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Posted on October 28 at 12:43 p.m.
As a former member of the "Sonic Boom" (about a 1,000 years ago)...let me explain something:
a) it takes lots of hard work, hours upon hours of practice
in all sorts of weather.
b) it teaches discipline.
c) you learn how to manage your time wisely
d) you voluntarily participate
e) it is a tradition
f) you "act right" or you get kicked out!!!
g) it is the ultimate "team-building" exercise
It is an outlet for hard-working and dedicated college kids that want to be part of something
that is bigger than themselves.
For me it was the first time I truly feared an instructor...I was
scared to death of Mr. Haughton (the band director). His
mantra was "You keep doing it, until you get it right, then do it some more!!!" He would embaress you in front of 250 kids...
you learned how to pay attention!!!!
Where else can 250 kids be melded into one precise accord?
Where else can total and complete respect be demanded by
an instructor?
The students in the marching bands from LSU, JSU, SU, Ole Miss, Alcorn, etc... all deserve respect. They all work very hard
for no pay, just to entertain you at half-time.
If you don't like it...go buy some popcorn during half-time.
Posted on October 15 at 5:49 p.m.
not too long ago the terrorists drove pick up trucks around town
and had "regular" last names... and they were ALL Americans!!
...whoever becomes President let's pray for him, ourselves, and our country.
and I am voting for "O"!!!!... u gotta love that man!!!!
Posted on September 26 at 12:45 p.m.
One more...
As I always tell my 20'ish nephews...you have to get off your Mom's breast milk...of course I use more graphic terminology, but you get my meaning.
The Bible says "You shall always have the poor"...It does
not say "You shall always have the poorly educated"
Posted on September 26 at 12:42 p.m.
There is a great divide between the "haves" and the "have nots". Education at one time provided the vehicle to bridge the "great divide", but recently our children fail to grasp the realization that education can be a vital element
of becoming one of the "haves".
Soon we will be over run with an entire generation of low
wage earners, poorly educated parents, and massive
exporting of high wage jobs.
As a parent of two college kids I can tell you that there are
a number of students out there striving, being competitive,
and taking advantage of educational opportunities. Sadly
this is not the case for most of our kids.
If little Johnny does not value an eduation there is NOT
a School Administrator on the planet that can make little
Johnny succeed.
I do not know how to do it, but somehow we have to impress upon our children the value of an excellent
education. This is the great challenge!
At my house there is one golden rule...I work, I eat!
You go to school and do well, you eat too!!!
Not doing well results in lost of text messages, cell phone,
xBox, computer time, driving priviledges, vacations,
allowances, and tv time.
The other rule we have is...you go to college, you get a job, you move out!!!
My education pays my mortgage, my car note, their student loans, their grocery bill, their cellphone bill, etc.
Thier education gets them out of my house in the not so distant future!!! I do love them
more then anything on the planet...but they gotta go...and
their ticket to a good life is an outstanding education in a
viable field!!!
The solution starts with the student's realization that
this is the way. The adminstrators at the school could work
24 hours a day using the greatest tools in the world...
but Little Johnny has to want it...and Little Johnny's parents have to want him to move out asap!!!
True story...The Delta Queen stopped in Nat one day and I saw the passengers sitting on the top deck enjoying the day. I asked my Dad "How do I get to do that?" He said "go to college!" The Delta Queen provided me with a life lesson!
The other lesson from my Dad was "You work, you eat...you go to college...you eat much better!!!"
Posted on September 9 at 8:46 a.m.
just be sure the good , bad , and the ugly is displayed...there is a lot of ugly... there is a lot of good. the democrat should make available the stories they published over the years that contained ugly racial overtones...thank goodness that does not happen anymore.
Posted on July 30 at 4:43 p.m.
natchezmom.....when richard wright lived in natchez it was a horrible time for blacks and poor whites. all the wonderful history of our little
town as potrayed by the little blue haired ladies is unbalanced and misleading. our history is
what it is....we must respect it all....blue haired and black haired all alike....rwright was a product of his time as are we....our little town flavored his writings....the good and the ugly of our little town....my natchez....my home...
Posted on July 1 at 8:13 p.m.
hannon...you said it very well....
Posted on July 1 at 12:18 p.m.
i graduated way back in 75...and i remember mr. barnett as a no-nonsense teacher and hallway monitor...u need u had to come correct.
there was an entire legion of guys from that era...mr. holyfield, mr. crenshaw, mr. dickey,
mr. smith, coach williams, doc woods, doc northington...and many others...it is the end of an era....where respect came first....guys like this made men of many of us. thanks mr. barnett...
there are thousands that walked more upright becuase u were there...thanks to all the guys like u that demanded respect from each of us...
Posted on June 25 at 7:59 p.m.
My vacation is coming home to Natchez...next week!!!!!!
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Posted on December 2 at 7:57 a.m.
if they can fire Sammy West (a good man) they can fire anyone.
The wheels are off at Alcorn...it is pitiful.
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