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By the time you see this, cornbread may be Georgia’s official state bread.  It has been a long time coming and it might not have happened except for the herculean efforts of state Rep. Kasey Carpenter, R-Dalton, who happens to be a restaurant owner when not getting inspiring legislation passed under the Gold Dome. Of course, as with everything in politics there was some … [Read more...] about February 18, 2024: Cornbread Another Official Reason To Love This Great State

How’s this for unbridled hypocrisy?  Fani Willis, who is prosecuting Donald Trump and others for election fraud, said when running for the job as Fulton County district attorney that she would not date any of her subordinates.  According to video footage first reported by the Washington Free Beacon, Willis said on the "The Patricia Crayton Show" in April 2020,  "I will … [Read more...] about February 11, 2024: Some Random Thoughts On Some Random Subjects

To: Sgt. Breonna Moffet.  Sgt. William Jerome Rivers.  Sgt. Kennedy Sanders: I did not know you personally and the likelihood is that our paths might never have crossed.  That does not matter. Today, like your family, your friends and your fellow Americans, I am grieving at the news of your senseless deaths from a terrorist drone attack in Jordan.  You were in the wrong … [Read more...] about February 4, 2024: Reflecting On The Loss Of Three Fallen Heroes

I saw a poll recently that says Georgians aren’t very interested in learning other languages.  I don’t know what your excuse is but I’m still trying to master the language I already have.  When I get who vs. whom figured out, you will be the first to know. Test Prep Insight, an organization that works with students to get them ready for college, enrolling in a GRE prep … [Read more...] about January 28, 2024: Georgians Seem Satisfied With Language We Already Have

Shades of Laurel and Hardy.  When something went awry in one of their slapstick movies, Oliver Hardy would declare to hapless Stan Laurel, “This is a fine mess you've gotten us into.”  This would certainly apply to Fulton County district attorney, Fani Willis, and unlike Laurel and Hardy who managed to extricate themselves from said mess before the end of the movie, Willis’s … [Read more...] about January 21, 2024: Fulton County DA Suddenly Finds Herself In A Big Mess