The Big Picture

A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand

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In Union there is Strength – “A house divided against itself, cannot stand.” — Abraham Lincoln The Big Picture –  By Glynn Wilson – BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS, N.C. — Why can’t I just wake up on one beautiful spring Sunday morning in America and see beyond the view of the mountains a scene of peace,…

So Long Jeff Sessions: We Won’t Be Sorry to See You Go

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Let us open with a song. Oh, little Jeff Sessions It’s a mystery how you made it this far The devil messes with God’s best-laid plans You prayed and gave the country Donald Trump Then he dumped you in a Mobile trash heap You get no spare change It must feel mighty strange To say…

Let’s Get Busy Living Better Together

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Even While Social Distancing Apart“Instead of complaining that the rose bush is full of thorns, be happy the thorn bush has roses.” – Buddhist Proverb The Big Picture –  By Glynn Wilson –  BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS, N.C. — The polar vortex swooped down into the Southland this Mother’s Day weekend and not only froze the…

It’s Not the Time for Selfish Competition Within Groups

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The Big Picture –  By Glynn Wilson –  LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ala. — The whole world is in shock. If the coronavirus doesn’t kill you, the stress from the economic collapse may. What to do about it? Maybe look on the bright side? This will probably be the coolest summer in a couple of decades. It’s…

If Coronavirus Takes Me, You Can Bury Me On Lookout Mountain

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The Big Picture –  By Glynn Wilson –  LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ala. – It’s a tough business always being brutally honest. But somebody has to do it, right? Sorry in advance. There’s no funny little ditty to sing you this morning. This is just not funny anymore. As I sit here isolated and alone on the…

Palm Sunday: Pray for the Living and Stay At Home

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The Big Picture –  By Glynn Wilson –  LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ala. — The dots on the coronavirus map and the color representing the Republican Party are not the only bright red things around here right now. In the mountain woods of North Alabama, the pollen count is on “Very High.” So your runny nose, sneezing…

There is a Silver Lining in the Coronavirus Crisis Dark Cloud

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A Teachable Moment – The Big Picture –  By Glynn Wilson –  PENSACOLA, Fla. — The news is changing so fast on the health and economic impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic that no matter what I write this minute and this day, it will likely be obsolete by tomorrow. But I do believe strongly…

Novel Coronavirus Pandemic Hits Hard, Threatens Global Recession

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The Big Picture -  By Glynn Wilson -  PENSACOLA, Fla. — This feels surreal, but reality is beginning to set in. It feels like Murphy’s law is in full effect: “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” As the novel coronavirus health pandemic continues to grow, and a global economic recession and maybe a…

Sol Invictus: Don’t Be Blinded by the ‘Unconquered Sun’

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The Big Picture –  By Glynn Wilson –  While we wait for the delayed results of the Iowa Caucuses, what the National Affairs Desk of Rolling Stone magazine is calling Dempocalypse Now — and the election reporting glitch caused the New York Times to shut down it’s election results system on the web — the…

The Year of the Rat King: 2020

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The Big Picture -  By Glynn Wilson -  It’s hard to know what the Chinese astrologers were thinking when they came up with the Chinese zodiac, but sometimes their system creates opportunities for word games that also tend to possess political and/or social insight. Take 2020, for example, the Year of the Rat. The Rat…

Can A Woman Be Elected President of the United States?

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Sure, if it’s the right woman. But here in Dixie Alley, the frogs think it’s spring already – “The past is not dead. It’s not even past.” — William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun, 1951 The Big Picture –  By Glynn Wilson –  CONECUH NATIONAL FOREST – In a glance at the trending news on…