Twilight in Northwest Georgia: Let's Honor April 6th!

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Let's Honor April 6th!

Recently I got to thinking about days designated as recognition/celebration days. There are nearly 1,500 national recognition days, recognition weeks and recognition months. That means that every day there are 4.1 somethings being recognized. February was Black History month. Now we're in the middle of Women's History month. June is Gay-Lesbian Pride month. There are lots of LGBTQ individual days scattered across the calendar year. There are hug your dog days, clean off your desk days, and probably even left-handed plumber days. Perusing a list on one internet site I was surprised to see that April 6th is Straight White Male Pride Day. I never heard of that. I've never seen it featured on any broadcast, internet or print media. Why is that?

Think about what the result would be if every straight white male were to disappear at noon tomorrow. Got a doctor appointment or surgery scheduled? Forget about it. Better stock up on groceries because the trucks won't be delivering any. And don't look for the mail truck. Or your package from FedEx. Got plumbing problems and the electricity went out? I hope you've got a creek nearby and lots of candles. And let's hope that those candles don't set your house on fire, because she's going to burn to the ground. Better gas up the car, because gas and everything else that is delivered by truck, which includes mostly everything is going to be in short supply. And if that car breaks down, sorry, no SWMs to fix it. Lets hope there are no spring tornados because those power lines that go down are going to stay down, and the bridges that get washed out will stay washed out. And your new house that's under construction?...better get accustomed to tent living.

The administration of business's from mega corporations to mom-and-pop shops is going to be disrupted for awhile. And don't even think about government. We're going to lose the President, some cabinet members, 76.5% of the House and 75% of the Senate. And let's hope that the country is not attacked because there won't be any military or police force to defend it.

I think it's clear that straight white males are the backbone of this country. Yet while we're celebrating and recognizing nearly everything under the sun, April 6th - Straight White Male Pride Day silently passes by. Ain't fair. Ain't right.

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Hi. My name is Tom. I am a long-time blogger, having started in my native Wisconsin some fifteen years ago and continuing during my ten years living in Peru. I all but stopped posting to my blog when my wife and I returned to the United States and moved to Rossville, Georgia in July of 2017. We don’t actually live in Rossville. We live in one of those census-designated places, a term I really don’t understand and am not interested enough to learn about. The only practical difference I can see is that the city does not pick up our trash.

I’m starting a new blog because my old one was Peru specific, and that was yesterday. I chose the title ‘Twilight in Northwest Georgia’ for two reasons: twilight because I am old and for me age is playing an ever-increasing role in how I view myself and the world around me. And Northwest Georgia for obvious reasons. It’s not a great title but it identifies and introduces what it needs to. Good enough.

This blog is not going to have a central theme…it’s not going to be about anything specifically. I like to write and will post about anything and everything that may interest me at the moment. I do know that my wife Maribel will be mentioned frequently because she is everything to me.

A comment here about my writing style and philosophy might be in order. We live in an era of political correctness…a time when the broadcast and print media, politicians, and petty people in general are lined up like vultures, eagerly waiting to pounce on anyone for the slightest faux pas, no matter how innocent and unintended. The media do it to sell their services. Politicians do it to advance their careers by degrading others. Petty people do it because…well…because they’re petty people. It is never my intent to be politically correct, politically incorrect, obnoxious or offensive. I can be critical and sometimes very critical but try my best to be objective. I do like to praise when praise is warranted. I do have pet peeves, am very opinionated and can be very vocal about them, which in the past has drawn the ire of some readers on my old blog. But that’s life. We all have different likes, dislikes, values and beliefs. The key is how we handle those differences.

The purpose of this blog is to provide a platform for me to write. I am opening it up to the public simply because someone may find something of interest in my ramblings. Any reader comments or criticisms, provided they are civil, are welcome.