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The things I do for you.  While other columnists prattle on about stuff like the war in Ukraine, the economy, whether Donald Trump goes to jail or back to the White House, whether Joe Biden has a pulse or note and the underlying factors behind the rising cost of kumquats, I seek out subjects designed specifically for your interest and edification that the prattlers overlook.  … [Read more...] about May 7, 2023: The Bare Facts About Gardeners Shucking More Than Corn

In a Sunday School class I have been attending, the subject of the media’s constant barrage of bad news was discussed.  I kept my mouth shut because I am part of the media in my own small way and, besides, I am more worried on Sundays about trying to get my sorry soul saved than I am about how news is disseminated.  But, yes, I will admit that there is a lot of bad news in the … [Read more...] about April 30, 2023: Finding Some Good News in A Bad News Business

It has been awhile since I heard from Skeeter Skates and his colleagues at the Ryo Morning Coffee Club.  That ended this week. In case you are new to these parts, Skeeter is the owner and operator of Skeeter Skates Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Ryo, Georgia.  He is also the current presiding chair of the Ryo Morning Coffee Club, a collection of Great Americans which … [Read more...] about April 23, 2023: Talking Politics With Skeeter Skates and the Ryo Morning Coffee Club

The following is a Public Service announcement:  Congress is in recess and members are back home.  Kiwanians and Rotarians, Chambers of Commerce and other assorted groups can likely expect a visit from their intrepid public servants. If you are tied up and unable to make it to one of their fly-bys because you have more important things to do like scrubbing the bathtub or … [Read more...] about April 16, 2023: Deciphering What Our Intrepid Public Servants Say and What It Means

As I watched the surreal events this past week concerning the first-ever criminal indictment of a former president of the United States, I thought of a passage in the Old Testament, Hosea 8:7:  "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind."  Donald Trump, who has sown a lot of wind, is reaping the whirlwind of potentially damaging investigations from a number … [Read more...] about April 9, 2023: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects