Its a Saturday morning in Old Alexandria... that little city by the Red River.

This past week has been good.  Back at the gym, getting some routine down for the coming weeks and months.  Waiting on Spring to rear its bright sunshine lil head.

I have to trim the crepe myrtles here soon.  I am Not butchering them as some of my neighbors do.  I prune them, not whack them off at the joints.  ITs a terrible sight to see, butchered Crepe Myrtles.

Other than that I have reconnected with some of my blog buddies on here.  That's a good thing for sure.

Integrity is a concept of consistency of actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations, and outcomes

As you know I have been here in the world of semi politics in Louisiana in some form or fashion since my earliest days of going to college.

In those days, I managed the pool hall at Robert E Lee Hall, Southeastern La Univ. from there I went on to work in a local Sheriff's Office then got on the hind tit of the milk cow for the State of Louisiana.... retired from there and now work in some unclassified position the Mayor of this lil' city on the Red River, known as Alexandria.

There is one thing I have to say, I was looking around my home office and noticed all of those plaques given for this and that.. there is one word that stands out in all the inscriptions, that is Integrity.

Integrity is something that in all of my career, I have been the most proud of.  Making the correct decision for the "Right" reason, not for what someone wanted, not for being 'pushed' into making it, not for who's head it was going to roll, not for the 'wrong but expected' reason, No.... for the Right Reason and the Correct Decision.

I am most proud of that word.. integrity , to stand up and say Yes, to stand up and say No, ... but to Stand Up either for or  against what I believe is a right or a wrong.

I credit my Momma for giving me the forfeiture to believe in myself, to have that Integrity.

Thanks Momma.