Are you ready for some football? I sure am and it is about time. The University of Georgia, the oldest state-chartered university in the land and the last I looked with 25 Rhodes Scholars to its credit, is set to defend its two consecutive National Football Championships next Saturday against the University of Tennessee at Martin Skyhawks on Dooley Field. Everybody … [Read more...] about August 27, 2023: Are You Ready For Some Football? Woof! Woof!
2023 Columns
August 20, 2023: From Dog Bites To Pig Iron, Danger Is All Around Us
Do you know what the most dangerous job is in these, the United States? No, it is not writing columns, although when you have been referred to as a “racist redneck” and an “Obama-bedwetting liberal” in the same week, not to mention a “spiritual moron” by a God-fearing, love-thy-neighbor Baptist, this is not exactly a job for the faint of heart. The humor-impaired can be a … [Read more...] about August 20, 2023: From Dog Bites To Pig Iron, Danger Is All Around Us
August 13, 2023: Honoring Those Who Quietly Honor Our Country
Warning: This a No-Trump Zone. If you want to revere the man or revile him this week, you are going to have to go somewhere else. Not here. Instead, I am going to talk about unsung heroes who have been serving their country quietly and with dignity for the past 97 years -- those who guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in … [Read more...] about August 13, 2023: Honoring Those Who Quietly Honor Our Country
August 6, 2023: Being A Proud Georgian is Nothing to Sneeze At
I’m about to get myself in trouble again. I’m still smarting from the Trump Harrumphs who accuse me of being a left-wing Commie pinko because I’m tired of his whining about losing an election Ronald Reagan would have won in a landslide. I have also upset a lot of Baptists who inform me I’m destined for hellfire and damnation because I have questioned why Apostle Paul … [Read more...] about August 6, 2023: Being A Proud Georgian is Nothing to Sneeze At
July 30, 2023: No Winners In Media Coverage of UGA Football Program
There are no winners here. I am talking about an article that appeared recently in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, concerning allegations of misconduct by members of the University of Georgia football team. UGA's general counsel, Michael Raeber, sent the AJC a nine-page letter demanding a retraction, claiming a number of errors and fabrications and that the lead reporter, … [Read more...] about July 30, 2023: No Winners In Media Coverage of UGA Football Program