2002 Columns

The Lady Who Shares My Name got right to the point: “Stop sounding like all the other media fussbudgets in the country and write something funny for a change.” Her opinion’s that we are all in a funk because we are worried about a bunch of Middle East lowlifes blowing up everything we cherish (the bad news) along with themselves (the good news). She doesn’t think being a … [Read more...] about May 27, 2002: Recent News Provides Knee-Slappers

It looks like Major League baseball is about to go on strike again. “Work stoppages” in the Bigs are becoming old news as our heroes have walked out on us in 1972, ‘73, ‘76, ‘80, ’81, ’85, ’90 and most recently 1994, when the World Series had to be canceled. You would hope that the people involved in the game would understand that every time there is a strike, more and more … [Read more...] about May 20, 2002: Baseball on the Verge of Striking out

Dear Governor, I want to thank you for starting your re-election campaign so early. I figure that the more television commercials you run, the less airtime will be available for all the car dealers who scream and act like nincompoops. You are performing a real public service. I am puzzled about a couple of things, though. You have an ad that shows you as a child selling fruit … [Read more...] about May 13, 2002: To Governor Roy Barnes, State Capitol:

My alma mater has been hit with a racial discrimination lawsuit, joining such esteemed victims as The Coca-Cola Company, Lockheed Martin, Home Depot, Georgia Power and Waffle House. Five blacks who either work for BellSouth now or did in the past, claim the company used “unvalidated tests in a discriminatory manner to deny African-American employees opportunity for … [Read more...] about May 6, 2002: The Road to Hell is Paved With Good Intentions. Just ask BellSouth

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Abdullah, who runs a country that thinks we still live in the 14th Century, came to Texas recently to lecture President George W. Bush, on how to run his country. He told the president that if the United States doesn’t back off from its support of Israel, our relationship with the Arab nations would suffer. As far as the majority of Americans are … [Read more...] about Apr. 29, 2002: Saudi Arabia Needs to Get With the Program