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I am struggling to come up with just the right word to describe the trip two lame duck politicians and their posse took to Europe this past November on your and my dime (aka, taxpayers.) Boondoggle, which is defined as “an activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value,” is about the best I can do at the moment.  But, arrogant and insensitive … [Read more...] about February 11, 2023: We the Unwashed Get Hosed Again

I know you are very busy and I don’t to take up a lot of your time, but I think you need to see this. A firm called Diamond Rehab Thailand, which calls itself one of the leading luxury insomnia treatment centers in Asia (I’m not sure how many luxury insomnia treatment centers there are in Asia to begin with, but that’s a story for another day), sent a list of the Most … [Read more...] about February 5, 2023: Wonder Why We Are Sleepless In Georgia?

Sen. Brandon Beach, R, Alpharetta, has introduced Senate Bill 7, known as the “3G” bill or the “Gangs, Guns, Gone” bill.  It would impose a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence for anyone who uses a gun while committing or attempting to commit a violent felony, whether the weapon was discharged or not.  The 10 years would precede whatever other sentence might be imposed by the … [Read more...] about January 29, 2023: Random Thoughts on Random Subjects

On September 13, 2008, we got a call while at St. Simons that our grandson, Zachary Earl Wansley, had collapsed and died during a training run while preparing for the Atlanta Marathon.  Zack was the epitome of a scholar-athlete.  In high school, he had been president of the student body, captain of the track and cross country teams, an honor student and winner of the Journal … [Read more...] about January 22, 2023: Remembering The Good Who Die Too Young

The year was 1785. Thirteen states composed the Confederation Congress. Thomas Jefferson was appointed the U.S. Minister to France and John Adams, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom. George Washington was puttering around on his estate at Mount Vernon after having dispatched the mighty Brits back across the pond where they belonged. A year earlier, Lyman Hall, … [Read more...] about January 15, 2023: Happy Birthday to This Special ‘Seminary Of Learning’