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When I saw the phone jump off the cradle, I knew who it was.  Skeeter Skates, owner of Skeeter Skates Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Ryo, Georgia. Skeeter has that effect on people and on telephones, as well. In addition to being a leader in the stump removal and plow repair industry,  Skeeter also currently serves as chair of the Ryo Morning Coffee Club, a collection … [Read more...] about August 24, 2025: Some Presidential Thoughts From Skeeter Skates And Ryo Morning Coffee Club

I remember it as if it were yesterday.  In fact, it has been a lot of yesterdays – and I mean a lot – since I first walked on the campus at the University of Georgia.  My parents dropped me off at my dorm and headed back to East Point some 70 miles away.  It could have 7 thousand miles, given the loneliness and isolation I felt. My initial thought was that I had made a … [Read more...] about August 17, 2025: Some Thoughts On Going Away To College From One Who Did

Oh.  If I was the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, I might want to get out of town real soon or preferably out of the country.  Maybe even hitch a ride on one of Elon Musk’s rockets and cool it in outer space for a while.  They are about to feel the Wrath of Trump, which makes the Wrath of Khan look like a sandbox pout. The university released a poll last week showing … [Read more...] about August 10, 2025: Sorry, Mr. President But You Have The Wrong Number

I feel anxious telling you this because I fear you will be depressed when you hear it, but you and I seem to be a bunch of hypochondriacs.  I have received a study from MEDvidi.com, an online mental health treatment center in California that deals with conditions like – well – anxiety and depression.  Their data show that Georgia has the fifteenth-highest level of hypochondria … [Read more...] about August 3, 2025: Getting Anxiety And Depression From Reading About Hypochondriacs

Trivia Question: Where were you at 1:40 a.m. on July 27, 1996? You are forgiven if you don’t remember, but I can tell you where I was.  Asleep. Very asleep. It was the midpoint of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games.  I was managing director – communications and public affairs, dealing with politicians and the press.  I hadn’t been getting much sleep. The Games had gotten … [Read more...] about July 27, 2025: Remembering The Bombing In Centennial Olympic Park 29 Years Later