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Okay, raise your hand and repeat after me: “I (state your name) do solemnly swear that if I do not vote in the primaries next Tuesday, May 22, I will not criticize those who win. I further pledge that I will not talk about “crooked politicians” and how my vote doesn’t matter.  I will accept the fact that I am too apathetic to appreciate what a special privilege it is to … [Read more...] about May 14, 2018: If You Don’t Vote, Don’t Complain About the Outcome

Whether we are liberal or conservative; black or white; rich or poor; speak English or habla Espanol; live in God’s Country (aka Georgia) or are from up north where all the buildings are rusted and it snows ten months a year, we share one thing in common.  We all have or have had a mother.  There is a lot of weird stuff happening these days but I don’t think we have … [Read more...] about May 7, 2018: Where Would We Be Without Our Mothers?

I will admit that this job doesn’t rise to the level of trapping alligators in a swamp, but it is hard enough. In the first place, I am dealing with editors across the state who wonder if I skipped school when the subject of punctuation was covered in my high school English class.  I tell them I was too busy diagramming sentences in Birdie Parker’s class at Russell High … [Read more...] about April 23, 2018: Maybe Trapping Alligators Isn’t That Bad After All

Well, the more things change, the more they stay the same.  Dr. G. Gil Watson, aka, the World’s Greatest Preacher, up and retired after two decades of trying to save my sorry soul.  Not only was he my preacher, he was and is my friend.  He did his best to resuscitate me.   He just didn’t have a lot to work with.  Just when I thought I was off the … [Read more...] about April 16, 2018: Random Thoughts on Preachers, Politicians and Sweet Vidalia Onions Among Other Things