Just as I was about to pick up my flugelhorn, the phone rang. It was Skeeter Skates, owner of Skeeter Skates Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Ryo, Georgia. He sounded concerned. That’s not like Skeeter. Of course, he would never admit it. I have found that those in the tree stump removal and plow repair profession emanate a high degree of … [Read more...] about April 4, 2021: Discussing Georgia’s New Voting Law with The Ryo Coffee Club
March 28, 2021: Needing to Remember What Easter Is All About
In memory of my beloved wife with whom I shared many joyous Easters I wish I had been there. In Jerusalem. With Jesus. I wish I could have witnessed the events of a week that changed the world forever. I wish I could have accompanied Jesus into the city as he rode astride a donkey and watched the crowds throw their cloaks before him, cheering the man they thought had come to … [Read more...] about March 28, 2021: Needing to Remember What Easter Is All About
March 21, 2021: From Birdfeeders to Poets, There Is Always Something to Celebrate
We are winding down the first quarter of 2021 and I am holding my breath. After all, it was the first quarter of 2020 when the world as we know it became a world we didn’t know at all and one we are still trying to come to terms with. So far in 2021, we have observed Black History Month and Women’s History Month. The emphasis given these two observances have tended … [Read more...] about March 21, 2021: From Birdfeeders to Poets, There Is Always Something to Celebrate
March 14, 2021: A Son of The South and Proud of It
I am a Son of the South and proud of it. Born here, raised here and, God willing, will be planted here. The South is and always will be my home. Have we always been a perfect place? Far from it. The notion of separate-but-equal was anything but in the South in which I was raised. Blacks rode in the back of the bus and attended substandard schools. … [Read more...] about March 14, 2021: A Son of The South and Proud of It
March 7, 2021: Texas Power Debacle Not Likely in Georgia Says Public Service Commissioner
Would you like to hear an encouraging word? How about “No!” That was the succinct reaction from Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tricia Pridemore when I asked her if what happened in Texas where hell and most everything else froze over, could happen here. Pridemore, a member of the state’s utility regulator since 2018, gave me a short course the other … [Read more...] about March 7, 2021: Texas Power Debacle Not Likely in Georgia Says Public Service Commissioner