Well, one thing you can say for sure, I am in good company. It looks like I’m not the only one that got hosed by the Nobel Committee. It seems the president of the U.S. of A was also passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize even though he said he had stopped 8 wars. (It might have been 9, but as of this writing, Minnesota has not surrendered). The Nobelians gave the 2025 … [Read more...] about January 26, 2026: Not Much Peaceful About Nobel Peace Prize
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January 18, 2026: The Elephant In The Room? It’s Our Okefenokee
Don’t look now but there is an elephant in the room. Well, it’s not a room exactly. It is our state government. And it’s not an elephant, either. It is mining our Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge which they want to pretend isn’t there and wish we would, too. Fat chance. As we all know, the swamp has been a political tug of war over the issue of mining the swamp for … [Read more...] about January 18, 2026: The Elephant In The Room? It’s Our Okefenokee
January 11, 2026: Some Observations To Share With Three Great-Grandsons
Dear Henry, Noah and Samuel Knox Wansley: It looks like it is your turn to receive some unsolicited advice from an old man who has been dispensing it since your daddy and his cousins were about your age. That has been a long time. I’m not sure how much of it they found helpful but I hope some of it stuck. Much of what I have to say to you comes from my own life experiences … [Read more...] about January 11, 2026: Some Observations To Share With Three Great-Grandsons
January 4, 2026: An Invitation For Donald Trump To Address The Captains Of Industry In Ryo, Georgia
What a way to start my new year. A phone call from Skeeter Skates. As you no doubt are aware, Skeeter Skates is the owner and operator of the eponymic Skeeter Skates Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair, located in Ryo, Georgia, although I would suggest you never use words like eponymic around the man. Skeeter thinks words over two syllables are the product of a bunch of … [Read more...] about January 4, 2026: An Invitation For Donald Trump To Address The Captains Of Industry In Ryo, Georgia
December 28, 2025: Reporting On Where Those 39,000 Words Went This Year
As we end one year and begin a new one, that means it is time for the annual report required of all card-carrying members of the National Association of Modest-Yet-Much-Beloved Columnists. Our motto: Sometimes in error, never in doubt. The report is required. Otherwise, I might lose my credentials and have to get a real job. The very thought of that keeps me awake at … [Read more...] about December 28, 2025: Reporting On Where Those 39,000 Words Went This Year