One Drunk Redneck

Something straight from a script of The Twilight Zone is happening in our rural county of Talbot, MD.   Conflict stripped off the social media pages of the Internet have been given life by one person - Richard Potter, president of the NAACP of Talbot County - and has turned the county upside down. Here's the clincher - most Talbot County residents don't even know what the conflict is.   We live in unique times.   In the old days, like the days of Dungeons and Dragons, we played our fantasy games and they were just that - fantasy games.   Serious players rarely ventured out of Mom's basement and, fortunately for the rest of us, their lives rarely, if ever, spilled out into the real world.   Thanks to technology, the Internet, and social media, the old game of Dungeons and Dragons has become Quest for Fifteen Minutes of Fame with the object of the game being to collect as many selfies as possible.   While the self-taken pictures are dime a dozen...

In this modern day world of technology where we are inundated daily with everything that is wrong and bad in this country... In this modern day world of politics where presidential candidates vow to "make America great again" or "stronger together" as if we're not great, but are weak... In this modern day world of business where the almighty dollar is more important than principles and doing what's right... I come across this stand that defiantly boasts how honest we are and how great we are.  Prices for the produce are posted and plastic bags are provided so you don't walk off with the small baskets.  You bag your produce and leave the money in the money box.  The rusted old money box is testament to the many years this honor system of selling produce has worked for the farmer.  If only we all could focus on this business model and celebrate what it really says about us. Posted by Five Drunk Rednecks