Chilly Billy Considers

Reflections, conversations, and observations from the Delta

Crapping on Everything: A Game of Inches

A storm abrewing. No two people could possibly agree on the perfect halftime show, so too many of us crap all over it, as we do just about everything! Truly,...
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Justifiable Resentment Dangers

Moon Lake sunset in the Mississippi Delta. Photo by Chilly Billy of The Delta Bohemian Justifiable resentment may be one of the most dangerous non-tangibles we can possess; though tangible...
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Caught in an Eddy by Mark River

Caught in an Eddy – Mark River of Quapaw Canoe Company Caught in an Eddy by Mark River Introduction by Slim Gravy in italics There are a few folks in...
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Precision Farming Keeping Mississippi Delta Alive

Farmer working on a cotton picker which uses precision farming. Precision Farming or Precision Agriculture had its genesis in the early 1990’s with the technological introduction of GPS guidance for...
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Delta Business Journal 2018 Best Of The Best

Delta Business Journal 2018 Best of the Best Delta Business Journal, a monthly business magazine based out of Cleveland, Mississippi, posted an online ballot on their Facebook page and on...
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Visit Natchez: A Must Do On The Great American Music Trail

Visit Natchez, a must do on the Great American Music Trail Visit Natchez and see Longwood, the unfinished dream home. Natchez is an enchanting city located on the bluffs above...
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One Can Be …

Chilly Billy, Ruben Vaneske and Traceymichelle Derrick. Photo by Steve Likens. One can be a Christian and not hate/but respect others for their religious views. One can be a conservative...
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It Ain’t Snitchin’ if It’s True; It Ain’t Wrong if It’s Right

Det. M. Dawson, Det. G. Johnson, Det. C. Sledge, Asst. Chief Ramirez, Det. T. Hawkins Sr. It Ain’ Snitchin’ if It’s True; It Ain’ Wrong if It’s Right “When a...
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Crosstalk Kills

Slim Gravy’s hands with NA bracelet and NA handbook. I want to share how appreciative I am to be part of a vital, therapeutic sub-culture, where I freely examine myself,...
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God Bless Us Everyone: A Thanksgiving Missive

Thanksgiving at Martha Jane’s House “The surest route to wealth is to change one’s perception of wealth!” — Stated by a good friend in Recovery at an NA meeting last...
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