Dr. Melvin Pender, Jr. is a bona fide American hero: An Olympic gold medalist (4 x 100 relay in the 1968 Mexico City Games at 31 years of age); a Bronze Star recipient with two tours of duty in Viet Nam, retiring as a captain after having joined the Army at 17; a college graduate; a member of 11 Halls of Fame, a coach, an author, a motivational speaker, a cancer survivor and a … [Read more...] about February 29, 2017: A Salute to An Olympic Champion and His Pursuit of Excellence
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February 13, 2017: Secretary of Agriculture-Designate Perdue Know a Bit About Draining Swamps
You may have read that unusually cold winter in parts of parts Europe as well as drought conditions in the southwest United States have created a severe shortage of broccoli. I cannot say I was grieved to hear the news. I don’t like broccoli and have spent much of my adult life trying to fend off the Woman Who Shares My Name’s fiendish efforts to make me eat it. I … [Read more...] about February 13, 2017: Secretary of Agriculture-Designate Perdue Know a Bit About Draining Swamps
February 8, 2017: Patriots’ Super Bowl Win Highlights Differences in Boston and Atlanta Professional Sports
I don’t mean to go getting all theological on you but one has to wonder if God likes Boston just a tad better than he likes Atlanta, at least when it comes to professional sports. Here the Atlanta Falcons are up 8 points on the New England, nee, Boston Patriots with 3:30 left in Super Bowl LI (after being up 25 points late in the third quarter) and needing only a field … [Read more...] about February 8, 2017: Patriots’ Super Bowl Win Highlights Differences in Boston and Atlanta Professional Sports
February 6, 2017: Some Advice For Two Young People Beginning Their Journey Together
Please allow me a bit of a preamble: Nicholas Sanford Wansley is grandson Number Three chronologically and – pardon a grandfather’s pride – a high achiever. After graduation from the University of Georgia, he entered the teaching profession like his dad. Also like his dad, he is a high school science teacher – he teaches International Baccalaureate Physics – … [Read more...] about February 6, 2017: Some Advice For Two Young People Beginning Their Journey Together
January 30, 2017: Dissidents Hammer Out Future Protest Plans
Varoom! Putt! Putt! Putt! Varoom! Putt! Putt! Varoom! Varoom! “What is that?” “What does it look like? It’s a bus.” “I know that but where is it going?” “If you must know, it is going nowhere.” “But why is it going nowhere?” “Because there are a lot of people in righteous indignation over the election and inauguration of Donald Trump and they claim they want … [Read more...] about January 30, 2017: Dissidents Hammer Out Future Protest Plans