While you and I have been tending to the mundane matters of life like filing our taxes and paying our bills, members of the General Assembly have been watching too many science fiction movies. Sen. Chip Pearson (R-Dawsonville) aided by Sen. Majority Leader Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock), recently pushed a bill through the State Senate making it illegal to implant microchips or … [Read more...] about Feb. 8, 2010: Is That A Zit on Your Forehead or Are We Being Followed?
2010 Columns
Feb. 1, 2010: Leave It To Skeeter Skates to Put Things in Perspective
LEAVE IT TO SKEETER SKATES TO PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE Whenever this world starts looking too complicated, I call my friend Skeeter Skates, owner of Skeeter’s Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Greater Metropolitan Pooler. Skeeter has a wonderful way of putting things into perspective. “Hoss, this is going to have to be a quick conversation,” he said, “I am right in the … [Read more...] about Feb. 1, 2010: Leave It To Skeeter Skates to Put Things in Perspective
Jan. 25, 2010: What State Politicians Need is a Good Old-fashioned Tea Party
What this state needs is a good old-fashioned Tea Party. Not one directed at the liberal weenies in Washington who tried to ram health care reform down our throats. This protest needs to focus on the State of Georgia. Our governor and members of the General Assembly continue to remind us that state revenues are dropping precipitously and budgets must be cut. Among those … [Read more...] about Jan. 25, 2010: What State Politicians Need is a Good Old-fashioned Tea Party
Jan. 23, 2010: Grandson Has Good Role Models Who Make a Difference
One of my favorite things in the whole wide world is my regular telephone conversations with grandson, Brian. He is just getting his feet wet in the business world and is trying to adequately provide for a wife and child during these fragile economic times. He is finding that it isn’t as easy as it looks in the movies. Somewhere along the way Brian has discerned that his … [Read more...] about Jan. 23, 2010: Grandson Has Good Role Models Who Make a Difference
Jan. 18, 2010: Legislature Start A Reminder That There Are Some Things That Even A Goat Won’t Do
Let’s cut our legislators a little slack before they begin their deliberations in the current session of the General Assembly. They need some time to get adjusted. You don’t just go to Atlanta and start passing laws. The first thing you do is find out if anybody moved the bathrooms while you were gone because you might just find yourself in some bureaucrat’s new digs for all … [Read more...] about Jan. 18, 2010: Legislature Start A Reminder That There Are Some Things That Even A Goat Won’t Do