A Rebel Without A Clue

A Fine Mess of Okra Pods Grits may be the undisputed champion comfort food of the South, but okra is undoubtedly the most controversial. You either love okra, or you hate okra. There's no middle ground. You either want okra boiled in with your purple hull peas, thickening your gumbo, battered and fried as a side with your pork chops, pickled for your salad, or floating around in your Bloody Mary at a pre-game tailgate in The Grove .  Or it makes you gag.  Evidently this isn't unique to the South. Bhindi -- the word  used in India for okra -- is a fairly common curry dish, and sure enough not everyone likes it.  Those who like bhindi, love  it. And just like okra in the South, it's comfort food for a lot of Indians.  For those of us who love okra, it's pure green perfection and tastes like home.  For those who hate okra, it's pure green slime. Haters Gonna Hate Let's ignore the haters. Some of us love that slime! It's the essence of a proper gumbo (more abo

Today, Sunday, 28 June 2020, the Mississippi Legislature approved a bill to remove the current state flag , which features the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia in the canton. The bill goes to the governor for his signature, and he's already said he would sign it. (Actually, the Governor refused to consider such bills when he was Lieutenant Governor, consistently stated his preference for "letting the voters decide," and changed his pitch only when a two-thirds "supermajority" of Legislators voted yesterday to suspend rules in order to consider this bill after the usual deadline.)   Updated Update: On 30 June 2020, Governor Tate "Tater Tot" Reeves signed the bill into law. This means his signature went down on the right side of history. (It's entirely conceivable that he might have simply not vetoed the bill and let it become law by holding it for 15 days. (There's no "pocket veto" in Mississippi.) A few legislators (and th