If you don’t know by now, I love my alma mater, the University of Georgia, the oldest state-chartered university in the nation. I am a proud graduate and a past president of the national alumni association. I have a haughty-looking portrait hanging somewhere in my beloved Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications, where I give what I consider a rather generous … [Read more...] about August 28, 2021: Nervously Awaiting Another Football Season at UGA
August 22, 2021: Remembering A Time When Negative Was Positive
I had a COVID-19 test the other day even though I have been fully-vaccinated and wear my mask regularly in public. I am sure to some of you that proves I am a liberal weenie commie who loves Nancy Pelosi, watches CNN and glows in the dark. But I digress. My doctor thought it would be a good idea for me to take the test. The not-so-good idea was ramming a … [Read more...] about August 22, 2021: Remembering A Time When Negative Was Positive
August 15, 2021: Skeeter Skates and Gang Suggest Some Topics Besides Politics
While trying to figure out whether to dangle my participle in this hot weather or work up a sweat and split an infinitive, the phone rang. It was Skeeter Skates, proprietor of Skeeter Skates Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Ryo, Georgia, and a charter member of the Ryo Morning Coffee Club in Ryo, Georgia. If you are not familiar with the Ryo Morning Coffee Club, it … [Read more...] about August 15, 2021: Skeeter Skates and Gang Suggest Some Topics Besides Politics
August 8, 2021: Some Random Thoughts on Some Random Subjects
What a bunch of whiners. I refer to the jive-talkers that stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, waving their Trump flags and having a big ol’ time. One even put a finger emoji on a fuzzy image of himself with the caption, “THIS IS ME,” in case you missed it. Oops! Maybe that wasn’t such a good idea after all. Thanks to the magic of motion pictures, he … [Read more...] about August 8, 2021: Some Random Thoughts on Some Random Subjects
August 1, 2021: Methodist Squabbles Show ‘Organized Religion’ An Oxymoron
My wise father once advised me to never talk politics or religion with people. You will never change their minds, he said, and they will spend all their time trying to change yours. That may be true but sometimes I can’t help myself. It is hard not to write about politics and those who practice that arcane art. Humor-impaired wingnuts on both sides of … [Read more...] about August 1, 2021: Methodist Squabbles Show ‘Organized Religion’ An Oxymoron