by mmooney | Jan 16, 2026 | The Friday Message
Does the slang term buttload have a meaning beyond suggesting there is a lot of something? If I said he has a buttload of money, you likely think of a rich person. I know people who have a buttload of personality and a few are more deserving of the slang term,...
by mmooney | Jan 9, 2026 | The Friday Message
I remain very manic about the current state of our Union. I decided to write a letter to our Senators and the one Congressman for who I have some level of respect. You will find that letter as a part of the Friday message. Not manically deranged like the Orange...
by mmooney | Jan 2, 2026 | The Friday Message
Hope is often confused with optimism, but they are not the same thing. Optimism assumes things will work out. Hope understands that they might not, and chooses to try anyway. Hope is quieter, more disciplined, and far less comfortable. It does not ignore reality. It...
by mmooney | Dec 26, 2025 | The Friday Message
Family tradition, 37 years in a row, has all of us in McCall, open presents, eat homemade cinnamon rolls, fruit salad, and off to the ski hill. As we chased Holt up the Brundage road Hank asked how many horsepower did our car possess. That led to the...
by mmooney | Dec 19, 2025 | The Friday Message
Imagine a white bearded grandfather sitting in a rocking chair on his rickety porch in our deep South. There are no banjo’s involved, so don’t drift down stream on that thought. The caption reads, “have you ever listened to some folks for a minute and...
