2026 Columns

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

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

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