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Charlie”s Voice – Strange Forces At Work

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Charlie Melton

By Charlie Melton

When I was a short, fat, child (before I was a short, fat, adult) I assembled a bait shop and had a grand opening at the end of our lane. I had all sizes of crawdads, worms, and even the coveted Catalpa worms. Since we lived more than a mile from the nearest hard road, I had little traffic and no customers. It was the first of many business failures. I’d say that forces I didn’t understand affected me.

It’s like when my dear Grandmother Fern convinced me to grow turnips to make lots of money. I planted the seeds along the edges of the fields. I was unable to sell even a pound of the bumper crop. I figured the potato cartel ruined my dreams. It was a force I didn’t understand. [Read more...]

Charlie’s Voice: Rat-Boy and Mouse Mutt

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By Charlie Melton

I confess, I do not like mice. I do not like them once or twice. I do not like them here or there. I do not like them in my hair.

You could call me mouse-o-phobic. That phobia extends to most rodents. They’re nasty little plague-producers. They can squeeze through a microscopic opening and their huge teeth can shred a carotid artery. They’re capable of changing the most harmless germ into a disease so lethal it can eradicate life as we know it. That’s why scientists use them in labs all over the world. Did you really think that “Pinkie and the Brain” was fiction? It is not. [Read more...]

Charlie’s Voice – Who Do We Trust, And Why?

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Charlie Melton

By Charlie Melton

I’m scheduled for the Covid-19 vaccine and I truly don’t know what to do. My friends have already taken the shot. My family wants me to get vaccinated. I’m trying to decide if it will be a benefit to my fellow man, or a detriment to society and to the species. I am, after all, of little consequence. In a few years, I’ll be forgotten. According to some, I’m a Deplorable and my life is an imposition. [Read more...]

Charlie’s Voice – Social Commentary and Summary Judgment

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Charlie Melton

By Charlie Melton

Rush Limbaugh just passed on to that radio studio in the sky. I’ve been a fan for as long as he’s been a force on the airwaves. While I haven’t always agreed with him, I always admired his willingness to say the opposite of what everyone else was saying. He was the inverse of mainstream and some people loved him for it. [Read more...]

Charlie’s Voice – If You Believe, Act Like It!

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Charlie Melton

By Charlie Melton

Pastor Jeff is what they call a “Hard-Shell Baptist.” He was only in his twenties, but when he preached you could smell the brimstone. You didn’t doze during Jeff’s sermons. He kept us engaged at church, and even had us spending our Saturdays beating on doors and witnessing. We believed.

On no particular Sunday morning, the house was packed, as was typical. During the sermon, a Deacon came into the sanctuary from a side door. His voice boomed, “Preacher, the nursery is on fire.” Lots of us, me included, got up and ran towards the nursery to save the children. The Preacher screamed into the PA, “Stop! It’s not on fire. Stop! Take your seats.” We were unsure what was going on, but we filed back to our pews. It was a setup, a stunt, a lesson, from the Deacon and the Pastor. [Read more...]

Charlie’s Voice – Not Doing Business With Them

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Charlie Melton

By Charlie Melton

I’ve joked about boycotting businesses for years. I joked that at one time, I boycotted so many places it was getting hard to do business anywhere. I’m just about there again, but it’s no joke.

I think my current state of discontent began with my insurance company, USAA. Like most insurances, the fee seems to creep up every year or so. Still, I stuck with them because they’re especially for military personnel and their families. That is, until last fall when I received an email from them. [Read more...]

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