Good Ol' Boys

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I’ve read and heard throughout the campaign for West Fork Mayor that my husband, Charlie, is a member of the Good Ol’ Boy Network or GOB Club.  That worried me a little because I just didn’t see it.  My concern led me to do some research.  

According to my first source, the Urban Dictionary, a good ol’ boy can be one of two things. One is that a good ol’ boy

1 – is from the South. New Mexico is south of somewhere, I guess. 

2 – likes cheap beer. Nope.

3 – is a NASCAR fan. Uh-uh. That’s a no.  

4 – follows pro wrestling. Sorry.

5 - drives a muscle car or pickup – O.K., he drives two different pickups, but he sold his muscle cars quite a while ago.

A second possible good ol’ boy

1 – comes from old money. That’s not Charlie.

2 – has a degree from a prestigious Southern college. He graduated from the University of Northern Colorado.

3 – wears nice clothes such a collared shirts and khakis. Not often. (They don’t make Life is Good tee shirts with collars, but he does have a nice pair of khaki carpenter pants.)

Just when I was about to give up hope, I ran across these entries from Dictionary.com:

·      a person who belongs to a network of friends and associates with close ties of loyalty and mutual support.

·      a man considered as being trustworthy and dependable because of his ordinary and down-to-earth background and upbringing.

Yep, there it is. Finally.  Charlie is trustworthy and dependable and down-to-earth.  And, in spite of what some have been led to believe, a network of friends who are loyal and mutually supportive is a good thing.

Now I can say with confidence, Vote for Charlie Rossetti in the April 8 special election for Mayor of West Fork. 

He is, after all, a Good Ol’ Boy!