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I visited this topic some years ago, but things don’t seem to have changed. RING! RING! RING! “Beep! Beep! You have reached the offices of Santa Claus and Associates at the North Pole.” “Hi, my name is Dick Yarbrough and I would like. ...” “In order to better serve you, please listen to the following options. If you wish to place an order, please press ‘One.’ If you … [Read more...] about December 7, 2025: You’d Better Watch Out: Santa Claus Has Joined The Information Age

I got a lot of mail encouraging me to take the job as Duke of York which I appreciated.  I thought long and hard about it but decided to take my name out of the running.  I hope you aren’t disappointed with me but looking back on it, I believe it was the right decision. Andrew Whatshisname messed the job up royally and I don’t think the people of York were very happy with … [Read more...] about November 30, 2025: Turning Down All Those York Dukedoms Was A Saving Grace

I guess I need to check my calendar.  I had assumed this was Thanksgiving Week but according to the television ads, it is Christmas already – or the Holiday season, for the politically-correct.  There is just one problem.  I haven’t had the chance to talk about being thankful yet and having the opportunity to tell you why.  Plus, I need to remind myself on occasion that I have … [Read more...] about November 23, 2025: Hold The Christmas Ads And Let’s Show Our Thanks First

Simply said, there is nothing like a good petrichor to make a guy feel on top of the world.  That depends, of course, on my computer’s teraflop since I’m WFH and not interested in ghost kitchens.  In case you were wondering, those are among the 5,000 new words contained in the 12th edition of the Merriam-Webster collegiate dictionary coming out this week. Between you and me, … [Read more...] about November 16, 2025: Enwheel The Wagons!  No More Snollygosters In Merriam-Webster’s New Dictionary!

I am getting mail giving me credit for the defeat of the two incumbent Republican members of the Georgia Public Service Commission this past week.  I am getting mail blaming me for the defeat of the two incumbent members of the Georgia Public Service Commission.  To quote Mark Twain who read a report he had died, “The report of my death was an exaggeration.”  So was my … [Read more...] about November 9, 2025: Public Service Commission Race Was About Pocketbooks, Not Politics