Would you allow an unlicensed electrician to install a bug zapper in your living room? Would you let an unlicensed plumber unclog the throne in your reading room? Would you give an unlicensed pilot permission to take you for a spin in his Sopwith Camel and allow an unlicensed insurance agent to sell your Significant Other a policy that would encourage you to do just that? If … [Read more...] about July 16, 2012: Being a Certified Modest and Much-Beloved Columnist No Easy Task
July 9, 2012: Plum Nelly Pitts Says Higgs Boson Won’t Fix Stupid
News bulletin: Scientists working at the world's biggest atom smasher near Geneva have announced the discovery of a new subatomic particle that looks remarkably like the long-sought Higgs boson. Sometimes called the "God particle" because its existence is fundamental to the creation of the universe, the hunt for the Higgs involved thousands of scientists from all over the … [Read more...] about July 9, 2012: Plum Nelly Pitts Says Higgs Boson Won’t Fix Stupid
July 2, 2012: We The Unwashed Don’t Find Lobby Reform ‘Silly’
Everyone seems comfortable with the relationship between lawmakers and lizard-loafered lobbyists except We the Unwashed. But, then, what do we know? Rep. Don Parsons (R-Cobb County) a seven-term member of the House views the fuss over trying to curb unlimited lobbying expenditures as “silly.” Mr. Parsons has some serious competition in the Republican primary. I would have … [Read more...] about July 2, 2012: We The Unwashed Don’t Find Lobby Reform ‘Silly’
June 25, 2012: It’s Not The Menu That’s Threatening Women’s Longevity, It’s The Men
I read several news reports recently about a study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington and the Imperial College in London that says while women are still expected to live longer than men, the gap is closing. The study concludes that life expectancy for women in Georgia increased by a little less than three years while men … [Read more...] about June 25, 2012: It’s Not The Menu That’s Threatening Women’s Longevity, It’s The Men
June 18, 2012: Methodists More Than A Match For Secularists
I received a press release last week from the Secular Coalition for America, a group of “atheists, agnostics, humanists, freethinkers and other nontheistic Americans” announcing plans to establish a chapter in Georgia to lobby state lawmakers. Among the things they don’t like in our state are the annual Clergy Day at the state capitol and a law that “requires” that “In God We … [Read more...] about June 18, 2012: Methodists More Than A Match For Secularists