GOV. PERDUE DOESN’T MAKE WAVES — JUST CONCRETE FISHPONDS AND SATISFIED ELEPHANTS It doesn’t take much to get me bragging about Georgia, if for no other reason than it irritates the hell out of loud-talking Yankees who move here and look down their noses at us even though you couldn’t get them to move back north with an ice axe and a snow shovel. I admit that I jerk their … [Read more...] about Dec. 15, 2008: Gov. Perdue Doesn’t Make Waves — Just Concrete Fishponds And Satisfied Elephants
Dec. 8, 2008: Saxby And Bubba Are Back. So Is Georgia Tech
SAXBY AND BUBBA ARE BACK. SO IS GEORGIA TECH I know you have been awaiting my observations on the recent political runoffs in Georgia. Sorry to be late, but I was afraid anything I said would encourage Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin to start running those abominable ads again. I would just as soon have my fingernails ripped out. First, I am happy to report that Bubba is back. … [Read more...] about Dec. 8, 2008: Saxby And Bubba Are Back. So Is Georgia Tech
Dec. 1, 2008: Jimmy Carter Gets Left Holding The Bag
JIMMY CARTER GETS LEFT HOLDING THE BAG “Mr. President, I understand you wanted to see me? And why are you holding a garbage bag?” “Yes, I did. I need to get out of the country for a few weeks. Rosalynn is getting on my nerves. She’s always making me take out the garbage. I am the past president of the United States and a Nobel Prize winner. Nobel Prize winners don’t take out … [Read more...] about Dec. 1, 2008: Jimmy Carter Gets Left Holding The Bag
Nov. 24, 2008: To My Great-Grandson: I Am Glad You Are Here
TO MY GREAT-GRANDSON: I AM GLAD YOU ARE HERE Dear Cameron Charles Yarbrough: Welcome to the world! You are our first great-grandson, and you could not have come at a better time. Our family has experienced the loss of a life much too young and with too much potential, and our grief has at times been overwhelming. Your appearance has given us a much-needed lift and the … [Read more...] about Nov. 24, 2008: To My Great-Grandson: I Am Glad You Are Here
Nov. 17, 2008: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects
RANDOM THOUGHTS ON RANDOM SUBJECTS My feelings are hurt. An astute political observer named Larry wrote me, gloating over Barack Obama’s election and pointing out what a racist I am. He cited as proof the column in which I stated gasoline would rise to $6 a gallon before this country would elect a black man as president. The problem is I didn’t write that column. That’s what … [Read more...] about Nov. 17, 2008: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects