Because this column runs across the state on different days of the week depending where you may happen to be, some of you will be reading this before Election Day, on that day or a day or two afterwards. Therefore, I am going to wait on responding to the results until we can all see them at the same time. As Lady Mary Montgomerie Currie, who wrote under the … [Read more...] about November 1, 2020: Junior E. Lee Primed to Analyze Election Results
2020 Columns
October 25, 2020: Glory, Glory to the Rocket Scientists at UGA
As you may have heard by now, a group of young men from the University of Georgia, the oldest state-chartered university in the nation, located in Athens, the Classic City of the South and home to more Rhodes Scholars than a coon dog has fleas recently engaged in a scrum with a group of semi-professional athletes in Alabama and lost 41-24. Not making excuses but what can … [Read more...] about October 25, 2020: Glory, Glory to the Rocket Scientists at UGA
October 18, 2020: A Reminder That Voting Is A Privilege From One Who Knows
I would say great minds run in pairs, but when it comes to my friend and Great American, Stewart Rodeheaver, that does him a disservice. Simply put, his mind is a couple of laps ahead of mine. For those of you recent to this space, Stewart Rodeheaver is Brigadier General (Ret.) Rodeheaver, who commanded Georgia’s 48th Brigade Combat Team in Iraq when I had the … [Read more...] about October 18, 2020: A Reminder That Voting Is A Privilege From One Who Knows
October 11, 2020: Figby Gives Senator Loeffler Some Last Minute Political Advice
RING! RING! RING! “Hello. This is the Yarbrough Worldwide Media and Pest Control Company, located in Greater Garfield, Georgia. How may I direct your call?” “This is Senator Kelly Loeffler. Get Figby, the world renowned image expert on the phone now!” “Hello, Senator. This is Figby. What can I do for you?” “Figby, I need your help. The senate race is just … [Read more...] about October 11, 2020: Figby Gives Senator Loeffler Some Last Minute Political Advice
October 4, 2020: Some Random Thoughts on Some Random Subjects
I try not to write about whatever all the ponderous political pundits are pontificating about at the time. I am just not a “me too” kind of guy. But, I am going to have to make an exception this week and mention the recent presidential debate. To call it a debacle is being too kind. To the crowd that would support Donald Trump even if he was caught … [Read more...] about October 4, 2020: Some Random Thoughts on Some Random Subjects