Posted on 06/11/2013 9:30:34 AM PDT by vietvet67
One of my biggest heroes was my maternal grandfather or "Granddaddy" as I called him. He was born in 1895 and I never knew anyone who fit the description of a "man's man" any better than he did.
He could build a house, a boat, grow crops, handle livestock and supervise the work of other men, a natural leader, master hunter and fisherman, a big man with a heart full of charity and a head full of common sense.
He worked all his life, until he was in his middle 80s, didn't ask for or receive assistance feeding his family, weathered his storms and raised his children with nothing more than his own ingenuity and an abiding faith in his Creator. And, the amazing thing is that he was, by no means, an anomaly. Most of his generation, give or take a little, had the same work ethic and the same abilities and the same sense of responsibility as him.
You could literally have left these men and their families in the wilderness with some seed, some tools, a mule and plow and a bushel of shotgun shells and they could have made it.
They were not only capable, but they were also practical and willing to accept responsibility for the wellbeing of them and theirs. They didn't waste time whining about what might have been and knew how to make do with what they had.
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Great post - I suspect Charlie got his Granddaddy’s genes ... thank God...
And Charlie is right about people like his Granddaddy being the general rule and not the exception from that era.
God love and protect you Charlie! Wonderful thoughts. I pray that I have 1/3 to fortitude of your Granddaddy. We will all need it.
My grandfather came home from WWI married my grandmother and he and his brother, brother-in-law all bought land next to each other. They bought mules and cleared the land, built log cabins and planted a cotton crop for cash. They took the money and bought a sawmill, built houses, barns and out buildings. I am amazed when I walk the land and think of what three men and three mules, one two man crosscut saw and axes did.
He said I know that you know Im an election-stealer too,
but if you care to take a dare Ill make a deal with you
You endorse me for 12, hug me close and give me lies,
And Ill endorse you in 16, cross my heart and hope to die!
Hillary! Better grease yourself, cause Baracks in the house,
Hes got a deal, looking to steal, hes really quite a louse!
If you do what he wants you too hell get whatever he deems,
But if do, you & Bill are gonna get reamed!
Insert crazy fiddle here....
Unfortunately, this is happening all over America.
Maybe Bill Cosby has an answer to this...
So many today think these stories of individualism, are mythology, thanks to gov’t propaganda and gov’t education.
A patriotic American.
“I guess you didn’t know it, but I’m a fiddle player too.
“And if you’d care to take a dare, I’ll make a bet with you.
“Now you play a pretty good fiddle, boy, but give the devil his due:
“I bet a fiddle of gold against your soul, ‘cos I think I’m better than you.”
The boy said: “My name’s Johnny and it might be a sin,
“But I’ll take your bet, your gonna regret, ‘cos I’m the best that’s ever been.”
Charlie got more than his genes, he got inspiration for more songs and lyrics than you might imagine.
Well said! Read the whole thing, and I’m glad I did.
I ain't nothin' but a simple man
They call me a redneck I reckon that I am
But there's things going on
That make me mad down to the core.
I have to work like a dog to make ends meet
There's crooked politicians and crime in the street
And I'm madder'n hell and I ain't gonna take it no more.
We tell our kids to just say no
Then some pantywaist judge lets a drug dealer go
Slaps him on the wrist and then he turns him back out on the town.
Now if I had my way with people sellin' dope
I'd take a big tall tree and a short piece of rope
I'd hang 'em up high and let 'em swing 'til the sun goes down
Well, you know what's wrong with the world today
People done gone and put their Bible's away
They're living by the law of the jungle not the law of the land
The good book says it so I know it's the truth
An eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth
You better watch where you go and remember where you been That's the way I see it I'm a Simple Man.
Now I'm the kinda man that'd not harm a mouse
But if I catch somebody breakin in my house
I've got twelve guage shotgun waiting on the other side
So don't go pushing me against my will
I don't want to have to fight you but I dern sure will
So if you don't want trouble then you'd better just pass me on by
As far as I'm concerned there ain't no excuse
For the raping and the killing and the child abuse
And I've got a way to put an end to all that mess
Just take them rascals out in the swamp
Put 'em on their knees and tie 'em to a stump
Let the rattlers and the bugs and the alligators do the rest
You know what's wrong with the world today
People done gone and put their Bible's away
They're living by the law of the jungle not the law of the land
The Good Book says it so I know it's the truth
An eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth
You better watch where you go and remember where you been
That's the way I see it I'm a Simple Man
Southern guys and all.
This kind of thinking is so far removed from the democratic party it's scary.
And republicans are only an ant's ass hair away from thinking like the liberals.
The creepy thing is that we're talking a span of 30 years for this kind of thinking to become "alien" to our ears.
He could just as easily be talking about my great-grandpa.
I fully support Mr. Daniels and enjoy reading his thoughts.
He is one true American patriot.
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