Remind me not to go out of the country again without first letting you know. I tiptoe off to Ireland and leave you a mess: An Austrian bodybuilder with a bad accent who is married to the only Kennedy that ever had a day job is elected King of the Land of Fruits and Nuts. Rush Limbaugh pops too many pain pills and thinks freedom of expression applies to white guys. A U.N. … [Read more...] about Oct. 19, 2003: This Is No Blarney: The Irish Are Great
2003 Columns
Oct. 12, 2003: At First Look at the 2005 Governor’s Race Dan. Vs. The Big Guy
According to political pundits, the Big Guy is gearing up to challenge incumbent Gov. Sonny Perdue for governor in 2006. The Big Guy is Democrat Mark Taylor, who is your lieutenant governor. No one seems to know what a lieutenant governor does, but as near as I can tell, he sits around and watches Republicans run the state senate, cuts a few ribbons here and there and doesn’t … [Read more...] about Oct. 12, 2003: At First Look at the 2005 Governor’s Race Dan. Vs. The Big Guy
Oct. 5, 2003: Presenting the 2003 Pfft! Awards
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the third annual Pfft! Awards. You will recall the Pffts! were created in Oct. 2001, when the National Academy of Television Arts, Sciences and Loud Car Commercials couldn’t make up their minds whether to air the terminally boring Emmy Awards ceremony after the Sept. 11 attacks. Your intrepid correspondent, sensing that it is a poorer world that … [Read more...] about Oct. 5, 2003: Presenting the 2003 Pfft! Awards
Sep. 28, 2003: Practicing Random Acts of Kindness
Sometimes you can't win for losing. A group of well-meaning youngsters from a Presbyterian church in Athens recently dispensed candy throughout the downtown area as an example of "random acts of kindness." They placed one package inside an old cannon at the Clarke County-Athens City Hall. An employee spotted the box of candy and reported a "suspicious package" to authorities. … [Read more...] about Sep. 28, 2003: Practicing Random Acts of Kindness
Sep. 21, 2003: Quit Picking on Public School Teachers!
A recent newspaper column criticized Gov. Sonny Perdue for not doing enough to get rid of “incompetent teachers.” I assume the comment was intended as a political shot at the governor, but it splattered on schoolteachers and I didn’t like it. I have a son and son-in-law who are high school teachers. I know how hard their jobs are. I wouldn’t do it, and I doubt most of you would … [Read more...] about Sep. 21, 2003: Quit Picking on Public School Teachers!