I’ve been a grandfather for more than 19 years, and until now it has been a slam-dunk. Grandparenting is great revenge for those fortunate enough to have survived raising their own kids. Now you get to listen to your children complain about how temperamental their kids are, conveniently forgetting that they were a king-sized horse’s rump themselves at the same age. You also … [Read more...] about Aug. 21, 2006: Grandsons at Tech and UGA Make For Some Hard Choices
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Aug. 15, 2005: What Am I Doing In Honduras? Blame It On Dr. Gil
As you read these words, I am in Honduras, a place I couldn’t have found on the map a month ago and would never in my wildest dreams thought of visiting. I am not sure what I will be doing here, but I am told I can expect anything from construction work to entertaining a group of children. What in the name of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John possessed me to dismount my bully … [Read more...] about Aug. 15, 2005: What Am I Doing In Honduras? Blame It On Dr. Gil
Aug. 8, 2005: Even With Water, Georgia is Still the Greatest State
Recently, I gave you 10 reasons that it is great to be a Georgian. It turns out that a couple of the reasons may have to be restated in the interest of total accuracy. Otherwise, I could lose my certification as a politically correct, non-controversial, modest and much-beloved columnist. An émigré from “middle America” who says he is “looking for a reason to feel better” … [Read more...] about Aug. 8, 2005: Even With Water, Georgia is Still the Greatest State
Aug. 1, 2005: No Need to Check the Calendar — Dog Days Are Here
There is no need to check the calendar. These are definitely the Dog Days of summer. Webster’s Dictionary defines Dog Days as, “The period between early July and early September when the hot sultry weather of summer usually occurs in the northern hemisphere; a period of stagnation.” The C. Richard Yarbrough Book of Bromides, Beatitudes and Barroom Banter defines Dog Days as, … [Read more...] about Aug. 1, 2005: No Need to Check the Calendar — Dog Days Are Here
Jul. 25, 2005: An Analysis of Today’s Issues With the Help of My New Computer
AN ANALYSIS OF TODAY’S ISSUES WITH THE HELP OF MY NEW COMPUTER What you are reading today is courtesy of a new wireless laptop computer equipped with everything but a flush toilet. It has more rams than a Scottish sheepherder, and so many bells and whistles that the computer salesman nearly slobbered himself to death describing them. The salesman claimed that this computer is … [Read more...] about Jul. 25, 2005: An Analysis of Today’s Issues With the Help of My New Computer