https://www.chingalingchronicles.com2023-10-13 11:28:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/father-abrahamI am a man of many limitations. None more so than a limited capacity to discern my logical thought from my emotional heart. My thumos from my logos. This is normally not a problem because while my intellect is small, I have always managed to look at issues from both sides of the proverbial coin and around its edges. That is until this past week. Father Abraham had many Sons and I am one of them.2023-02-07 10:19:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-29-a-case-against-godWho would be so bold as to put the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob on trial and make a case against Him? Who would give him the authority to hold such a trial? Who could and or would sit as judge and jury? Who would have the audacity to act as executioner if God were to be found guilty?2022-11-02 14:19:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-28-a-case-against-trumpThis may come as a surprise for many of you, but this was a pretty easy blog to write, especially considering that I am a fan of his presidency. It is easy because for all the good Trump did, he was equally as bad. All of today's problems are the result of Trump's decisions.2022-09-21 20:52:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-27-a-case-against-the-republican-partyI have recently joked about how hard it is going to be critical against the Republican party, but as I stated, that was all in jest. I am a Republican despite Republican leadership. I am a Republican because it is the party of compassion, freedom, and limited government.2022-09-03 13:37:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-26-closing-arguments-against-democratic-partyLadies and gentlemen of the jury, I have already laid out an airtight case against the democratic party in the last couple of episodes, but this should put the nail in the coffin. We already know that they are the party of racism, big government, anti-family, and I would not be surprised if every single Falcon fan was a democrat.2022-08-28 16:02:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-25-a-case-against-democrats-part-2Last week's episode went well. Erin was happy that I at least tried to be less abrasive. So, for the tyme being I will continue this "nicer" version of my contemptuous blog designed to show light on the evils of the democratic party.2022-08-22 17:13:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-24-case-against-democrats-part-1This is not going to be in the style of the blowhard you have become accustomed to. It's not that I am getting soft, it's just that sometymes my sincerity gets lost while I am berating. I would lyke to say that I get caught up in the moment and am just full of unbridled passion and can't help myself. But the truth is, I'm an asshole.2022-08-06 12:14:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-23-are-we-too-politicalWhen is enough enough? You cannot escape the politics of the day. Even if you do not watch the news or scroll through Facebook, you are constantly bombarded with politics or political activism. Hell, that waste of space, and hopefully the next Democrat nominee for President AOC made veggies political.2022-07-28 11:13:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-22-the-next-bubble-to-bustDo you know what we haven't had in a while? A bubble to bust. Many warn that it could be the “everything” bubble. Run to the hills because the sky is falling! Now don't get wrong, we have serious problems, and we are without leaders to lead us through troubled waters, but there is still, dare I say, hope. There are institutions primed to bust and I am going to give my best guess of what it will be and how we “could” recover from it. I feel as though I am very qualified to make this prediction because as many of you already know, I have seen several covers of the Wall Street Journal.2022-07-16 13:15:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-21-supreme-court-and-optimismHopefully, Americans have had a chance to let the Supreme Court's overturning Roe V Wade set in and come to realize what it could mean for the betterment of all of us. Ironically to do so you must first put aside abortion because that optimism is not about abortions at all, but rather power being put back into the states and ultimately to its citizens. But, before we can address those optimisms, we must at least touch upon abortion.2021-11-24 14:02:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-20-thankfulWell, I am back, baby. Warts and all. While I would love to get right back into raging against the most incompetent administration since the days of the peanut-brained Carter, I figured this first week back, I would focus on what I am grateful for.2021-03-07 10:24:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-19-the-american-worker-pt2Dr. Suess is bad, Republicans show they are willing to pretend to fight, and I agreed with a statement President Obama made. This was a crazy week. Obama said elections matter, well no shit, so we do agree on something2021-02-28 14:42:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-18-american-workerBecause this week's episode might be a little lengthy, I have decided to cut the week in review a little short. Besides, nothing much has changed this week; President Mush Brains is still a bumbling fool, Harris is still a commie, cancel culture shows no signs of slowing down, and corporate America is doubling down on wokeism. And now, the American worker.2021-02-21 11:39:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-17-lessons-learned-from-rushHello, friends. This past week marked one of the most sobering Mardi Gras I have lived through, but it gives New Orleanians the chance to use another one of our sayings, "There's always next year". This week, in honor of the great Rush, I decided to dedicate this episode to what I believe are some of the best lessons he learned us.2021-02-13 16:27:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-16-lobbyist-and-how-they-are-more-traitor-than-notSo, what's new everybody? Oh yeah, we have another impeachment. Yay! The left is so afraid of the Agent Orange that they will stop at nothing until he is removed. It truly is Trump Derangement Syndrome, but hey, the Left does not give up. They have been calling for impeachment days after the 2016 election. Good luck retards.2021-02-07 10:09:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-15-racism-and-the-newsHave you wondered why the mainstream media and Democrats have been hell-bent on calling January 6th “the day of the insurrection”? It’s all about the 14th Amendment. Using the word insurrection is very important, not just for getting rid of Trump for good, but for also removing 147 Republicans from the House and Senate. That is exactly what Cori Bush and Pelosi want to do. Marjorie Greene is just the beginning.2021-01-30 06:36:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-14-news-part-2Welcome back to the world of misinformation. Before we continue on our journey through the world of journalism and reporters, a place where TMZ has a higher confidence rate than NBC, let that sink in a moment, let’s have a week in review. Pudding Brain Joe did a couple of things that I somewhat agree with2021-01-26 04:08:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-13-the-so-called-news-mediaI am so glad I waited so long to write about the media. The before Biden inauguration to after inauguration news has been awesome. What a difference a couple of days make. One day news reporters are appalled and devastated because of the January 6th “disturbance”, and now those same imposters are fawning over a couple of dogs.2021-01-19 06:19:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-12-education-part-2Before we finish up with education, I think it would be a good tyme to do a little week in review. The Dems and the media have been able to control the narrative about the capital "riot" by claiming it was the worst thing to happen in the history of ever. The real travesty is that it will be the reason for censoring and silencing conservative thought. AOC and others have been vocal about reprogramming Trump supporters. I guess it will be something lyke those Pray the Gay Away Camps.2021-01-11 12:44:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-11-fixing-the-partyWell played Democrats, well played. It took a global pandemic, a slew of false claims, and the unwavering support from big tech and the mainstream media, but you did it. You brought down those unsympathetic, racist Republicans2021-01-08 19:38:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-10-education-part-1Where to begin, where to begin? As with many aspects of these United States, education was once something we could hang our hat on. What happened? For one, the government got involved. Then we stigmatized the trades. And finally, we let those P.C. idiots in the schools. What happens when we combine those things? We spend over $700 billion a year for a 35th worldwide rank in education.2020-12-30 10:53:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-9-i-m-sorry-i-offended-youWhat is the proper way to close out your favorite blog series of 2020? We could do a year in review and just get lost in the pandemic, biased news, and elections. That just seems a little old hat, and this new year you deserve a new hat. But that would require much more effort than I want to spend on this blog today. So, this is probably the wrong tyme to write about the laziness and incompetence of the workforce.2020-12-22 13:25:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-8-christmasI, lyke the rest of you, am ready for a change, and hopefully, this week's Christmas Celebration and the upcoming New Year will help facilitate that change. This episode will not dive into what is wrong with Christmas (the answer is nothing, by the way),2020-12-16 12:52:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-7-the-policeI might as well start this week's episode very bluntly. I am not a fan of the police. Largely since most police officers I have encountered were punks, plain, and simple. Now sure, on a couple of those occasions I deserved to be handled aggressively.2020-11-20 11:01:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-6-prisonPrison is supposed to be a place to send violent people and make the rest of us feel safe. It should also work as a deterrent for committing crimes. What they are is big money. $80 billion a year big.2020-11-17 07:18:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-5-bureaucracyAs advertised, here is our episode of governmental pork slash bureaucracy. Seems fitting since I have no doubt that under the Harris administration it is going to grow to an unheard-of size. One thing I believe wholeheartedly is that the democratic party loves to create programs or agencies that sounds good but does absolutely nothing.2020-11-09 16:29:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-4-immigrationImmigration is an issue that demands serious consideration. It is no exaggeration to say lives are at stake. Many have made the ultimate sacrifice to come to or to get their children into our great land. The American Dream is something most of us take for granted, while many foreigners yearn for it2020-11-02 12:13:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-3-porkThe political game in my simple-minded brain is one where there are only a few winners and the rest of us. It is mostly because politicians are self-serving wind bags.2020-10-26 17:51:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/episode-2-foreign-helpBeing a good citizen to the world is one of the aspects of America that makes us special. Whether it be military aid or just cold hard cash, we are there for the world. Our government is very generous, with our money by the way, to a tune of over $40billion a year.2016-05-30 00:00:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/blog/introduction-and-episode-1-simple-campaign-fixWelcome, everyone, to my commonsense view of our world. But I have a feeling that if anyone actually reads this so-called blog, it might be determined to be nonsensical or even fantasy. What can you expect to find here? Nothing groundbreaking, that’s for sure. These weekly installments are just suggestions that I think would be beneficial to our society. I love this country, and I believe we do many things very well, but I think we can do so much better.2022-09-29 22:27:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/popping-collars-and-busting-soles/a-jamaican-honeymoon-and-unwanted-packageWe tried our best to find comfort in the Miami Airport during a long layover, which would conclude with us flying to Jamaica. Still dog-tired from the wedding two days earlier. A wedding many people had already dubbed "The Wedding of the Century".2022-09-16 07:33:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/popping-collars-and-busting-soles/dead-end-at-the-top-of-the-mountainSometymes you set forth on one adventure only to find yourselves in a completely different adventure altogether. Or you think you are in a comedy, but then the filter suddenly changes, and just before it's too late you realize that you're in a horror story. Well, that's exactly what happened to Shanda, Drew, and myself during a trip to Arkansas. We went there for a birth but somehow ended up on a mountain.2022-08-25 21:33:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/popping-collars-and-busting-soles/they-came-in-peaceEvery so often we are chosen to deliver warnings or news of good tidings. It is fewer tymes that we are charged with the latter, but when we are asked to do the former it sometymes is a blessing. I was five years old when I had to deliver a warning to the good people of Portland, Arkansas.2022-08-16 17:29:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/popping-collars-and-busting-soles/a-spider-a-drum-and-lite-vandalismAs the summer becomes to an end, we must accept the inevitable, school is about to commence. But you mustn't fret, that also means high school football. Nothing says high school football more than rivalries. Jesuit and Holy Cross, Ruston and Neville, Rummel and whoever2022-08-01 16:03:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/popping-collars-and-busting-soles/the-young-boy-and-the-pondThere are many rites of passage for boys. First crush. First kiss. First pet. Death of the first pet. The first tyme climbing up then falling out of a tree. The first tyme listening to American Pie in all 8 and half minutes of mesmerizing brilliance. Death of a family member. Being picked up by a parent for the last tyme. One of mine stands out more than the rest, well maybe not the first kiss one, but over the rest of them. Today I will tell you about the first tyme I caught a fish.2022-07-25 21:58:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/popping-collars-and-busting-soles/the-bank-robberyAn unfortunate fact is that innocent people spend years in prison. Innocent people are often implicated and charged with crimes for just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. In the summer of '97, I happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, and after a series of unfortunate events, I was implicated in a bank robbery. I would love to say I was without any wrong doing, but my twenty-one year-old self didn't make good decisions. My twenty-one-year-old self rarely thought past the moment2022-07-18 22:28:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/popping-collars-and-busting-soles/the-wonderful-world-of-movie-magicLyke most families, ours is one that bonds over movies. I may not remember birthdays or the names of many of my great uncles, but I can recall in vivid detail watching American Werewolf in London at my grandparent's house in Montrose, AK in 1982. Oddly enough at the same grandparent's house(different town) I watched Texas Chainsaw Massacre2020-03-04 00:00:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/popping-collars-and-busting-soles/the-gatorMy story about my first encounter with an alligator and an ancient descendant of a god2021-03-07 10:30:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/buck-b/you-wanted-more-here-you-are(Hello again. I guess I should thank you for all of your support. Thanks (sarcasm) I did not see this happening. Who would have guessed so many of you would of actually read their blog?2021-02-07 10:16:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/buck-b/i-present-to-you-the-buck-brothers(Warning! This is not at a Blog in a traditional sense. My name is Travis, and I am one of the Buck Brothers students in their dance class. The other day, they overheard a dance mom talking about a Blog she read. I don’t think they understood what a Blog was, but they wanted one.2022-08-30 20:17:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/ask-ray-ray/seriously-just-pick-something-alreadyEveryday around 3:15 I begin to get anxious, because I know the phone is about to ring. My wife will be calling to discuss our favorite daily decision, dinner. The dance begins and it is not a sexy one like the tango, or even a sweet side to side shuffle. No, ours is more of a satanic Do-si-do.2021-03-07 14:00:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/ask-ray-ray/why-so-seriousMy co-worker is driving me crazy with his theories of subtext in Marvel movies. Thor: Ragnarok for instance is supposed to be some sort of social commentary about how we all live in a world built on colonialism.2021-03-07 13:58:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/ask-ray-ray/lasagna-without-meat-is-like-a-day-without-sunlightDear Ray Ray, When I first started dating my wife, she made me a meatless lasagna and I lied and said I loved it.2021-02-19 17:59:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/ask-ray-ray/i-needed-a-taller-fenceOver the summer a young couple moved in next door. They quickly became part of our pod. I can’t believe I just said “pod.”2021-02-19 17:55:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/ask-ray-ray/picky-eaterI am at a lost. My wife and I have 3 wonderful children, well 2 wonderful children. Our youngest has decided she is a vegetarian.2021-02-19 17:52:00https://www.chingalingchronicles.com/ask-ray-ray/welcome-to-ask-ray-raySince I started this website, many of you have been emailing me questions or asking for advice. I believe that I am qualified to answer your questions because I have read over 50 “Dear Abby” columns