Occasionally, I will drop in a comma where it doesn’t belong or fail to associate phrase modifiers with the nearest preceding noun and other stuff like that to see if you are paying attention. Trust me, I do this on purpose. I happen to be an expert on the subject (or is it predicate? I can’t remember which) of the proper use of the English language. Many of … [Read more...] about September 17, 2018: A Treatise on The Art Of Being A Southerner
2018 Columns
September 10, 2018: A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Zachary Earl Wansley
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the loss of our oldest grandson, Zachary Earl Wansley. Zack was 20 at the time he collapsed and died while training for the Atlanta Marathon. Running was not a new thing for Zack. He grew up running. He was captain of his high-school cross-country team. His dad was a coach in the sport and his brother, Nick, is … [Read more...] about September 10, 2018: A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Zachary Earl Wansley
September 3, 2018: We Church-Goers Don’t Always Walk Our Talk
I am occasionally asked to present the weekly lesson in my Sunday School class. I do it with the clear understanding that everyone in class accepts the fact that I need the lesson’s messages worse than they do. I am Methodist by birth and by the grace of God and my momma. The Methodist Church was founded by John Wesley along with his brother, Charles, in … [Read more...] about September 3, 2018: We Church-Goers Don’t Always Walk Our Talk
August 27, 2018: On Friday Nights This Fall, Don’t Forget the Marching Band
Okay, the lazy days of summer are gone and school is back in session. Even before classes began, many of our high school kids were already busy practicing in the searing Georgia sun getting themselves in shape, working on their moves, practicing their formations, getting their uniforms issued and ready for Friday Night Lights across the state. Football? … [Read more...] about August 27, 2018: On Friday Nights This Fall, Don’t Forget the Marching Band
August 20, 2018: Readers, Schoolteachers Respond to Column on Public Education
Maybe I have worn them out (I hope so) or maybe they have chosen to ignore me (Bad idea. That only encourages me) but opponents of public education – including private school scholarship tax-giveaway advocates and for-profit charter school management shills – were strangely quiet after my recent Open Letter to Georgia’s public schoolteachers. Maybe in the recesses of their … [Read more...] about August 20, 2018: Readers, Schoolteachers Respond to Column on Public Education