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You! come w me to get some coffee

Yes you!

I’m amazed that I’ve officially hit 7k followers here.

Just for heads up for the Health of my Relationship with my Wife and increasing hours at work, I’m going to start limiting my social media time. I’ll still try to check in, I wanted give my Luvies heads up.

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My Luvies

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June calendars available :

My wife and I

Hey there y’all, just few of goofy ones of me.

*For my new friend’s first message to me;

Pretend you just met me in a Coffee shop. Or

“Hello/ Hi, my name is / I’m ( insert a name) How are you…?” - - -What happened to the simple greetings

If you wouldn’t say that to a stranger in person, don’t make that your first message.

( I’m also not your online role playing/ sexting prostitute)

Thanks for hosting!

Something to Stand For - Our National Anthem - Mike Rowe 2026

I wrote this story nine years ago, shortly after Colin Kapperneick took a knee during the National Anthem.

In the aftermath of that gesture, and all the controversy that surrounded it, a lot of decent Americans who genuinely loved this country became uncomfortable standing for our national anthem. They were afraid that doing so would send the wrong message. But they were also uncomfortable kneeling, because that too, seemed disrespectful to a cause they cared about. Thus, a lot of people who shared Dr. King's dream of living in a colorblind society, were suddenly unsure about how to express their devotion to this imperfect country, without seeming indifferent to her imperfections.

One day, on another long flight across the country, I wrote a story about a few of the lesser-known events surrounding the writing of The Star-Spangled Banner. In particular, the role of two teenagers and a runaway slave on the outcome of that most consequential battle. Growing up in Baltimore with a father who taught social studies, I was well-acquainted these facts and shared the story on my podcast. I never imagined that several years later, it would be brought to life for a TV series called The Story Behind the Story. Nor did I ever imagine it would become the basis of a movie which was released a year ago this week.

Funny what can happen when a story takes hold.

Anyway, this is the current version of Something to Stand For, brought to life for the movie of the same name. If you like it, I hope you’ll check out the whole film, which features a total of nine unapologetically patriotic stories, stitched together with a trip to DC, where I reacquaint myself with our countries greatest memorials, and remind myself that America is both a great nation, and a work in progress. The film is currently streaming on Angel Studios and hanging tough on Rotten Tomatoes with 98%. For whatever that’s worth.

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