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I had a bit of a health scare recently that hopefully will be determined to have been just that — a scare. A routine physical revealed an unexpected blip on my electrocardiogram. That led to a morning of being stuck, stung and stressed by a group of eager medical technicians looking for answers. While lumbering away on the treadmill with needles in my arm, it occurred to me … [Read more...] about Dec. 14, 2003: The Reflections of a Mortal Man

Okay, boys and girls, it is time once again for Answer Man to dip into the Question Box and see what is on everybody’s mind. Answer Man doesn’t have a lot of time for this because he has to write a suck-up letter to Santa Claus. Answer Man hasn’t been a particularly good little boy this year. Here’s our first question. Dear Answer Man: Will University of Georgia President … [Read more...] about Dec. 7, 2003: You Got Questions? Answer Man Has The Answers

This past October, Delta Air Lines CEO Leo Mullin proudly announced a new direction for his beleaguered airline, entitled “A Winning Strategy.” In an interview with the Atlanta media, Mullin was quoted as saying, “We have a winning organization. You (the employees) are going to have a future here.” Shortly after that comment, Mullin jumped ship with a $16 million pension for … [Read more...] about Nov. 30, 2003: Delta’s New Strategy: “Warm and Fuzzy” All Over

Shirley MacLaine, the actress whose elevator doesn’t quite reach the top floor, has written a book in which she claims she talks to her dog, a rat terrier named Terry. According to MacLaine, she and Terry communicate in “Humanimal,” which she says is a “purer, more direct form of language” than English. Hopefully, she makes more sense to Terry than she does to the rest of … [Read more...] about Nov. 23, 2003: Conversations With Sheila About Shirley

Rap! Rap! Rap! “I declare this session of the U.S. Senate open for business. We will dispense with the Morning Prayer because the ACLU has told us that praying in a government building is clearly a violation of church and state. The chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia, Zell Miller.” “Mr. President, we aren’t praying because all you liberal turnip brains up north are … [Read more...] about Nov. 16, 2003: Why Zell Miller Doesn’t Want to be Senator Anymore