2011 October

The Walking Dead

October 31, 2011 By wesleydonehue

Day 88 – We were being hammered for weeks. Support for the national Fair Tax was starting to catch up with Congressman Jim DeMint during the final weeks of his campaign for the United States Senate.

The Fair Tax is a pretty good idea. Eliminate all taxes, get ride of the IRS and just stick a 23% sales tax on everything. The problem is that its hard to argue that in a 30 second ad, but it’s real easy for your opponent to argue that you want to raise taxes by 23% on EVERYTHING. Groceries, gas, clothes, you name it, Inez Tenenbaum said that Jim DeMint wanted to raise taxes on it.

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There Is No Temperance

October 30, 2011 By wesleydonehue

By now you know that I’m teaching a Sunday School class on Mere Christianity by CS Lewis. Today we got into Book 3 – Christian Behavior. It’s always fun when you get to talk about sex and alcohol in Sunday School.

And by “fun,” I mean totally awkward.

As I was leaving church today, I thought more about this issue of temperance. I talked about it before in my post Christianity and My Vodka Tonic and today I started thinking about how screwed up our society has become.

Our world today is full of people who do things to the extreme or don’t do them at all. Just look at the college kids right here at the University of South Carolina. They have do-gooders telling them not to drink at all. And they have frat brothers forcing liquor down their throats through funnels.

What they don’t have is someone saying “dude, drink three or four beers, chill and have some good conversation.”

People just expect you to fall in one of the two extremes. No one expects you to be in the middle.

The sad thing is that there are people out there that do live a temperate life style with regards to alcohol. You may even be one of them.

However, they typically are the ones that aren’t vocal about it. Alcohol to them isn’t something to be feared or worshipped. They just enjoy it with their friends, enjoying its properties while holding it with a healthy respect.

Drinking less than I do or drinking more than I would be able to handle could also be forms of temperance. This really is a personal issue and deciding for yourself what would be best.

Even not drinking at all can be a form of temperance if you are someone who knows that they cannot handle even the smallest bit of alcohol.

The problem comes when people start judging others for not doing exactly as they are doing. Therefore the teetotalers as well as the binge drinkers who look down on you are both in the wrong.

Be honest with yourself. You know what you can and cannot handle. Don’t let anyone else force you to either extreme.

Filed Under: Food & Drink

Unleash the Kraken

October 29, 2011 By wesleydonehue

Day 86 – Are you adventurous? When you go to a new bar, do you get your “go to” drink or do constantly look to try something new?

More importantly, are you a fan of spiced rum? If you know me, you know that I enjoy a good rum and Coke. In fact, it’s probably one of my favorite drinks out there.

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You are more than you

October 28, 2011 By wesleydonehue

Day 85 – It’s easy to always think about how our actions will impact ourselves. Most of us forget that we are also members of other groups and thus our actions have repercussions on many other people. We as individuals may forget this, but others don’t.

Let’s all be honest with each other. Everyone stereotypes. While it might not be right, every single one of us still does it. If you say you do not, then I’m going to stereotype you as a liar.

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How many shoes is too many for a man to own?

October 27, 2011 By wesleydonehue

Day 84 – Is too many? Are too many? Whatever…

Well, see that picture above? That’s too many.

I think its safe to say that a man should not have more shoes than his wife has. I’m cutting it close.

But while you shouldn’t have as many as your wife has, you should also have more than just one. No Rob, wearing sneakers with a suit is not acceptable. You have to cut that out.

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Party hard with us on Halloween

October 26, 2011 By wesleydonehue

Day 83 – This morning I woke up bright and early to join Anne Postic, better known as The Shop Tart, on WACH Fox to promote a great event happening on Halloween night.

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Buy The Goat Rodeo Sessions

October 25, 2011 By wesleydonehue

Day 82 – From my frequent posts about the Avett Brothers and Old Crow Medicine Show, you know I love bluegrass music. What you don’t know is that I’m also in love with the cello. When I’m writing, I often listen to Yo Yo Ma and the Turtle Island String Quartet.

I also love the energy and inspiration instrumental groups such as Mogwai and Explosions in the Sky provide. Just pay attention to the Spotify Facebook stream, and you’ll see those two groups dominating my 9-5 workday.

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The Appropriate Pant Length

October 24, 2011 By wesleydonehue

Day 81 – Some days a man just has to look himself in the mirror and say “I look like an idiot.” It could be a haircut or a beard or even a beer gut. Hell, it could be just about anything.

Today, I had that experience after Elizabeth told me that I wear my pants too short. Seriously. We’ve been married nearly seven years, and she is just now telling me that my pants are too short.

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Resistance is not futile

October 23, 2011 By wesleydonehue

Day 80 – Finally, this whole “Worst Person in the World” thing is coming to a close. I only received two tweets today calling me a “racist” and a “whore.”

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