Spoiler alert: A non-negotiable and finite deadline doesn’t allow me the opportunity to discuss the primary runoff results this week. That’s okay. We can talk about it next week. Besides, Junior E. Lee, general manager of the Yarbrough Worldwide Media and Pest Control Company, located in Greater Garfield, is busy spraying Arvel Ridley’s barn for fleas … [Read more...] about July 23, 2019: Some Random Thoughts on Some Random Subjects
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July 16, 2018: July Runoff Elections Not the End But Just the Beginning
Don’t look now but it is almost time to go back to the polls in Georgia. Either Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle or Secretary of State Brian Kemp will be selected by Republican voters in the runoff on Tuesday, July 24, to be their gubernatorial candidate in the November general election. Cagle, as you know, has had a severe case of blabbermouth and potty mouth. Among … [Read more...] about July 16, 2018: July Runoff Elections Not the End But Just the Beginning
July 9, 2018: Who Says Our Politicians Can’t Lower Our Expectations?
Just when you think expectations can go no lower in politics, our gubernatorial candidates continue to prove us wrong. Here we sit, about to put our collective future into the hands of a new chief executive of the eighth largest state in the nation and what do we have from which to select? A guy that would kiss a goat if he thought it would get him elected; a … [Read more...] about July 9, 2018: Who Says Our Politicians Can’t Lower Our Expectations?
July 2, 2018: Farewell To Kacy: A Doggone Good Dog
It is with heavy heart that I inform you that Kacy, the family grand dog, has left us. She died peacefully in the arms of her loving family at her home in Cartersville, Georgia. When notified of her passing, her good friend, Hayden Rose Yarbrough, delivered an impromptu eulogy: “I’ll bet God is scratching her belly in heaven right now.” The faith and … [Read more...] about July 2, 2018: Farewell To Kacy: A Doggone Good Dog
June 25, 2018: North or South of the Macon-Dixon Line, Georgia is the Perfect Place to Be
Maybe your work is sun to sun, but my work is never done. If I am not giving the folks at the International Monetary Fund some tips on global financial policy or continuing my groundbreaking research on why broccoli will turn your ears green unless you eat copious amounts of banana pudding, I am now dealing with the possibility of secession in Georgia. Didn’t we do this … [Read more...] about June 25, 2018: North or South of the Macon-Dixon Line, Georgia is the Perfect Place to Be