Pa Rock's Ramble

Welcome to my cocktail of old writing scraps, special memories, and current personal opinion. Please feel free to comment, criticize, or remark in any way that makes you feel better. This effort is lovingly dedicated to my grandchildren - Boone, Sebastian, Judah, Willow, Olive, and Sullivan - golden portals to the future. May they all have a place at the table in a fair and just society. -- Pa Rock (Rocky Macy)

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

A Headbanger's Tale: Life in the Retired Lane

by Pa Rock Farmer in Spring It rained last night, I didn't hear it, but the yard is soaked this morning. It also rained the night bef...

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

If He had been a Dog . . .

by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist For those who weren't paying attention, Texas Governor Greg Abbott clarified the reason that there are s...

Monday, May 8, 2023

Monday's Poetry: "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"

by Pa Rock Poetry Appreciator Canadian folksinger and songwriter Gordon Lightfoot passed away on May 1st at the age of eighty-three. He ...

Sunday, May 7, 2023

The Guns are the Problem, Greg. It's the Guns.

by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist It was just a week ago yesterday that I used this space for a posting entitled "Texas, Bloody Texas...

Saturday, May 6, 2023

Boone Macy at Twenty-Four!

by Pa Rock Proud Grandpa My oldest grandchild, Boone Macy, the one who gave me the moniker "Pa Rock" after he had already attach...

Friday, May 5, 2023

Musk Tries and Fails to Control NPR

by Pa Rock Fan of Independent Journalism Elon Musk is a scary rich individual who feels entitled to possess and control anything that catc...

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Sad Vlad Putin Gets No Respect

by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist I had the rare opportunity and privilege of visiting Russia with a group of social work students and educato...

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Giant Seaweed Blob Reaches the Beaches of Florida

by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist As Ron DeSantis has been busy hopping around the United States and Europe on flights that are "not taxp...

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Less Than Human

by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist The power and impact of a story can shift dramatically depending on how the tale is told and what facts are ...

Monday, May 1, 2023

Monday's Poetry: "The Road Goes on Forever"

by Pa Rock Poetry Appreciator (Ballad: A type of narrative poem that tells a story, usually with a strong emotional appeal.) Th...

Sunday, April 30, 2023

Bluesky, Moving on up from Twitter

by Pa Rock Former Tweeter I quit Twitter almost six months ago - November 9, 2022 - after more than thirteen years on the platform and som...

Saturday, April 29, 2023

Texas, Bloody Texas!

by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist Last night at around 11:30 Texas time, a man was out in his yard in Cleveland, Jacinto County, Texas, firing...

Friday, April 28, 2023

Trump Is Too Damned Old to be President!

by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist I am 75-years old, and this much I know: I am no longer at the top of my game. In fact, I am relatively ce...

Thursday, April 27, 2023

More Green Please!

by Pa Rock Farmer in Spring Every year I say that I will do less in the yard because taking care of my very big yard wears me down. I tell...

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Elon Trashes the Heavens to Make a Buck

by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist Elon Musk, the rich man currently responsible for the on-going destruction of Twitter and Tesla , has now al...

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Bring Me Your Empties!

by Pa Rock Former Beer Recycler Sometime last winter a party animal in Germany who has since chosen to remain anonymous placed an order wi...

Monday, April 24, 2023

Monday's Poetry: "Our Reality"

by Pa Rock Poetry Appreciator I came across the following short poem buried in one of several news sites that flow into my email account e...

Sunday, April 23, 2023

Orval Faubus, Another Perspective

by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist When it comes to securing a spot in our national history, for positive achievements or otherwise, serving as t...

Saturday, April 22, 2023

There Was No Party at the Sheriff's Office

by Pa Rock Friend of Pharmacies The older I get, the more pills I take - and invariably as things change over time, I wind up with leftove...

Friday, April 21, 2023

Goofy Unchained!

by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist The political bosses of the national Republican Party stridently decry the evils of "woke" (educat...

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About Me

Pa Rock: West Plains, Missouri, United States; I'm just me - a solitary wanderer who trekked across much of the world and recently retired to a small farm in the Ozarks. My checkered past includes time spent as an Army officer, high school teacher and principal, real estate broker, child protection worker and administrator, and social worker with the U.S. military. Over the years I have resided in a variety of places including Missouri, Virginia, Okinawa, Kansas, Kentucky, and Arizona. I have also traveled to Germany, Mexico, Canada, Russia, Sweden, Great Britain, Belize, Guatemala, Taiwan, Guam, South Korea, Vietnam, and numerous islands in the Caribbean - including Cuba. I have ridden in a Russian ambulance, hitch-hiked across Moscow late at night, fought an ostrich, celebrated New Year's at a street party in Hanoi, and bicycled across the Caribbean. My travels have taken me to Ground Zero in Hiroshima, the Bolshoi Ballet, China Beach, and the White House kitchen. The nine things in life that I am most proud of are my children: Nick, Molly, and Tim, and my grandchildren: Boone, Sebastian, Judah, Olive, Willow, and Sullivan. Life has been very good to me indeed!

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