Columns

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

I am trying to remember when our public school system became an inferior way to learn to read, write and cipher.  Maybe public schools have always been low-grade but I must have missed the cue because I got a pretty good education. I guess the blame belongs to my momma and daddy.  They generally considered schoolteachers in the same lofty stratosphere with the … [Read more...] about October 30, 2017: Maybe The Problem Isn’t The Public Schools. Maybe It Is Our Society