John Glavin
@carpetbagger2003.bsky.social
Radio Survivor. Writer. "Damn Yankee" on my second tour of The South. Celebrated Underachiever.
Like watching a train wreck and not being able to stop it. open.substack.com/pub/johnglav...
August 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Like watching a train wreck and not being able to stop it. open.substack.com/pub/johnglav...
The CBS eye blinked last night. Cowards.
July 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The CBS eye blinked last night. Cowards.
I have been reading Ron Chernow's excellent biography of Mark Twain, and came across one of his quotes that is just as fresh, cutting and applicable today as it was then:
July 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I have been reading Ron Chernow's excellent biography of Mark Twain, and came across one of his quotes that is just as fresh, cutting and applicable today as it was then:
You going to the local 4th of July parade? If not, here's the next best thing...https://medium.com/@johnglavin_18718/the-south-loves-a-parade-384ea80aa164
July 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
You going to the local 4th of July parade? If not, here's the next best thing...https://medium.com/@johnglavin_18718/the-south-loves-a-parade-384ea80aa164
I hate to be Debbie Downer...but...https://open.substack.com/pub/johnglavin/p/revisiting-july-4-2024?r=chu84&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
July 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I hate to be Debbie Downer...but...https://open.substack.com/pub/johnglavin/p/revisiting-july-4-2024?r=chu84&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Totally obliterated he said.
June 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Totally obliterated he said.
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If your father's still with you, hug him like you'll never let him go. I miss mine terribly.
If your father's still with you, hug him like you'll never let him go. I miss mine terribly.
Father’s Day…takin’ Daddy off the shelf.
Nate’s Ford F-150 left the Tullahoma, Tennessee, city limits, which was just fine with him — he could speed up a bit. The speed limit just…
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June 12, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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If your father's still with you, hug him like you'll never let him go. I miss mine terribly.
If your father's still with you, hug him like you'll never let him go. I miss mine terribly.
Unique Father's Day gifts HERE: open.substack.com/pub/johnglav...
June 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Unique Father's Day gifts HERE: open.substack.com/pub/johnglav...
DOD is changing the name of the USS Harvey Milk because, you know, it might molest small boats in port...
June 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
DOD is changing the name of the USS Harvey Milk because, you know, it might molest small boats in port...
June 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A commencement to remember - open.substack.com/pub/johnglav...
May 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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As someone self-employed since 1996, I ask, Today, why would ANYONE open their own small business? The deck is so incredibly stacked against you.
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Some small businesses are swearing off tariff price hikes. It's costing them.
Most expect to charge customers more, but many are making cutbacks and other changes to hold prices steady for as long as they can.
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May 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
As someone self-employed since 1996, I ask, Today, why would ANYONE open their own small business? The deck is so incredibly stacked against you.
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A Heart-Warming Day for Special Needs Students - open.substack.com/pub/johnglav...
May 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A Heart-Warming Day for Special Needs Students - open.substack.com/pub/johnglav...
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May 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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The Weekend We Lose Daddy
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May 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The Weekend We Lose Daddy
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Is Alexa Southern? medium.com/@johnglavin_...
May 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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DO you believe in haunted houses?
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May 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
DO you believe in haunted houses?
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Later this month 220 Trump Coin holder/suckers will meet Trump at his DC golf club for a three course dinner and bask in the Presidential Presence. The event “happened” to spike the coin’s value.
Ain’t that called buying access to The Presidency?
Ain’t that called buying access to The Presidency?
May 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Later this month 220 Trump Coin holder/suckers will meet Trump at his DC golf club for a three course dinner and bask in the Presidential Presence. The event “happened” to spike the coin’s value.
Ain’t that called buying access to The Presidency?
Ain’t that called buying access to The Presidency?
The "I've Gone Mines" are killing our communities. medium.com/@johnglavin_...
NIMBYS — A Pox Upon Their Houses
Approximately 32 thousand years ago, toward the end of the Neanderthal’s time on Earth, two of the species, Homo neanderthalensis…
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May 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The "I've Gone Mines" are killing our communities. medium.com/@johnglavin_...