I'm glad you like the blog. I love it when smart people "get it". The redneck thing is kind of hard to explain. So much of what I define as redneck values are timeless in the sort of qualities I want to cultivate. Things such as self-sufficiency, your word being your bond and the sort of quiet rural politeness that I treasure are what I want to keep as part of who I am.

Its also hard to forget the sort of experiences I had as a kid, such as rabbit hunting in the snow with my Dad, sitting around a campfire and listening to coyotes in the distance, even such things as digging ditches in the middle of August, you don't forget that kind of stuff.

But I'm a lot more urban these days. I love getting a grande latte with a shot of caramel syrup with an almond biscotti. I would rather listen to a tight jazz quartet, such as Brubeck or Miles. I love museums, love spending a hundred dollars at a good restaraunt and love talking about what books and movies mean in "larger contexts".

I guess none of us are caricatures of the labels we give ourselves. I'm sure you may have corners of your life that are common and low-brow.

What's great about the internet is that for once there is a chance for people that would have nothing to do with each other finally connect beyond labels, beyond appearances, and straight to the pursuit of truth, beauty, and real communication.

Thanks for commenting.

AC