Time for Newt, Callista to reinvent selves as … ‘LEROY AND LOUISE’ When I heard Newt Gingrich’s campaign staff had resigned, I called the premier political analyst in the country to get the low-down on what really happened. That would be Junior E. Lee, general manager of the Yarbrough Worldwide Media and Pest Control Company, located in Greater Garfield, Georgia. Junior … [Read more...] about June 13, 2011: Junior E. Lee Thinks Leroy And Louise Could Be Winners
June 6, 2011: Watch Out, Caesar. God Likes Private School Scholarships
Well, it looks like I am another theological pickle. I have stated on several occasions that I don’t think our state is in financial condition to be giving tax breaks to parents who want to send their kids to private schools. Now, I find out that God thinks the program is the Bee’s Knees. (God didn’t say that – I don’t think God talks that way – but a lawyer has intimated … [Read more...] about June 6, 2011: Watch Out, Caesar. God Likes Private School Scholarships
May 30, 2011: No Apocalypse Now Means No Reason To Seek Forgiveness
Rats. I thought I could get out of writing a column this week. I had marked May 21 as the end of the world because a preacher named Harold Camping in California (that should have been my first clue something was amiss) said on that day the earth would be obliterated. If the world is coming to an end, I don’t think writing a column is the highest and best use of my … [Read more...] about May 30, 2011: No Apocalypse Now Means No Reason To Seek Forgiveness
May 23, 2011: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects
One of the greatest singing voices I ever heard and one of the most talented people I ever knew died last week and, yes, he was a Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket through and through. Josh Powell lost his battle with multiple myeloma at the age of 70. He was an outstanding basketball player — a part of Tech’s first NCAA tournament team in 1960, and captain in 1962. He was an Emory … [Read more...] about May 23, 2011: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects
May 16, 2011: A Life Well-Lived Reminds Us What Is Really Important
I got a good lesson in wealth management this week. Not from a high-powered financial advisor, but from the retrospective of a 103-year-old life lived well. A close relative of my wife — actually her father’s first cousin — was laid to rest in Fayette County last week. Like many of you, I suspect, funeral services are not my cup of tea, but this one was exceptional and a … [Read more...] about May 16, 2011: A Life Well-Lived Reminds Us What Is Really Important