Sitting on the back porch with my dear wife, Carrie, as dinner warms in the oven.  I am sure the vittles will be good.  They always are.  I am a fortunate man.

The internet is an amazing thing.  We are on the back porch, both pecking away at laptop computers listening to WNCT 107.9.  That is our station of choice when we visit our beloved North Carolina shore.  Based in Greenville, this station has a solid signal south of there.  And this signal, thanks to the internet, is clear as a bell.  Far cry from the days I waited for the sun to go down as a teenager so I could hope for a good signal from 890 AM The Rock of Chicago in my Ramsey, Indiana bedroom.  I loved those days.

I was asked today why I am not posting much on speaktherights.com these days.  I wish I could say there just isn’t time.  That’s not true, here I am.  I have been busy with other things, however.

Do I miss sitting here tapping away on the keyboard?  Yes.  Do I wish I did it more?  Yes.

My friend reminded me of the 50 posts in 50 days last year when I turned 50.  He said I was getting lazy.  I wish that were true.  I could handle that much better.

I love to write. I always have.  When I was in the 10th grade I had a teacher gush over my writing prowess.  Glad to accept the praise, I did not know what it meant until I was late in my 40s.

I can tell you this…speaktherights.com may have a new name on the horizon.

I have been criticized by some for having a web page whose title sounds “ultra-conservative”.  That was never the intent.  If you read the very first post, it is still on the page, you can find the origin of the name of this page.  Whilst I am still a Republican according to the courthouse, I cringe at what the party of sensibility has become.  It is not that anymore.  It is a polluted dysfunctional place now.  One day it will get better.  It has to.

I like the name speaktherights.com.    I always have.  But, after over 500 posts we may be in for a change.  I think so.  It won’t be complicated.  I know what it is already, providing I make the call and make the change.  I am still chewing on it.

Until then, keep on speaking the rights!

Danny Johnson