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I must confess that as smart as I am, there are a few things in this world I do not understand, such as the unsolved problem in fundamental physics as to whether gravity and the quantum can be made to coexist within the same theory. Egyptian hieroglyphics are a bit challenging for me as are the rules for the Tajikistan sport of buzkashi, which is similar to polo but involves … [Read more...] about June 13, 2021: Trying To Understand Georgia Republicans Not Easy

I got some interesting mail this week. One was from someone who doesn’t read my column but didn’t like something I wrote and told me so. That response reminded me of a 4-page letter I once got from the late Speaker of the House Tom Murphy when I said his political career was “toast” after he had barely won reelection. (He lost the next one.) The Speaker told me he had never … [Read more...] about May 30, 2021: Only Marjorie Taylor Greene Could Compare A Mask to Holocaust

Okay, enough is enough and I have had enough.  I have had to endure watching lawless thugs firebomb buildings and claiming we need to defund the police.  And another bunch of lawless thugs calling themselves “patriots” while inciting a riot in the United States Capitol.  And don’t forget a bunch of kids doing their best Taliban imitation by tearing down statues … [Read more...] about May 23, 2021: Cows Have Legitimate Beef With Climate Change Crowd

If Republicans have a strategy for remaining the majority party in Georgia, I am missing it.  So far, it seems to be about punishing anyone in the party who has ever uttered a discouraging word about Donald Trump.  That is not much of a strategy. Has anybody figured out yet that it is the Democrats the GOP should be focused on and not each other?  Democrats have … [Read more...] about May 16, 2021: Some Random Thoughts On Some Random Subjects

It is my firm policy that all members in my conglomerate of companies must receive their COVID-19 shots or risk losing the generous perks offered them as employees.  These include occasional weekends off (without pay), discounts on zither lessons, signed photographs of me kneeling during the playing of “Ramblin’ Wreck from You-Know-Where-Institute of Technology,” and the … [Read more...] about May 9, 2021: Could That Covid-19 Shot Be Spying On You?