I’d sooner drink dishwater than cold coffee.”
–Elmer Kelton (The Smiling Country)
Ponder that some, while I pour yuh a cup. Pretty close to bein’ true, and let me tell yuh another thing. I’ve tasted some coffee that was pretty near to bein’ dishwater on its ownself, not even bein’ cold. How some folks can ruin such a delightful beverage is beyond understandin’. Cold coffee–not fer me, unlessin’ that’s all there is. An’ if’n it’s cold, a person can always pour it in a pan and place it on the stove.
Taste that! Don’t burn the hair offen yur tongue; it’s hot! Ahhh, pure delight. Makes unwanted company tolerable. No, Pard, not meanin’ you, but I’ve had to sit through meetin’s in my time, and do some visitin’ with unsavory types that it was only coffee that helped me through. Go ahead, yuh can probably take a deep swaller now.
Yuh heard about the Queen. Finally went to meet her Maker and the real King of the Universe. From what I have been able to tell, she was a good woman and a believer. She shore did live the life. A stabalizin’ factor with the countries on the continent. No one can fill her shoes, but we need to pray that Charles stays with the Lord and continues to be a conservative voice.
Pard, yuh realize that it is the Lord who establishes governments and kingdoms. Sometimes, in fact most of the time, we don’t understand his workin’s, but He establishes thrones and who sits upon them. Part of that is to give people the kind of leadership they deserve. A people who act the fool will get a foolish leader–just look around you. One of these days, and this ol’ fence post believes soon, the kings of the nations will run for a hidin’ pace. The true King will appear and they will be afraid, and will go to war against Him. Oh, foolish men!
Coffee’s gone already? My, we must have been thirsty this mornin’ doin’ all our contemplatin’ an’ rememberin’ the Queen. Maybe she and Granny are sippin’ a cup of heavenly tea (yeah, I said it, I’m not sure how much the Queen enjoyed coffee), perhaps Mary and Martha are involved with the conversation. Is she in heaven? Pard, from what I understand she claimed to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ so she’s gonna be there.
Pard, yuh be havin’ a good day. Next week, the wife and I along with the youngest granddaughter are travelin’ the steel mount for Maryland. Hopin’ to be stoppin’ off to see relatives in Carolina. Yuh can be singin’ that song, “Wouldn’t it be finer, just to be in Carolina in the mornin’?” But while yur a-singin’ it, don’t neglect to check yur cinch. I won’t be here to remind yuh. Be sayin’ a prayer for us.
Vaya con Dios.