I'm gonna post a few Christmas Flotilla Pictures at the end of this blog. Check ém out, if you want.
And, yep. I said it. Again. Christmas. It is Christmas, and it's a holiday. But, I will not let that word holiday replace Christmas.
Been having a blast, of late. Got a gig doing a talk radio show on Thunder Country 96.3. It's a station with a powerful signal covering much of eastern North Carolina. 100-THOUSAND watts of power, it is. The station plays country during much of the day. Hence Thunder Country. But, for the past month, I've been running my mouth a lot from 7-9 am weekdays. I talk about conservative values, conservative attitudes, and conservative messages. Guess that means I'm a conservative.
Maybe. At the same time, I don't want anyone infringing on my rights. I want the right to speak my mind, and I believe my personl being is mine to do with pretty much as I see fit. And, so is yours.
Up to a point.
Ya see, your rights...and mine...don't mean that I, or you, have a right to dictate what others think or do.
Up to a point.
Ok, to boil it down to the basics of the way it should be in this country (according to me): I have a right to do anything I want as long as it doesn't infringe upon the rights of anyone else. Sorta simple, I think.
Of course, I know and apprecite that we live in a land where there are laws. Laws that are written and enforced to safeguard the rights of most everybody. If we didn't have those laws, we would have something known as chaos. Some aruge that's what we have now. Hopefully, with a change of administration at both the state and national levels next year, we'll end up with controlled chaos instead of the mess we currently have.
Back to he radio gig. It's fun, and I enjoy the calls we get from listeners; and, I really appreciate the guests we have live in the studio. From Congressman Walter Jones to the sheriff of Onslow County, to the Jacksonville (NC) police chief to the editor of the Jacksonville Daily News....we reach out to a lot of folks.
I say we. The talk show is called Live and Local with Raeford and Friends. I have a couple regular friends...Bill Hitchcock, a former televison producer, and Jan Bean Slagle, another former news broadcaster and former Jacksonville mayor. Together, we have a good time, and we cover a lot of issues. Topics are varied, ranging from politics (what a great year to start this show!!!!) to unemployment to fishing to...well, pick a topic, and we'll discuss it. And, if you want to be part of that discusssion, give us a call. Weekdays, 7-9 am, 866-963-1037.
Ok, to the Flotilla. Sponsored by the Jacksonville Breakfast Rotary Club. Got some pretty cool pictures of a few of the brightly decorated boats. Didn't get any of mine because we were IN the parade of boats. Thought you might enjoy.
The above picture is of our boat, Pirate Attack. Naturally, I didn't take the shot. I was a little busy at the time. Besides, some law of physics states that I can't be in two places at the same time. The photo is courtesy of Ralph Leeds, another boating enthusiast, and an obviously good photographer. He admitted it was a tough shot. Ya see, the lights are actually blinking. Rapidly, and in time with the music blaring from my speakers on top of the boat. It must have been hard to get a shot when about 60% of the light were on at the same time. My thanks to you, Ralph, for the picture.
And, yep. I said it. Again. Christmas. It is Christmas, and it's a holiday. But, I will not let that word holiday replace Christmas.
Been having a blast, of late. Got a gig doing a talk radio show on Thunder Country 96.3. It's a station with a powerful signal covering much of eastern North Carolina. 100-THOUSAND watts of power, it is. The station plays country during much of the day. Hence Thunder Country. But, for the past month, I've been running my mouth a lot from 7-9 am weekdays. I talk about conservative values, conservative attitudes, and conservative messages. Guess that means I'm a conservative.
Maybe. At the same time, I don't want anyone infringing on my rights. I want the right to speak my mind, and I believe my personl being is mine to do with pretty much as I see fit. And, so is yours.
Up to a point.
Ya see, your rights...and mine...don't mean that I, or you, have a right to dictate what others think or do.
Up to a point.
Ok, to boil it down to the basics of the way it should be in this country (according to me): I have a right to do anything I want as long as it doesn't infringe upon the rights of anyone else. Sorta simple, I think.
Of course, I know and apprecite that we live in a land where there are laws. Laws that are written and enforced to safeguard the rights of most everybody. If we didn't have those laws, we would have something known as chaos. Some aruge that's what we have now. Hopefully, with a change of administration at both the state and national levels next year, we'll end up with controlled chaos instead of the mess we currently have.
Back to he radio gig. It's fun, and I enjoy the calls we get from listeners; and, I really appreciate the guests we have live in the studio. From Congressman Walter Jones to the sheriff of Onslow County, to the Jacksonville (NC) police chief to the editor of the Jacksonville Daily News....we reach out to a lot of folks.
I say we. The talk show is called Live and Local with Raeford and Friends. I have a couple regular friends...Bill Hitchcock, a former televison producer, and Jan Bean Slagle, another former news broadcaster and former Jacksonville mayor. Together, we have a good time, and we cover a lot of issues. Topics are varied, ranging from politics (what a great year to start this show!!!!) to unemployment to fishing to...well, pick a topic, and we'll discuss it. And, if you want to be part of that discusssion, give us a call. Weekdays, 7-9 am, 866-963-1037.
Ok, to the Flotilla. Sponsored by the Jacksonville Breakfast Rotary Club. Got some pretty cool pictures of a few of the brightly decorated boats. Didn't get any of mine because we were IN the parade of boats. Thought you might enjoy.
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