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RING! RING! RING! “Hello, you have reached the offices of Santa Claus at the North Pole.” “Hi, my name is Dick Yarbrough and I would like. . . .” “Thank you for calling.  In order to better serve you, please listen to the following options.  If you wish to place an order, please press ‘one.’ If you are calling about your current order, please press ‘two.’ If you … [Read more...] about December 4, 2017: You’d Better Watch Out. Santa Claus Has Joined The Information Age

You would figure that as a pure-bred and proud son of the South, I would know all there is to know about catfish.  I have caught them, been poked in the thumb by their barbs and have eaten copious amounts of them, usually with hushpuppies (Note to newly-arrived Yankees:  We aren’t talking footwear here.  We are talking about cornmeal batter rolled into a little … [Read more...] about November 27, 2017: You Can’t Even Trust A Catfish These Days

It is tempting at this time of the year to compose a “I am thankful for….” column.  But I can’t.  Not because I don’t have so very much for which to be thankful – I do – but because no one could ever top the efforts of the late Furman Bisher, sports editor of the Atlanta Newspapers and the finest writer to come down the pike.  His annual Thanksgiving columns will … [Read more...] about November 20, 2017: Some Reflections On This Season Of Thanksgiving

I appreciate that so many of you still inquire about the state of my health after my scary bout with sepsis which I won – barely.  Doctors say today that I am coming along nicely.  Slowly, but nicely. My vital signs remain vital and my hemoglobin remains hemoglobical.  But, there is a cloud.  While I may have thwarted a dread disease, I have now discovered … [Read more...] about November 12, 2017: Democratic National Committee: No Cisgenders Need Apply

Hey, what time is it, boys and girls?  It is time for Answer Man!  The show that gives you the straight skinny to whatever has you bewitched, bothered and bewildered.  Answer Man is so confident in his responses that he offers a money-back guarantee.  If you are dissatisfied in any way with Answer Man’s replies, just send him your bank account information, … [Read more...] about November 6, 2017: There Is No Question That Is Time for Answer Man