The Help

Whew! Survived Christmas and still somewhat sane! While exhausting in many ways, it was a great day of fun, family, and FOOD. Think I need to have a food detox for a week.
Finished the day and crawled into bed to watch a movie before falling asleep. My wife picked the movie “The Help”, which is a story about Mississippi and the race struggles taking place in the 60’s.
 I was raised in St. Louis, Mo. which is basically a southern town that was segregated for much of it’s history. I became aware of predjudice when I became good friends with a guy on the football team in high school. His name was Roland Reese and he was (and probably still is) one of the funniest and most personalble people I have ever met.
I had Roland over to the house several times, and quickly discovered that his presence in my all-white neighborhood was a concern to the citizens. Being somewhat rebellious in those days, I made sure that Roland came over often.
Watching the movie, I was saddened by our history while still being encouraged by how far we have progressed. I trust that the best is yet to come. Thanks for being my friend Roland. Just Say’n.