BACK IN THE SADDLE, BUT STILL A LITTLE SHAKY After the unexpected death of my beloved grandson Zack Wansley, I wasn’t sure I wanted to do this anymore. Twitting inept politicians, know-it-all media, smug entertainers, greedy CEOs and the terminally humorless seemed absurdly irrelevant. Then I began to hear from friends and strangers telling me they missed my column. Several … [Read more...] about Oct. 6, 2008: Back In The Saddle, But Still A Little Shaky
Sep. 16, 2008: Ken Yarbrough Steps In
My name is Ken Yarbrough. I’m writing this week because my father, the wordsmith that you’ve come to expect in this space, is taking a sabbatical. You see, his oldest grandson died recently, and as you might expect, he’s taking it hard. Please forgive me for presuming that I can capably fill in for him, which I can’t. What I can do, though, is to … [Read more...] about Sep. 16, 2008: Ken Yarbrough Steps In
Sep. 2, 2008: Exclusive: Political Pros Ponder Palin Pick
EXCLUSIVE: POLITICAL PROS PONDER PALIN PICK Want to know how Democratic strategists reacted to John McCain’s selection of Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska as his running mate? Let’s listen in and hear for ourselves: “Okay, folks, let’s get the meeting underway. We have a lot of issues to cover and Sen. Obama is anxious to see what we come up with. Let me start by saying I am … [Read more...] about Sep. 2, 2008: Exclusive: Political Pros Ponder Palin Pick
Aug. 25, 2008: If It Is The ‘New’ AT&T, It Must Be Tuesday
IF IT IS THE ‘NEW’ AT&T, IT MUST BE TUESDAY When my alma mater, BellSouth, was absorbed by Southwestern Bell, aka the “new” AT&T in 2006, then-BellSouth CEO F. Duane Ackerman said, “Technology changes and convergence are shaping a new competitive dynamic and creating tremendous opportunity.” Even my friend, the omniscient Skeeter Skates, owner of Skeeter’s Tree Stump … [Read more...] about Aug. 25, 2008: If It Is The ‘New’ AT&T, It Must Be Tuesday
Aug. 18, 2008: Trip To Scotland Reminds Me Why I Should Eat My Broccoli
TRIP TO SCOTLAND REMINDS ME WHY I SHOULD EAT MY BROCCOLI I have just returned from taking grandson Nicholas Wansley to Scotland with his grandma to visit the land of her ancestors. I would have taken him to visit my ancestors except I don’t have any idea where they are. The first thing we heard upon our arrival in Scotland was that Bigfoot had been discovered roaming the … [Read more...] about Aug. 18, 2008: Trip To Scotland Reminds Me Why I Should Eat My Broccoli