2016 Columns

There is nothing more important than your good name. I inherited mine from one of the most honest and ethical men I ever knew. My father. A man without a lot of education or sophistication, his was a world of right and wrong, good and bad, legal or illegal. It either was or it wasn’t. Rationalization didn’t count much with him if you were trying to defend bad decisions. It was … [Read more...] about October 10, 2016: Bank’s Ethical Lapses Could Be Costly for All Business

Today’s topic will not include commentary on a bunch of immature multi-millionaires who play a kid’s game and who are being goaded by special interest groups into disrespecting a country that allows them the freedom to do so. Neither will I be discussing the cranky mail I got from liberals swearing they are really and truly funnier than tree fungus nor the protestations of the … [Read more...] about October 3, 2016: Sizing Up What Makes Georgia the Place to Be

Oh, great.  I have just been outed.  It turns out that I am a bed-wetting liberal redneck.  You were sure to find that out sooner or later, so let me explain. A while back, I suggested that if Cong. John Lewis, of Atlanta, and some of his buddies with too much time on their hands were having heartburn over Alexander Stephens, of Crawfordville, and the former vice president of … [Read more...] about September 26, 2016: Is This Bed-Wetting Liberal Really a Rightwing Redneck?

Uh. Oh.  Here we go again.  I have been told that that we are beginning to experience drought conditions in the state.  Somebody needs to alert Dr. Gil Watson, the World’s Greatest Preacher.  There is no question he can soon have some serious raindrops falling on our heads. You may remember that the last time we were in a severe drought in Georgia, then-Gov. George E. Perdue … [Read more...] about September 19, 2016: Current Drought May Require Another Divine Solution

Who cares what Colin Kaepernick, the sage of San Francisco, thinks?  Really. So, why am I writing about him?  Because people have asked me to weigh in and I will do it this one time. Here is a guy who refuses to honor the National Anthem until the American flag “represents what it is supposed to represent.”  For one thing, he doesn’t care much for the men and women of law … [Read more...] about September 12, 2016: The Freedom to Disrespect Works Both Ways