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A Bittersweet Homecoming Sunday, February 08 @ 22:04:05 EST by RonCharest (88 reads)
I had the chance to make a quick trip to my former hometown of Gautier, Mississippi, this past week. It was a quick 6 hour visit made on the spur of the moment while in New Orleans, Louisiana, on a business trip. Although it felt good to be back in my former home town even for a short while and visit with old friends, I also felt a small bit melancholy.
Changing the Tone of Discussion Sunday, February 08 @ 20:20:28 EST by RonCharest (107 reads)
Back on December 28, 2008, I had my latest letter to the editor (LTE) published in our local newspaper the Potomac News. This letter was a rebuttal and answer to our local columnist James Simpson. Mr. Simpson subsequently promised a rebuttal to my answer, and this week he did just that.
Not much of a surprise there, but what did pleasantly surprise me was his tone. He actually wrote a respectful response laying out his opinions without any hint of mocking me.
Charest Answers James Simpson Thursday, January 01 @ 10:22:44 EST by RonCharest (199 reads)
After a long pause from writing Letters to the Editor (LTE) I jumped back into the fray last week. The occasion of my return to poking local conservatives was being directly challenged by a local columnist. It seems even my on-line comments are enough to annoy our conservative writers.
Happy New Year 2009! Thursday, January 01 @ 09:38:20 EST by RonCharest (199 reads)
In my first post of 2009, I want to wish all our loyal readers a new year filled with good health, happiness, and prosperity. I won't wish anyone a new year filled with excitement and interesting times as I think most people have enough of that already. Not the good kind.
This and That, September Edition Tuesday, September 30 @ 14:19:23 EDT by RonCharest (309 reads)
Another month gone, disappeared just like our money on Wall Street. Summer is past, Fall is starting and the leaves are already almost gone. Back when I was growing up my parents used to tell us that "money didn't grow on trees."
I wish they would have told that to the kids who grew up to be Wall Street Bankers.
This and That, Summer Edition Saturday, September 06 @ 13:06:44 EDT by RonCharest (350 reads)
It's been a fast summer here in Virginia. Between my new job, boating, working around the house and other summertime stuff, There's been very little time or energy for me to write. So consider this a catch-up posting for the last two months.
Rescue on the Potomac Monday, July 14 @ 20:52:07 EDT by RonCharest (397 reads)
This weekend was a two boating-day weekend. Saturday I spent the afternoon bouncing around the Potomac between Occoquan and Quantico, and at anchor in a quiet cove over on the Maryland side. It was a nice afternoon (any time on the water is nice, actually) even though the water was a bit rough. Sunday I went out again with friends as a two-boat rally, which turned out to be a bit of adventure.
My July LTE - Backing Up Obama Friday, July 11 @ 15:02:59 EDT by RonCharest (412 reads)
The Republican Smear Machine has already started cranking out their nonsense in all its finest glory. Some of it leaked out into our local newspaper editorials section of "The Potomac News" on June 15, about Senator Obama allegedly breaking his promise to not take Lobbyist money. With this letter, I decided to officially become an "activist" and get clarification directly from the Obama campaign.
My June LTE Friday, July 11 @ 14:55:35 EDT by RonCharest (435 reads)
I've been a bit slow in reposting my monthly Letter's to The Editor (LTEs) for June and July. As I've mentioned before, last July I made it a goal to get at least one letter per month published in our local newspaper The Potomac News.
I've actually met that goal so far, having one letter per month published since last August, and one column under my byline. With everything else I've been doing these past couple of months, I've been a bit slow republishing them here. So here is my June LTE.
Winnies Gardens Saturday, July 05 @ 11:11:44 EDT by RonCharest (462 reads)
Winnie loves to grow things. Calling her a "natural gardener" may be a fair statement even though she did grow up in a small farming village. Having seen the village she grew up in with it's wonderful small vegetable plots surrounded by hundreds of acres of rice fields, I'm not too surprised she's good with plants. But she really does love to grow plants and work in gardens.
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