Getting better, not older
Tweet The ol’ gray mare, she ain’t what she used to be. That popular folk song that we sang when I was in school used to make me worry about getting older. That poor old mare could no longer kick the whiffle tree because of age. In many of my columns, I have [...]
Read More →The Banjo Bug
Tweet I have to blame all of this on my blacksmith friend Lyn Belcher. Mr. Belcher had a blacksmith shop in downtown Sasser, Georgia, and I often enjoyed going there. The ambiance was nice. He had created a rustic look in his showroom to display his metalwork, and he had Bluegrass music piped [...]
Read More →Trophies for everyone?
Tweet Among all of the great staples of Spring is Field Day! In the last two weeks, I have seen many Field Day pictures posted from area schools. My own son counted down the days until last Friday when the students at his school left the books in the classroom and hit the [...]
Read More →Why Phillip Phillips matters
Tweet There must be something in the water here. I mean besides all of that calcium carbonate that gives us a higher rate of kidney stones than other parts of the country. Albany, Leesburg, and the surrounding areas are flooded with greatness. Phillip Phillips signs are popping up everywhere like the dew on [...]
Read More →Remembering the past
Tweet April is Confederate History and Heritage Month as proclaimed by the Governor. The War Between the States, known by many as the Civil War and sometimes called the Great Unpleasantness by my relatives, began on April 12, 1861 when shots were fired on Ft. Sumter, South Carolina. General Robert E. Lee surrendered [...]
Read More →Easter on Parade
Tweet Spring is in full bloom with all of the tell tale signs. The flowers have painted a virtual mural in our town, school children are taking off for spring break, and the annual edition of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue is on the shelves. The days are longer too now that we have [...]
Read More →Don’t forget to call your mama
Tweet The late great Lewis Grizzard once wrote a book entitled, “Don’t Forget To Call Your Mama, I Wish I Could Call Mine.” The book is a tribute to his mother and touches on her long battle with scleroderma, but the title says a lot in itself. Too often we think about calling [...]
Read More →Wings and things
Tweet Don’t you just love creative business promotions? I remember the opening of a new strip mall when I was a boy and a helicopter dropped ping pong balls with numbers on them. The numbers were prize codes that were awarded by the merchants in the mall. Some businesses just hand out free [...]
Read More →Scheduling the unscheduled
Tweet We don’t watch much television at our home these days. Our days are pretty full with sporting, scouting, and other activities. While it seems that it can be hard for us to catch our breath from all of the running around, I know parents with children that have a lot more on [...]
Read More →Time to look at the GA-2 candidates
Tweet I am a bit of a political junkie. I’m trying to curb my enthusiasm, but that is hard. The political season is about to heat up with Super Tuesday now behind us. Two Tuesdays ago, the SWGA Patriots hosted the first debate for the candidates running on the Republican ticket to unseat [...]
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