IF IT IS THE ‘NEW’ AT&T, IT MUST BE TUESDAY When my alma mater, BellSouth, was absorbed by Southwestern Bell, aka the “new” AT&T in 2006, then-BellSouth CEO F. Duane Ackerman said, “Technology changes and convergence are shaping a new competitive dynamic and creating tremendous opportunity.” Even my friend, the omniscient Skeeter Skates, owner of Skeeter’s Tree Stump … [Read more...] about Aug. 25, 2008: If It Is The ‘New’ AT&T, It Must Be Tuesday
2008 Columns
Aug. 18, 2008: Trip To Scotland Reminds Me Why I Should Eat My Broccoli
TRIP TO SCOTLAND REMINDS ME WHY I SHOULD EAT MY BROCCOLI I have just returned from taking grandson Nicholas Wansley to Scotland with his grandma to visit the land of her ancestors. I would have taken him to visit my ancestors except I don’t have any idea where they are. The first thing we heard upon our arrival in Scotland was that Bigfoot had been discovered roaming the … [Read more...] about Aug. 18, 2008: Trip To Scotland Reminds Me Why I Should Eat My Broccoli
Aug. 11, 2008: The Amazing Skeeter Skates Tells It Like It Is
THE AMAZING SKEETER SKATES TELLS IT LIKE IT IS It never fails. Just let me say one nice thing about the Great State of Georgia and I get letters from people who (a) live in the state, but (b) are originally from a state north of the Mason-Dixon Line that (c) they think is better than the state in which they now reside, namely Georgia. As many of my readers have figured out … [Read more...] about Aug. 11, 2008: The Amazing Skeeter Skates Tells It Like It Is
Aug. 4, 2008: Georgia Native A Key Player In Ford’s Turn-Around Efforts
GEORGIA NATIVE A KEY PLAYER IN FORD’S TURN-AROUND EFFORTS Benny Fowler represents everything that is good about this country, so it is not surprising that American-headquartered Ford Motor Company has him in a key position to help the company in its turn-around efforts. Fowler is group vice president for global quality at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Mich., reporting … [Read more...] about Aug. 4, 2008: Georgia Native A Key Player In Ford’s Turn-Around Efforts
Jul. 28, 2008: Ten Years Of Making Folks Laugh And Cry Or Rant And Sputter
TEN YEARS OF MAKING FOLKS LAUGH AND CRY OR RANT AND SPUTTER It was 10 years ago this month that the Atlanta Business Chronicle asked me to write a column giving my view of Atlanta two years after the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. I had been the managing director of communications and government relations for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games and the paper wanted to … [Read more...] about Jul. 28, 2008: Ten Years Of Making Folks Laugh And Cry Or Rant And Sputter