2016 Columns

The only thing more useless than socks on a pig are New Year’s Resolutions.  Our intentions are applaudable but our follow-through usually leaves a bit to be desired.  Still, that should not keep us from trying.  I mean, what else is there to do while lying prone on the couch, with a snoot full of black-eyed peas and collards and watching the Yada-Yada Bowl? Two … [Read more...] about December 26, 2016: Resolutely Determined To Manage 2017 Expectations

This column has become a Christmas tradition and I share with you once again this year.  It is dedicated to all who believe. I wish I had been there.  In Bethlehem. I wish I had witnessed the birth of the baby Jesus in a lowly manger. Was it really as cold that night as it is sometimes depicted on our Christmas cards or was it as cool and comfortable an evening as … [Read more...] about December 19, 2016: I Wish I Had Been There. In Bethlehem

Dear Santa Claus: I am going to forego my usual letter requesting snarky gifts for the humor-impaired.  I expect there will be other opportunities in the future to gig them.  One thing about the humor-impaired, they are like houseflies.  They never go away.    Instead, I am going to ask you for something that may not be possible for you to stick in … [Read more...] about December 12, 2016: Hoping Santa Claus Has Something Special for Schoolteachers This Christmas

Philip Wilheit is a man of no small influence in our state.  A community leader and a successful business man -- he is president and CEO of Wilheit Packaging in Gainesville – Wilheit is also one of Gov. Nathan Deal’s oldest and closest friends and advisors.  He served as chairman of Deal’s first gubernatorial campaign in 2010 and sits now as a member of the Board of … [Read more...] about December 5, 2016: Losing One’s Home to a Fire Is a Painful Experience

God Bless America and God Bless Mt. Paran Christian School in Cobb County. Before a recent football playoff game, every player on the team came running on the field carrying an American flag. A school official told the Marietta Daily Journal, “The football team decided to all carry flags on the field because of all that’s going on in our world with several athletes maybe not … [Read more...] about November 28, 2016: Random Thoughts on Random Subjects