I don’t know about you, but I am tired of hearing bad news. I am weary of all the blathering on radio talk shows, smug comments by know-it-all television commentators and photographs of innocent Americans being beheaded by cowardly lowlifes in Iraq. Thus, this week I will focus only on good news in the hopes that we can get things back into perspective. Won’t you join … [Read more...] about May 16, 2004: At Last! Enjoy Some Good News For a Change
May 9, 2004: An Inside Look at G-8 Summit Protest Planning
Rap! Rap! Rap! “This session of the G-8 Summit protest planners will come to order. Welcome to our special steering committee, the Committee for Rebellion, Unrest and Destruction, or CRUD. Remember, ladies and gentlemen and those of you somewhere in between, we want to be ready to shine when the world leaders come to Sea Island in a few weeks. We want the world to know that we … [Read more...] about May 9, 2004: An Inside Look at G-8 Summit Protest Planning
May 2, 2004: To My Grandsons: Never Forget Our Heroes
To Zachary and Nicholas Wansley; Brian and Thomas Yarbrough: I have been sharing some thoughts with you at the beginning of each year in the hope that some of my reflections might prove helpful as you grow to adulthood. I will continue to do so as long as I have something meaningful to say, and you show some interest in wanting to hear it. So why am I writing you in the … [Read more...] about May 2, 2004: To My Grandsons: Never Forget Our Heroes
Apr. 25, 2004: Why Is Everybody So Fussy These Days?
Maybe it’s the phase of the moon or maybe some star is out of whack in the cosmos, but I sure am getting fussed at these days. Even my good deeds don’t go unpunished. I thought I was being extremely magnanimous when I said recently that Georgia Tech had a great basketball season and has a quality coach. A Tech alumnus from Gainesville wrote and said Tech people don’t care what … [Read more...] about Apr. 25, 2004: Why Is Everybody So Fussy These Days?
Apr. 18, 2004: We The People Say Enough is Enough is Enough
It is a new day in our country, and it has been a long time coming. We the People have spoken and we have said, “Enough is enough is enough.” Neither The New York Times nor the television networks nor all the glitterati in Hollywood can get us back in our cocoon. Let them think us a bunch of ignorant yahoos. Frankly, my dear, We the People don’t give a damn what they think. We … [Read more...] about Apr. 18, 2004: We The People Say Enough is Enough is Enough