[Tau Food]

Well, I want to add my name to those who have no desire to bash the South. It's true that there was at one time a group of very powerful Southerners who had some trouble coming to terms with what history was demanding of them and a huge number of good Americans died as a result, but for nearly everyone living now those difficulties are over. Today, the people of the South are at least as patriotic as the people of any section of our wonderful country.

I have Highlander ancestors who often killed one another for reasons that no one can even remember anymore. And, it's just as well that we can't remember a lot of that nonsense because a lot of us are here now because our own people made it impossible for many of our ancestors to continue living in a place that they thought was home. In the end, clans became little more than a reason to sell t-shirts to ignorant tourists.

However we got here, I think we're all very lucky to be here. If there was another country that I liked better, I'd be living there now. We're supposed to complain about this or that, but I notice it when people don't leave.

As for wardeddy, I don't know much about him, but he does have a beautiful family. And, what can be more important than that?

So, as we abuse one another over nothing, let's try to remember to keep smiling. I'm old enough now to know that it doesn't much matter what any of us think. We're just lucky to be here.

[CatherineofAragon]

"As for wardeddy, I don't know much about him, but he does have a beautiful family. And, what can be more important than that?"

He's a gentleman and a worthy person to have as a friend.

I echo the person upthread (sorry, forgot the name) who wondered why on earth people continue to dig this stuff up and fight over it.

[BroJoeK]

Tau Food: "I'm old enough now to know that it doesn't much matter what any of us think. We're just lucky to be here. "

Thanks, I really like your attitude.
Keep it up, please.

:~)