Before you go any further, read this...

Dictionary.com defines a redneck as:

1. an uneducated white farm laborer, esp. from the South.

2. a bigot or reactionary, esp. from the rural working class.

It goes on to say that redneck is A slang term, usually for a rural white southerner who is politically conservative, racist, and a religious fundamentalist. This term is generally considered offensive. It originated in reference to agricultural workers, alluding to how the back of a person's neck will be burned by the sun if he works long hours in the fields.

While I can't say all that fits me to a tee, a lot of it is pretty damn close.

You see, I lost both my parents before I turned 12 years old. I bounced around in a couple of foster homes before moving in with my uncle when I tuned 15. By age 17, I was on my own. I dropped out of school half way through 11th grade so I could go to work full time. Three months after my 18th birthday, I got behind the wheel of a cab for the first time.

I've learned more about life in 28 years in a hack than any philosopher ever could know. I've had multi-million dollar businessmen, celebrities and pro athletes as well as crack whores, drug dealers and murderers in my cab. I refuse to be an airport jockey or one of those guys that only stages at the hotels, so unfortunately, I have to deal with more of the bottom feeders of life than I do the upper crust.

It is the dealings that I've had the bad apples that has made me what I am today...

The Redneck Cabbie.

You see, to escape the madness of the city streets, my mind drifts off (not while I'm driving) to a quiet country town. A place where everyone knows everyone, and a man's handshake is as binding a contract as a person needs. A place where friends gather to down a couple of cold ones and listen to music that you can actually understand the words.

A place where young men don't walk around with their pants falling down over their ass, and young ladies don't have to dress like sluts to draw a man's attention.

I think you get the picture. I know, boring as whale shit to most city folks. I'd be living in a town just like that if it weren't for the fact that there's just not much demand for my line of work in most small towns.

This blog will reflect these feelings. If I seem a little bitter now and then, its just because that wonderful little town is nowhere in my near future, and because the life expectancy of someone in my line of work doesn't extend much past retirement age, all I can do is dream about it.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Ok... Time to turn this around

For the first time in over 10 years, I'm over 295 pounds again.

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Hey Vince, stick to sports "entertainment," please.

Vince thought his dispute with Nuggets owner, E. Stanley Kroenke would make for entertaining TV.

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

Black organizations revisited

A little follow up on a conversation with an intelligent viewer.

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Bitch... Never tell me when to salute!

Someone finally crossed the line.

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Saturday, May 23, 2009

Prostitution

Does the crime fit the amount of effort law enforcment spends fighting it?

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Playground Birth (Graphic Content)

Maybe a little more of this will change attitudes on teenage pregnancy.

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Playground Birth (Graphic Content)

Maybe a little more of this will change attitudes on teenage pregnancy.

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Playground Birth (Graphic Content)

Maybe a little more of this will change attitudes on teenage pregnancy.

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Friday, May 22, 2009

Black organizations revisited


A little follow up on a conversation with an intelligent viewer.
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Bitch... Never tell me when to salute!


Someone finally crossed the line.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Prostitution


Does the crime fit the amount of effort law enforcment spends fighting it?
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Playground Birth (Graphic Content)




Maybe a little more of this will change attitudes on teenage pregnancy.
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Pawlenty's political future

Is the Minnesota Governor's "go it alone" approach to balancing the budget an audtion for the national GOP stage?

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Friday, May 15, 2009

Pawlenty to axe social programs

Minnesota's Governor uses line item veto to eliminate health care for low income individuals.

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Maybe Perez was right

Carrie Prejean is quickly becoming the bitch she was advertised as.

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Grad parties should be a non-issue.

At age 18, you can vote and die for your country...

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

If you're looking for a racist rant...

...you've come to the wrong place

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Friday, May 8, 2009

My last words on Savage and his disciples

Hopefully...

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Thursday, May 7, 2009

Why would I pick on poor Michael Savage?

He says gays make him ill... Having to listen to his audio clips made my ears puke.

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A little about me - Over a year later

It only took one key issue to push me to the left.

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Savage... Not exactly ambassador material.

Michael Savage is no longer welcome in the UK.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Another agency wants to control what you do on line

A regulatory agency in Minnesota wants ISPs to block on line gaming sites.

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Miss California, Carrie Prejean in a "naughty" pose.



I don't remember her claming to be a saint... She just said she does not support gay marriage.
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Monday, May 4, 2009

For Craigslist... Pimpin' is easy.

Hookin' has come to the 21st Century. Is it a bad thing?

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Sunday, May 3, 2009

INTERRACIAL -Question answered but never posted

This young lady expresses feelings that I've attempted to convey in my posts about race relations. I congratulate her on her courage and hope the love between her and her husband lasts for many, many years to come.

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