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I know you are very busy and I don’t to take up a lot of your time, but I think you need to see this. A firm called Diamond Rehab Thailand, which calls itself one of the leading luxury insomnia treatment centers in Asia (I’m not sure how many luxury insomnia treatment centers there are in Asia to begin with, but that’s a story for another day), sent a list of the Most … [Read more...] about February 5, 2023: Wonder Why We Are Sleepless In Georgia?

Sen. Brandon Beach, R, Alpharetta, has introduced Senate Bill 7, known as the “3G” bill or the “Gangs, Guns, Gone” bill.  It would impose a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence for anyone who uses a gun while committing or attempting to commit a violent felony, whether the weapon was discharged or not.  The 10 years would precede whatever other sentence might be imposed by the … [Read more...] about January 29, 2023: Random Thoughts on Random Subjects

On September 13, 2008, we got a call while at St. Simons that our grandson, Zachary Earl Wansley, had collapsed and died during a training run while preparing for the Atlanta Marathon.  Zack was the epitome of a scholar-athlete.  In high school, he had been president of the student body, captain of the track and cross country teams, an honor student and winner of the Journal … [Read more...] about January 22, 2023: Remembering The Good Who Die Too Young

The year was 1785. Thirteen states composed the Confederation Congress. Thomas Jefferson was appointed the U.S. Minister to France and John Adams, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom. George Washington was puttering around on his estate at Mount Vernon after having dispatched the mighty Brits back across the pond where they belonged. A year earlier, Lyman Hall, … [Read more...] about January 15, 2023: Happy Birthday to This Special ‘Seminary Of Learning’

Dear Cameron Charles Yarbrough: Well, it’s that time of year again when your great grandfather dispenses a little advice to you that he wishes he had gotten when he was your age. This annual letter began when your father and his cousins were tykes. I never asked them if they read or saved or followed my advice. And I won’t ask you, either. I can’t live your life for you. … [Read more...] about January 8, 2023: Some Words of Advice To A Great Grandson