When I was a field engineer in the early 1980s and was on the road (away from Metairie, LA, my home office), I would work out at Red Lerille’s Health and Racquet Club. Incredible facility. I was a runner and a weight lifter at that time and their services were top notch. As long as the store management of a Waffle House is intact, it is always a great place to get solid protein.
So spot on in sooooo many ways! I always look forward to your writing, it really hits home. As an added tid bit, our little town has 2 Waffle House locations, on I-75 exit 186 and 187. Both have a great staff and are always pleasant to the customers. Occasionally we can make it for breakfast but it’s been a go to for “Date Night “ for 24 years. Scattered, smothered, topped, and chunked….. I’ll get that in right away honey….. thank you ma’am🤠
"The list of atrocities perpetrated by men against men for the sin of being different in some way is a merciful fraction of what it used to be, and not ALL of that is down to checks and balances."
Well said. It's part of the evolution of our species tangling with human nature and societies evolving together in the constrained and unconstrained visions (and, the characteristics of those visions themselves changing over time). And it's all very complicated (to say the least).
Fear and angst fuel the machine, and the 2nd and 3rd order derivative consequences of that are large. Technology amplifies the effect and makes the dark seem more normative and common than it actually is. And, to be fair, that darkness has some pretty ugly corners still today.
But in the day-to-day world, acts of kindness, and evidence of thoughtfulness and real consideration for others outnumbers the worst, most dramatic examples of human behavior.
This reflection around the 4th of July is turning into an annual thing, and the posts thoughtful and inspiring, Trevor. If that's become a tradition, we hope its one you continue.
I sooo enjoy your essays, Trevor! I didn’t know Tom Sowell considered “A Conflict of Visions “ to be his best book, but I certainly enjoyed and learned a great deal from reading it. That book explains so succinctly the origins of the misguided, expensive, futile and ultimately dehumanizing programs initiated by democrat/progressive legislators over the past 60 years.
When I was a field engineer in the early 1980s and was on the road (away from Metairie, LA, my home office), I would work out at Red Lerille’s Health and Racquet Club. Incredible facility. I was a runner and a weight lifter at that time and their services were top notch. As long as the store management of a Waffle House is intact, it is always a great place to get solid protein.
You should come and see Red’s today. You would be astounded. Thanks for the comment!
I would love to. It would take me back to fun times.
So spot on in sooooo many ways! I always look forward to your writing, it really hits home. As an added tid bit, our little town has 2 Waffle House locations, on I-75 exit 186 and 187. Both have a great staff and are always pleasant to the customers. Occasionally we can make it for breakfast but it’s been a go to for “Date Night “ for 24 years. Scattered, smothered, topped, and chunked….. I’ll get that in right away honey….. thank you ma’am🤠
Thanks Dave!
"The list of atrocities perpetrated by men against men for the sin of being different in some way is a merciful fraction of what it used to be, and not ALL of that is down to checks and balances."
Well said. It's part of the evolution of our species tangling with human nature and societies evolving together in the constrained and unconstrained visions (and, the characteristics of those visions themselves changing over time). And it's all very complicated (to say the least).
Fear and angst fuel the machine, and the 2nd and 3rd order derivative consequences of that are large. Technology amplifies the effect and makes the dark seem more normative and common than it actually is. And, to be fair, that darkness has some pretty ugly corners still today.
But in the day-to-day world, acts of kindness, and evidence of thoughtfulness and real consideration for others outnumbers the worst, most dramatic examples of human behavior.
This reflection around the 4th of July is turning into an annual thing, and the posts thoughtful and inspiring, Trevor. If that's become a tradition, we hope its one you continue.
Well done.
Thanks ‘Mental. I’m working on a 250 post for the birthday. Currently reading a book about the revolution. It’s coming up fast. Gotta get to work!
I sooo enjoy your essays, Trevor! I didn’t know Tom Sowell considered “A Conflict of Visions “ to be his best book, but I certainly enjoyed and learned a great deal from reading it. That book explains so succinctly the origins of the misguided, expensive, futile and ultimately dehumanizing programs initiated by democrat/progressive legislators over the past 60 years.
Thanks so much. Tom Sowell is a national treasure. His books should be on required reading lists everywhere.