RANT RAV!NGS 2013 - Righting societal atrocities...since 1981.

Well done, Mrs. Dot.

A funeral was held this morning for a special woman who went to Heaven on Monday.

The news hit me hard, as this was the second death for me this year of a person I've admired since childhood.

I just wish I could have been there today, but since I am separated by a proverbial geographical chasm, I decided to reflect on my thoughts on Mrs. Dot here.

What else can be said about such a classy, virtuous woman? She seemed to carry the world on her back for over 50 years, graciously serving her Lord, her family, and her church.

Anyone she met, she greeted with a smile. A tender smile that shined the love of Jesus.

Lord of the Flies: ROUND ONE

I have longed to share with you an ongoing battle I have had with a group of flies since moving to Burbank.

A group of them flit around a fixed space, which just happens to be the door to our stairwell.

I take these stairs everyday to school, and every time they plague me, surrounding me in a cloud of pestilence as I vow to to them their destruction.

They've brought out a very dormant, maniacal side to me.

I think it really freaks Chipley out.

Letting Jacko Go...To Heaven?

It's been about a week since Michael Jackson's "shocking" death.

Come on people.

Did this really surprise anyone?

Maybe the timing of it.

But this guy has been on death row for almost 10 years, and on suicide watch for the last 5.

Failed comeback attempts, babies over balconies, pedophile accusations, increasingly erratic behavior.

As Neverland slowly became no man's land, the magical mystique faded away.

On the day he died, I was fueling up the FJ and heard "Billy Jean" over the loudspeaker.

And I grieved.

Not as a die hard fan, but out of concern for his soul.

The Presidential "Stink Eye"

I saw this on The Drudge Report yesterday and thought it would be great to post here.

I've never noticed it before, but it's pretty creepy.

As the summer begins, White House watchers have spotted a new look by President:

Obama: The Evil Eye!

Staffers have joked about the menacing glance, which comes when the president meets with world leaders who are not aligned with his progressive view.

White House photographers have captured the "evil eye" in recent weeks, during sessions with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Colombia's Alvaro Uribev.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi got hit with the commander's malocchio last week in the Oval office.

And at least one White House reporter has been on the receiving end of the daggers during a press conference.

Goodbye, Mr. Hisaw

There sure has been a lot of death this month.

Farrah Fawcett : unfortunate.

Billy Mayes: unexpected.

Ed McMahon: unwanted.

And Michael Jackson: unavoidable.

But as the world mourns these people with much fanfare, Garvon Hisaw passed on without society’s notice.

Garvon was man greatly admired by my family and countless others.

On the outside, he worked over 30 years at A&P groceries in management.

But on the inside, he was a spiritual giant.