Reflections of An Uncommon Common Man

Isaac Mayfield   I love the South and the Southern people. For most of my life I have felt a need to defend the South and it's honor. This defensiveness came primarily from the feeling that many Northerners looked down their noses at the Southern people. We are seen sometimes as ignorant hicks. I remember watching the Christmas parade in Nashville once, when I was a child, and several men, who I believe were soldiers from Fort Campbell, were making fun of our parade and of the crowd. They all had Northern accents. In the age of social media, more media exposure, the growing popularity of Country music and the fact that so many Northerners are moving South to escape the tyranny of Northern cities and states, the South is respected much more today than even 30 years ago. The fact that the South lost the Civil War didn't help either. I can't tell you how many times Northerners have thrown that fact up to me.   As someone who has studied that conflict from the age of seven I ...

 A Minnesota police officer named Kim Potter is on trial for manslaughter in the death of a young man named Daunte Wright. Officer Potter claims that she mistakenly grabbed her pistol instead of her taser and shot Daunte. I have looked at the body camera footage and it is obvious to me that it was a tragic mistake. It does not appear that she intended to kill him. As it happens far too many times Daunte resisted arrest and this can be clearly seen in the body cam video. I am not on the jury, however; and there may be enough evidence to make a case that Officer Potter was negligent. We will have to wait and see. Daunte shares one thing in common with so many others who have died at the hands of a police officer, or have been injured by them. This also includes the white people killed by police. More white people are killed but in their case you just don't know their names because they are the wrong skin color and their deaths do not fit the narrative of the Communist left. We know t...

 The Cambridge Dictionary defines evil as the condition of being immoral, cruel, bad, or an act of this type. Since satan is known in the religious world as the personification of evil we can learn much from studying his character. John 10-10 says that "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly" The contrast between good and evil in this Bible verse could not be more evident. Matthew 7:15 through 20 also says 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits...

 I think that Jeff Foxworthy is one of the funniest comedians that has ever graced a stage. His " You might be a redneck jokes" are hilarious. You know the ones like  " You might be a redneck if you go to family reunions to  meet women" or " You might be a redneck if you mow your grass and find a car", or "You might be a redneck if you run out of beer and call 911".  As a borderline redneck myself I am not offended by these jokes because I am not a snowflake. I am proud of the fact that I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth. This is why the name of my blog is Is Reflections Of  An  Uncommon Common Man. Redneck is a historical term for the common people of the South. Many, especially those on the left, have made redneck a pejorative, but it really isn't in a historical sense. The wealthy in the South, especially the planter class, were called the Bourbons and we were the majority redneck class. Besides, I have discovered in my life...

  August 29-2021  My son Jon passed away at 12:15 PM Eastern Standard Time on August 24, 2021 from complications of Covid in Vero Beach Florida where he had been living for about two months. He turned 47 on June 24, 2021. His wife Carrie also has the disease and we are praying for her complete recovery. As of today she appears to be recovering but with this disease we can only keep our trust in God to heal her. I always said that losing my parents was the worst day of my life but losing a child is worse. My wife and I have holes in our hearts that can never be repaired.   I think it was around Tuesday 8-17-21 that I learned that Jon had Covid. About Thursday or Friday I called to check on him and he sounded like he had a stuffy nose but he told me that he was feeling better. He said that the previous days had been rough because he had been super tired, achy and running a fever. I told him to keep a close eye on things and if he started getting short of breath he need...