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There is the story about the preacher who was hard at work saving souls at a tent revival.  One person said he had coveted his neighbor’s wife and was remorseful.  “Hallelujah, my child, you are forgiven!” the preacher cried.  Another confessed he had once stolen a loaf of bread from the local grocer.  “Hallelujah,” said the preacher, “You are … [Read more...] about June 18, 2018: Casey Cagle Forgets the Cardinal Rule of Politics

My daddy used to say we were wasting money in Georgia painting a center line down our highways.  Nobody ever went North.  They all came down here to live so they could make fun of how we talk. Well, thanks to the State of Vermont, that may be changing. Vermont, which is located somewhere up around Canada, recently passed a law that would pay folks up to $10,000 over … [Read more...] about June 11, 2018: Can You Believe There Are States Willing To Pay You To Move There?

To those of you new to these pages, you likely are not familiar with Claude the Whitetail Deer and his colleagues on Jekyll Island.  Several years ago, I received a call from a much-distressed Claude after members of the Jekyll Island Authority had decided there were too many of them on the island (whitetails, not members of the Jekyll Island Authority) and were planning … [Read more...] about June 4, 2018: Claude and Whitetail Friends Not Taking the Bait on Hunting Proposal

As the legendary Hall of Fame catcher and all-around philosopher Yogi Berra once observed: “It ain’t over til its over.”  He could have been talking about the 2018 Georgia primaries.  A lot of would-be candidates got sent to the sidelines by voters on May 22, but now We the Unwashed are looking at runoffs on July 24.  It ain’t over yet. Just think, gang – eight … [Read more...] about May 28, 2018: Round One of Primaries Over. On to Round Two

Here we go again.  The pointy-heads at WHO, the World Health Organization, apparently have decided that trying to shame us into not eating bacon and sausage and ham isn’t good enough.  Now, they are going after (shudder) trans fats.  Good luck with that. You may recall that back in 2015, the World Health Organization, which is a part of the United Nations, which … [Read more...] about May 21, 2018: Who Says We Can’t Have Sausage With Our Pancakes