Author: Mr. Groovy
Living Above Your Means the Right Way
Mrs. Groovy and I have a very comfortable life. In addition to having a beautiful home sitting on three and a half acres, we also have great family and friends, want for nothing, and give and travel extensively. Yep, it’s good to be the Groovies right now. And the remarkable thing about our comfortable life…
Another Bison-Build Update
We fostered our third dog last week, and it was another failure. Sahara was a four-month-old retriever who was right in the throes of her biting stage. Check out Mrs. Groovy’s hands. Now, aside from the biting, Sahara was a wonderful dog. She was beautiful, healthy, and only had one accident in our house over…
New York State and Crony Socialism
Don’t ask me why, but my high-powered brain turned toward education this week, and I decided to compare my birth state to my adoptive state. Check out the following tables: New York spends a lot more than North Carolina on public education—$14,663 more per pupil, to be precise. But New York doesn’t allocate its education…
Gentiles and Jews and Blacks and Whites
I’m going to describe my bright high school years, and I want to know if my high school experience reminds you of another social dynamic that exists in the United States today. Here we go. Bright High School Years I went to high school on Long Island in the late 70s. The town I lived…
Three Cheers for White Privilege – Part I
We’re barely one month into the new year, and my white privilege has been on fire. Here are three prime examples of what I mean. The Glories of White Privilege CVS Pharmacy Visit On January 2, Mrs. Groovy and I went to our local CVS to pick up a prescription and a couple of electric…