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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

Believe it or not, there are a number of things I don’t do well.  I could never hit a curveball (or a fastball, for that matter.)  I still can’t. I have a hard time remembering names and dates.  I’m not good at chess and have no clue as to how to play bridge.  I can’t dance and I can’t play a musical instrument.  And, although I haven’t given it that much effort, I would make a … [Read more...] about July 20, 2025: No Sympathy For Those Involved In First Liberty Building And Loan Fiasco

I  run for reelection every week.  Even though the editors appreciate the fact that I am a dead ringer for a young Brad Pitt and am occasionally correct on the difference between affect and effect, they want eyeballs right where you happen to be looking at this moment.  Otherwise, they might replace me with a series of columns on 50 Ways to Fold a Shirt.  Or, maybe just leave … [Read more...] about July 13, 2025: Junior E. Lee Not Bugged By Polling Firms Snub

A lot of people are taking a victory lap after the recent announcement that the nonprofit Conservation Fund, has purchased the property on Trail Ridge, adjacent to our Okefenokee National Wildlife Reserve where Alabama-based Twin Pines Materials had planned to mine for titanium dioxide so that the world as we know it would never face the frightening prospect of running out of … [Read more...] about July 6, 2025: Some Random Thoughts On Some Random Subjects

As you may be aware by now, a major victory has been declared in the fight to stop Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals from strip mining land adjacent to our Okefenokee National Wildlife Reserve in order that the world never run out of toothpaste whitener. The Conservation Fund, a nonprofit specializing in acquiring at-risk lands, announced it has purchased the property for … [Read more...] about June 29, 2025: A Victory In Okefenokee Mining Controversy But Threat Isn’t Over