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A Dawg’s Dog

So, I’ve pinned a new post here. If you’re just finding your way here, whether you were dragged here by someone, or you stumbled upon this little spot on the internet – and stumble you must if the first option is not in effect – you may wonder “what’s with the name?” Well, I’ll direct you way down yonder where you can find the beginning. Dogs, wolves, coyotes — they travel in packs, hunt in packs, search in packs. Every so often one goes rogue; hears a different call; breaks from the hunt; splits off; makes a break; follows another scent; and gathers its own pack. They still share the same origin. They are what they are — dog, wolf, coyote, but they have a different calling. That’s me.

You? You’re welcomed to follow, if you choose. Maybe it works for you. Or maybe you were meant to follow a different trail; build your own pack.

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Boycott or Cancel

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There has been a lot of conversation, and even action, on the political front with companies or corporations getting involved in politics. On one side of the aisle are those who want to CANCEL companies and individuals based upon their positions. Cancelling involves trying to remove them from existence; eliminating the competition in whole. Attacks are aimed at doxing, blocking, obstructing, and destroying the opposition using whatever means necessary.

On the other side of the aisle are those who promote boycotting companies by taking their money elsewhere. Some contribute that boycotting is the same as canceling, but it is not.

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Main Street

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Man, I drive down Main Street in our dusty little county seat on a Saturday, and it’s a ghost town. During the week it’s fairly lively, but on the weekend its dead. Tumbleweeds have more movement. Parking certainly isn’t a problem, but then why would you be parking? There isn’t a store open after 12 noon, and there were only three that bothered to open at all. It’s sad, but it’s also expected.

It’s no secret, I managed a big box before I got laid off. That’s what got this page started in the first place. And though it wasn’t in this town, we were often vilified for “Killing Main Street.” It is one of the biggest bullshit stories you’ve ever heard and people eat that crap like it was coconut cream. No doubt, Big Box Retail presents a challenge for small business and for cities and towns that have lived on that apple pie way of thinking since their founding. Don’t get me wrong, I worked for Big Box, but I root for the small box. I’m as freaking Americana as they come. I grew up on Leave it to Beaver, Hazel, My Three Sons, and Father Knows Best. All that sixties/seventies nuclear family stuff is in my blood.

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A Little Perspective

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First of all, let’s all agree that the needless death of an innocent individual or group is always a tragedy. No one wants that perpetuated. We can all feel the horror and the pain, share the sorrow and disappointment, and recognize these mass killing events are a stain on our society. It pulls at our emotions; it pains our hearts; to see children and others as targets for warped and frustrated individuals within our society. Anyone who dies at the hands of another beyond the bounds of war, is senseless, unfathomable, and disturbing. But the key in this is at the hands of another individual, individuals who have either found no value in human life, have reached their own tragic end and hope to take others with them, find some freakish joy in celebrity and going out in a blaze of glory, or have been harmed both emotionally and physically all of their lives. Individuals. Those responsible.

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Is it worth the brand?

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Carhartt. Levi’s. Disney. Coca-Cola. Gillette. The list goes on. Companies who have decided it is more important for them to make a social statement rather than focus on their brand. I suppose, to an extent, business has always been filled with people who make statements with how they run their business. But it used to be more about what they did, than what they said. Some companies were just all business — Leave the other stuff on the other side of the door; we’re here to make money. Others made social care part of the company — Thanksgiving turkey donations, holidays off, United Way drives.

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Pellet or Old School

Smoking, cooking

Man this one was hard. I look out at my old smoker sitting in the backyard; thinking of all the years and hours we spent together; knowing how difficult that tube smoker could be, but remembering all the deep barked smoky meat which came from those hours of attention, and I feel like a traitor seeing it stand all alone with weeds growing around its legs. I remembered when we worked together to feed a whole round-up crew.

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Meat Talk

Ribeyes

You know I spent over seven years as the manager of the meat and deli division of a $83 million Super Store. My division’s average sales topped $4 million annually. While I’d never place my experience as a manager above the experience of a well seasoned meat cutter, I learned a thing or two. I’d never make it as a vegan. Though I’m not one of those people who turn their nose up at vegetables, I prefer mine on the side paired with a great cut of meat.

Pork chops seasoned and grilled; spareribs or pork butt rubbed with spices and smoked with hickory until tender and mouthwatering certainly take center stage when thinking barbecue. Chicken has its place as well, especially in the smoker. And those ol’ boys from Louisiana have proved you can smoke almost anything that walks, crawls, or swims.

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Whataboutism

You see it used over and over. Especially when you see people compare what took place on January 6, 2021 to the BLM and Antifa demonstrations the two years before. It’s a word created to try to stop the discussion. It’s a word which tries to cancel the actions of one group of people in an effort to further magnify the actions of another group of people. Because for anyone trying to compare the actions on one single day, where the amount of violence, death, and destruction pales in comparison to the multi-city riots which took place for over two years, freedom of speech just can’t be tolerated.

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Whiskey and Cigars

I’m no expert. I don’t read the expert blogs. I like what I like, and that’s the only real reason I offer for taking a smoke and a shot. I’m not saying I haven’t gone overboard, but I primarily smoke or drink for the pleasure, not the buzz. Once in a while I expand my horizons, but I’m no connoisseur. When it comes to alcohol, I only drink for one reason: the taste I like even if some might say it proves I have no taste. Hell, some folks would argue that I might as well drink out of a Dixie cup.

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