tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31328510262369183582012-02-16T03:44:58.155-08:00Chaplain Joenoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132851026236918358.post-65861649265422325472009-09-24T22:37:00.000-07:002009-09-24T22:47:26.093-07:00There is a moderating philosophy attached to creating your own work via the written word.<br /><br />Don't make a fool of yourself.<br /><br />The old saying "better to let others wonder if you are a fool than to open your mouth and prove you are one" should be a constant thought in the mind of those who choose to write for hobby, habit, or living.<br /><br />The nature of mankind is told in ever changing values but, not virtues.<br /><br />Be strong with your beliefs and open minded to change.<br /><br />Make the best use of your experiences and learn from your trials and errors.<br /><br />Lend a hand to an individual in need, you will not regret it.<br /><br />For nowhere is there anyone so blind as those who will not see.<br /><br />Baby Tate<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3132851026236918358-6586164926542232547?l=babytatesviewfromdixie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chaplain Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132851026236918358.post-34767414792264662672008-07-27T22:12:00.000-07:002008-08-08T02:14:17.815-07:00You're college football fans by and large. Many of you are young folks as well. I understand that, and maybe by sharing some ideas you'll become aware of some history that you didn't know about and perhaps you can work at keeping me young in my thoughts and deeds.<br /><br />College football in the south is more than a sport. It is the way a great number of people pass the period from August to December. And then there's always the Bowls, recruiting, spring ball, and of course the beloved summer prediction season. That may be what separates college football from other sports, we love to spend as much time before each season discussing what might happen as we do during the season describing what did happen.<br /><br />Dixie, A/K/A The South, (and the Dirty South to some) is not a bad word and should inspire no ill feeling in and of itself. It describes a place, a geographic location yes but, more, much more. It is a place of legends, of tall tales, of mystery, of what did happen and what might have happened. Of respect for an orderly way of life that may <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">vacillate</span> wildly between disciplined and non disciplined. We of the southern heritage like to toss that phrase around a lot, I like another better, the Southern Gentleman. We may all aspire to reach that lofty goal, no matter where you were born or your station in life coming into this world.<br /><br />In the South when we play football it is an organized meeting of forces from competing ways of life. Our way versus your way. We may dislike rival teams from our own state as much as those of a neighboring state. We may dislike some teams because they are not from the South. Why? Because it's our way versus your way! Don't you get it?<br /><br />So, hop on board and let's discuss the wide world of college football and what it means to you, to me and to all of us.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3132851026236918358-3476741479226466267?l=babytatesviewfromdixie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chaplain Joenoreply@blogger.com5