Jim Laney

@themaddierune If they say, “You all..” it’s fake. I’m not sure I’ve ever heard a native southerner use that, instead of “Ya’ll”.

No actor has ever successfully done a Southern accent. Not a single one. I swear they have invented an entirely new dialect that no human being has ever spoken on earth. As someone who was born and raised in the deep south, I literally cringe when I hear it, and I immediately stop watching. We feel it in our BONES. Something about it is deeply personal and I can't fully explain why.

@jameszimmermann @KeenanPeachy God isn’t checking our resumes, He wants us to know Him, obey and trust Him to make things work. Our striving almost always falls short. It’s funny how such usually leads to good long term outcomes like emotionally healthy children and good relationships.

This @KeenanPeachy post really resonates, as it feels like in the six years I’ve been out of the symphony industry I haven’t done much with my life. I used to feel like I was fulfilling my purpose and making an impact, I don’t feel anything like that now. But in these last six years my children have grown up splendidly. My software job makes me able to provide them a perfectly decent life, they’re happy and healthy and a joy to be around. They bring me no grief. I chose them over living a lie to stay doing what I love, because I love them more than what I do for a living. You reap what you sow and while I may have less than I did before on many levels, I’m rich in what matters most.

@SkylarSkye3 When I was in high school ( 1970’s) in SC, it was legal to have a beer in the car. So, in a boring small town, we’d ride around and drink beer. It’s crazy to think about, but that’s what we did…

Why does every car in America have enough cup holders for an entire family?

@japan_nobunaga When I was 13, I had a hunting license. I could take my shotgun, walk a mile and be in a field where I could hunt doves. My friends and I did this fairly often. Nobody thought anything about it.

Be honest with me, Americans 🇺🇸 Do you actually own a gun? In Japan, I have never seen a real one. Not once. Not at a friend's house. Not in a drawer. Never. But online, every American just goes "oh, mine's in the nightstand" like it's a phone charger 🔌 So now I'm genuinely curious: What's YOUR gun? The very first one you ever got? Is this normal everywhere in the US? Or just some states?

@ShadowbanSlam @FloppingAces @NanHayworth I see your point. Some likely are sociopaths, some might be gullible fools, some might be going along with their particular crowd. Many probably don’t think they’re screwing anyone over, but pursuing something good.

Unless youre a *complete* sociopath, you need to hate the people you're screwing over. If they had some fondness for a White guy who lost his job at ghe plant to outsourcing or immigration or DEI, they would do something for him. They need seething contempt, a story as to why he deserved it: "dismantling whiteness" and "global equity" and "punishment for colonialism" and "what about 30 years ago" are their go-tos.

They really thought this was going to work forever, didn’t they? Run the country into the ground with idiotic energy policies, import millions of people to do the jobs the natives used to do, tell young men their entire heritage is a crime, then act confused when those same young men stop politely asking for a seat at the table. Brilliant strategy. Truly visionary leadership. In Canada they handed the keys to a guy whose main talent appears to be moving money from regular citizens into BlackRock-linked funds while smiling about “climate.” He helped engineer an economy where the only people getting ahead are the ones connected to the right funds and the right NGOs. Everyone else? Enjoy your higher costs and shrinking prospects. It’s for the planet, after all. Meanwhile the cultural class spent decades producing books, films, and academic theories whose main purpose was to make the people who actually built the civilization feel like villains in their own story. Worked great until it didn’t. Now the same young men who were supposed to quietly accept being replaced are looking around and realizing the people in charge have been running a very long, very profitable con. They broke family formation on purpose, flooded everything with propaganda about how awful normal life is, then imported a new population to keep wages down and social cohesion fractured. All while making sure their own kids would never have to compete with the results of their policies. The really funny part is they still think this is about “hate” or “extremism.” It’s not. It’s about noticing. And once enough people notice that the people running things have been actively hostile to their existence, the conversation stops being polite. The jokes are running out. The class that spent two decades treating the builders like a punchline is about to learn they weren’t laughing with them. (article below)

@megbasham I have a friend who works with a German engineering firm. On a visit the German noted the gas lights on the front porch and couldn’t believe that was legal. An opinion I read is the ability to drive is part of what makes our lives good. Waffle House helps…

What the World Cup has brought to the United States could not have been more providentially perfect for our 250th anniversary. The rest of the world is coming here and reminding us what makes America so great. Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Yes. Yes it does.

@mirandadevine That is very true. Perhaps it’s not that Europeans don’t know us but that we listen to the wrong Americans.

A big reason the world has a negative image of America is neg-journalists like this

@SECUnfiltered It shouldn’t be. Any time you go to Omaha you have something to celebrate.

A brutal end to a promising season for the Rebs. At times this group looked as if it had the makings of a National Title contender. Alas, not meant to be. Going to be a long offseason in Oxford.

@dandarling People are indeed tired of the cultural bullying.

These players couldn’t wear something that communicated something that violated their deeply held beliefs. Why force it?

@megbasham @shaunvlog_ Maybe he’s on a diet? Where’s the sausage and eggs?

@shaunvlog_ Nah if you were in the promised land there would also be fried chicken on that plate

I have found the promised land 🦅

@FreddyLA7 I hope you aren’t planing to see the Southwest too. You’ll be on the Heatstroke Express with an itinerary like that.

It’s sooo hot🥵

@QCQuietCatalyst @Fascinate_Hist You take your kids to the Beer Store? 😉

@Fascinate_Hist In Canada, the Beer Store is now also a grey utilitarian box. In the province of Ontario, anyway. Same look. All the fun sucked out of lunch with the kiddos (not that I would ever feed mine McD's) and summer cold ones.

McDonalds of the 1990s vs. Today. Which era wins?

@data_republican I don’t have a good photo, but one used to like to perch on my neighbor’s mailbox, while the neighbor’s cat, George, would stalk him. We hear them hootin’ and hollerin’ all the time.

This will be my very last owl post for awhile. I promise. I just had to share this because the whole family was out this morning, and I love them!

@jameszimmermann Cream and sugar?

A DoorDash driver just pulled into my driveway, walked across my yard, and delivered two cups of coffee to my neighbors. Kind of thing that leaves you wondering if there’s any hope of restoring a real society.

@lsanger Gotta give the Devil his due….

I know and care nothing about soccer, but the fact that this guy scored the goal by kicking the ball with deliberately crossed legs (so as to stay balanced) is very impressive. Practice!

@TheBabylonBee I have to fight the temptation to say, “Moo…”

@ThrillaRilla369 We did, except for that odd looking bit of hardware near the bottom right….

Did anyone else’s family used to get together like this?

@NFL_DovKleiman We also called it “Tackle-loco”

What is this game called? 🤔

@sportsrapport Nothing controversial about it.

My most controversial middle aged sportswriter take: Bob Seger has better songs than Bruce Springsteen