Does anyone else hear the gentle whisper of angels wings?

I’m sure Alabama is the only state where signs like this exist. At the risk of shattering the stereotypical ‘All Southerners Are Idiots’ narrative that HAS BEEN BEAT TO DEATH (flies are swarming; time to move on), here’s a secret: by 2014 we’re supposed to have electricity, indoor plumbing and an influx of non-related citizens who are eligible for marriage, y’all!  If it weren’t for some of these ‘Alabama Hicks’, you wouldn’t have the 911 system, trollies, satellites in space, bragging rights that your country put the first man on the moon, the ability to fly commercial, or use windshield wipers. When my brother- husband ain’t hollerin’ ta eat, I’ll come back and tell y’all ‘bout all them diseases we’ve cured, too.  This beautiful, God-blessed Alabama soil has padded the footsteps of Harper Lee, Truman Capote, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Dr. Martin Luther King. We can even build cars and airplanes without money from the ‘gubment’. We do all that AND manage to keep our cities keep from becoming rotting wastelands and dumping grounds for murdered victims. Now, ain’t that somethin’?!  I’ll hush so y’all can get back to juggling your standards. I’m sure it’s tough when you’ve got more than one. And Roll Dang Tide.

This moves me.

Dave Stopera…you and I could not be more different politically speaking, but it’s posts like this that convince me we are destined to meet and become best friends.