An Almond-Colored Man Screaming Dynomite! Sorry, Frank, I Got Kicked Off GETTR. The Sheep are Whispering

"When you are standing in the middle of a storm, you have two choices: Pray to God that it goes away. Or, start praying to God that he gives you the wisdom to figure out why you're standing in the middle of a storm."
— Shannon L. Alder

Good morning; I don't' have time for niceties, a lot going on; let's dive in. Many people are shocked to learn I run a nonprofit; I don't make light of it; it's part of my world; my nonprofit supports business owners that fell for the COVID 2020 Pandemic Fraud. We provide counseling and support as to how they got things so wrong. Unfortunately, consumer habits have not changed.

Most of our community changed hours made unreasonable requests upon their staff and clients, we have a lot of work to do, but we are doing God's work. Recently our executive director took another position with the Kids without Thumbs organization; I wish he/him/her/they well.

So we are starting our search for a new director today. I don't think we will look for a person of solid character. I don't want someone with experience; I don't care what their education level is was or could be. So before I begin my search, I want to say that I wish someone rose beige of color, I want them to be transgender, and I want their name to be Karen. I am confident I can get the best candidate by outlining the parameters before I search. Come on, man.

I heard a story I thought I would share. There are two companies; a mean man runs one. He says what he thinks, he does not care what others think of him, he does things his way, and many people dislike him. Yet, his company's profits are soaring; his people have all improved their lives, aside from his assholeness, things are going swimmingly. In the story, there is another company. The man is kind, friendly, like a good uncle. He runs his company the best he can; he tries to fill each position with someone that fits a diversity box and people like him. The problem is he is not a good leader; he fails at every turn, people die, the company loses money, soon they will be out of business, and the vendors, clients, and employees will all have lost everything they worked for, but remember, he was kind. Sometimes it makes sense to have an asshole running things.

Whoa, two big oops in a row, am I on a roll? Did I piss you off?   Can you not see what the hell is going on? Ah, but I digress, how are you? Now I'm ready for niceties. I'm up, I've got my coffee, I'm doing some last-minute packing before hitting the road, we are heading west young man, woman, transgender. I am very concerned with their pronouns. As you should be, today's pronouns are essential.

Yesterday I cleaned up my email to a point I have 3 read emails in my box. Those will take action in the next week; I clean up my inbox about once a month, deleting all those extra items I took care of long ago. It's a sign of living at a ten. Folks, Anson has his shit together after a few days of sickness; sadly, for some, I'm back. I'm like that almond-colored man, screaming Dynomite!

I worked here until 11:15, headed south to get my blood work results and my testosterone shot. After that, I got a cup of gumbo soup from the South Ale Emporium and then headed home. I worked a little and then ran an interview with a potential new teammate; we are growing; my job today is to find good talent; we are looking for the person with the best character regardless of their sex, color, or pronouns.

We stopped by our neighbor Bill's to check out some new pillows he purchased and then went down to the Dugout to meet Rick and Saundra. The five of us dined; it was our last supper of our neighborhood buddies. We got close this visit; lifelong friends and family are lovely. I had a cup of soup, and a sandwich, portion control is how I'm going to lose my extra 8 pounds. I'm down a few, slowly losing the holiday chub; I encourage you to do the same.

I recently noticed someone online that said things I don't like. How dare they disagree with me. What I think, do, and sound is ultimately the way others should consider. If you disagree, you should be removed from any platforms. The platform I was on is called GETTR; I called for the removal of the person, the person had many followers, I have 3, it turns out that the person had a more significant influence on society, and so I was removed from GETTR.   Management said, "southern man don't need me around anymore."

Some of you are wondering what the hell I'm talking about, and some of you are smirking that I'm able to be so cryptic with my words. I hope either way you view today's narrative, you are smiling. It's not easy getting up and spinning the world into stories and fables.

I was called ignorant yesterday. Frank, my friend who owns a coffee shop, corrected me when I said his shop was closed. He wanted the world to know they were open but had modified their hours to accommodate the changing consumer habits. I'm not sure how consumer habits have changed, but my friend Dave and I wanted to have coffee at 2:30 on a Monday, and Frank's business was closed. I shared my experience, and Frank was upset I did not Google his hours before visiting his business. Sorry buddy, I'll be better.

For those of you wondering about changing consumer habits, I'll remind you that our business is open 25/8/366, so if you have a need, a concern, or want a cup of coffee, one will be provided to you no matter the time of day. Our phones will always be answered; if you need us, we will be there, changing consumer habits be damned.

Enough, the pot is stirred, swirling, I would say. I need to shower and hit the road and let these words impact those that need a friendly punch in the face. I'll get a few "thank you's," some "no you didn't's," and the sheep will whisper about the wolf over the hill. But, I'm sorry, did I hurt your feelings? Did I strike a nerve? Suck it up, buttercup; it's time to choose facts over your emotions.

"When you are standing in the middle of a storm, you have two choices: Pray to God that it goes away. Or, start praying to God that he gives you the wisdom to figure out why you're standing in the middle of a storm."
— Shannon L. Alder