LOOKING BACK AT 2008 REMINDS ME HOW LUCKY I AM Don’t tell me it is almost 2009. Good grief! I haven’t finished getting ready for Y2K yet, and here we are already on the brink of a new decade. As has been my custom for many years, I plan to spend New Year’s Eve with friends and neighbors at the exquisite little Georgia Sea Grill on St. Simons Island, stuffing my face full of … [Read more...] about Dec. 22, 2008: Looking Back At 2008 Reminds Me How Lucky I Am
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Dec. 15, 2008: Gov. Perdue Doesn’t Make Waves — Just Concrete Fishponds And Satisfied Elephants
GOV. PERDUE DOESN’T MAKE WAVES — JUST CONCRETE FISHPONDS AND SATISFIED ELEPHANTS It doesn’t take much to get me bragging about Georgia, if for no other reason than it irritates the hell out of loud-talking Yankees who move here and look down their noses at us even though you couldn’t get them to move back north with an ice axe and a snow shovel. I admit that I jerk their … [Read more...] about Dec. 15, 2008: Gov. Perdue Doesn’t Make Waves — Just Concrete Fishponds And Satisfied Elephants
Dec. 8, 2008: Saxby And Bubba Are Back. So Is Georgia Tech
SAXBY AND BUBBA ARE BACK. SO IS GEORGIA TECH I know you have been awaiting my observations on the recent political runoffs in Georgia. Sorry to be late, but I was afraid anything I said would encourage Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin to start running those abominable ads again. I would just as soon have my fingernails ripped out. First, I am happy to report that Bubba is back. … [Read more...] about Dec. 8, 2008: Saxby And Bubba Are Back. So Is Georgia Tech
Dec. 1, 2008: Jimmy Carter Gets Left Holding The Bag
JIMMY CARTER GETS LEFT HOLDING THE BAG “Mr. President, I understand you wanted to see me? And why are you holding a garbage bag?” “Yes, I did. I need to get out of the country for a few weeks. Rosalynn is getting on my nerves. She’s always making me take out the garbage. I am the past president of the United States and a Nobel Prize winner. Nobel Prize winners don’t take out … [Read more...] about Dec. 1, 2008: Jimmy Carter Gets Left Holding The Bag
Nov. 24, 2008: To My Great-Grandson: I Am Glad You Are Here
TO MY GREAT-GRANDSON: I AM GLAD YOU ARE HERE Dear Cameron Charles Yarbrough: Welcome to the world! You are our first great-grandson, and you could not have come at a better time. Our family has experienced the loss of a life much too young and with too much potential, and our grief has at times been overwhelming. Your appearance has given us a much-needed lift and the … [Read more...] about Nov. 24, 2008: To My Great-Grandson: I Am Glad You Are Here