I have been living in a rural (population 4,000 ) Georgia town for the past 8 years. My core and the friends I have made her seem to blend at the nexus of two fundamental traits; honesty and trust. Why I found that I could be as liberal and as Jewish as I wanted to be (with the expected sad exceptions) if I remained honest to myself and m new neighbors about who I was and consistent in my expressed values, Anyway, I am glad you speak your mind. I like the way it reads too.

Comment on On Being Southern, a Boy Scout, a Methodist, and a Liberal by billyjoyner

billyjoyner — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 03:53:30 +0000

Thank you for the kind words and for stopping by. I really appreciate the comment because you illustrate the ultimate point – we always disagreed, and there were always people who were different, but there was a time when we all got along regardless. I’m gladly following your blog now and I look forward to more posts.

Comment on On Being Southern, a Boy Scout, a Methodist, and a Liberal by billyjoyner

billyjoyner — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 03:40:11 +0000

That means a lot to me since my father went to church down the street – a proud Wildcat and VHS grad. Thank you for the kind words and stopping by

Comment on On Being Southern, a Boy Scout, a Methodist, and a Liberal by Kerry Kesey Grogan

Kerry Kesey Grogan — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 02:44:13 +0000

Thank you for your thoughtful blog. A couple preacher friends of mine posted links on Facebook. As I read it I thought “that’ll preach!” as we preachers often say! I grew up in small town Arkansas and while I know we all tend to romanticize our childhood and the past, I do remember many moments in school and church (S. Baptist) that were about respecting, loving and caring for each other. Is it just me or do you look like John Cusak?

Comment on On Being Southern, a Boy Scout, a Methodist, and a Liberal by Lora Cooley

Lora Cooley — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 02:23:09 +0000

I am a friend of Lydia’s and loved your post! My husband is Jody Cooley and he is running for the 9th District Congressional seat as a Democrat. You ought to check out his site/blogs. You are not alone in wishing for folks to get along… There are more out there like you than you hear about!
Lora
http://www.cooleyforcongress.com