I mentioned a few weeks back the TBF/FLW High School Fishing Southeastern Conference Championship tournament scheduled for Lake Lanier. It has come and gone. Fifty-one teams from eight states competed. Fittingly enough, the event was won by two youngsters from East Hall High School — Tristan Thomas and Dakota Crumley. The win earned their team the title of Southeastern … [Read more...] about October 19, 2015: Random Thoughts on Some Random Subjects
2015 Columns
October 12, 2015: Somebody Forgot To Tell God The World Was Ending
Somebody Forgot To Tell God The World Was Ending, a group out of Philadelphia that does all their worshiping online (“Alright, users, let us bow our heads and Twitter.”) said recently that the world was going to end last Thursday, October 7. Trusting soul that I am, I took them at their word and figured I could skip writing a column this week because chances were pretty good … [Read more...] about October 12, 2015: Somebody Forgot To Tell God The World Was Ending
October 5, 2015: Ten Years Later: Remembering A Special Group Of Georgians In Iraq
What a difference a decade makes. Ten years ago this week I was at Camp Striker in Iraq, reporting on the men and women of Georgia’s 48th Brigade Combat team, under the command of a great American and Monroe County native, Brig. Gen. Stewart Rodeheaver. Why I made the decision to go to Iraq is still a bit puzzling. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Obviously, I had no … [Read more...] about October 5, 2015: Ten Years Later: Remembering A Special Group Of Georgians In Iraq
September 28, 2015: Aliens Have Second Thought About Invading Earth
KNOCK! KNOCK! “Open the door, please!” “I’m sorry but I don’t talk to door-to-door solicitors, even little green ones with antennas sticking out of their heads. Besides, I gave at the office.” “Hold it right there, earthling. We aren’t here to sell you anything. We are from the planet Krutopia. In case you aren’t familiar with the place, we are just a few light years south of … [Read more...] about September 28, 2015: Aliens Have Second Thought About Invading Earth
September 21, 2015: High School Fishing Clubs Growing In Georgia
Mark Gintert might just have the best job in America. An avid outdoorsman and a successful businessman, Gintert is the national youth director of The Bass Federation, which means he gets to work with young people across the land to introduce them to the joys of fishing through high school fishing clubs. “Studies show that six out of ten children in high school participate in … [Read more...] about September 21, 2015: High School Fishing Clubs Growing In Georgia