The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog

I Don't Drink The Kool-Aid. For Anybody.

Ask Jesus into Your Head!

By Byron / January 31, 2023 /

This is "Episode 0", the preliminary podcast wherein I take a few moments to explain why I am beginning this podcast. I'd suggest you start here, in part because it's fairly short (whaddya got to lose?) and in part because starting at the beginning is always a good place. If you like it, consider subscribing…and…

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I’m Just Thinkin’ PROMO

By Byron / January 25, 2023 /

This is a very quick introduction to my podcast, "I'm Just Thinkin'". If I could prevail upon you to listen to it in its entirety (less than 2 minutes!), I would appreciate it so very, very much!

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A midterm soliloquy.

Clarity: 7 Stanzas at Midterm

By Byron / November 16, 2022 /

Hail! The midterms are here; Let us greet them with cheer, As we suffer this national frump. We’ve got problems galore, Folks in pain, and what’s more, The Dems run D.C.; one big clump! ___ The border, inflation, Too much crime in our nation; The voters will know who to dump: Pelosi, and Schumer, And…

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Conservative? Yes, I’m 62 and Unequivocally Still a Conservative*

By Byron / July 1, 2022 /

Conservative Politics Silence I have not had a lot to say about political things recently. Oh, sure, there’ve been a few cultural issues (which have political implications) upon which I’ve weighed in, but when it comes to partisan politics, I’ve been pretty silent. Get used to it. Politics occupies way too large a place in…

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Leaving the Church over Roe?

By Byron / June 30, 2022 /

A friend recently shared with me a piece of correspondence he had had with a young lady whom he had known since childhood. In her note to him, she shared her anger and frustration with the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe, and one of the things she said and reiterated is something I’ve heard…

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