Atlanta, GA August 14, 2022 Today is my maternal grandparents’ eightieth anniversary. I wish they were here to celebrate their marriage. But I’m relieved they’re not around to mourn their country. A couple years ago we imagined what one of their contemporaries might’ve thought of how their descendants have treated their bountiful inheritance. Today I’m […]
Atlanta, GA August 6, 2022 “Richelieu founded Odessa – watched over it with paternal care – labored with a fertile brain and a wise understanding for its best interests – spent his fortune freely to the same end – endowed it with a sound prosperity, and one which will yet make it one of the […]
Atlanta, GA July 21, 2022 Before it’s leaders made it an uninhabitable sh*thole, San Francisco was one of the greatest cities in the world. I loved the City, absorbed its history, and couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. I considered it my “adopted home town”. It was beautiful. And it still is. From afar. Like a […]
Auburn, AL July 12, 2022 “The level of spending and income in America may be increasing according to government statistics, but if Americans work longer hours than they ever did and their basic nutrition is deteriorating, there must be something seriously wrong with the money they’re using, both as a store and measure of value.” […]
July 4, 2022 “Americans are getting stronger. Twenty years ago, it took two people to carry ten dollars’ worth of groceries. Today, a five-year-old can do it.” – Henny Youngman The chickens are coming home to roost. But when they arrive, they’re bringing fewer eggs. Independence Day is here, but the shackles seem to be […]
Atlanta, GA June 15, 2022 Trapped by our political pilots on what appears to be a cultural kamikaze mission, let’s sample their potpourri of disaster as we hurtle helplessly toward the ground. Up the aisle, a stewardess stumbles toward us amid the incessant turbulence of accelerating societal decay. Her dilapidated cart is laden with assorted […]
Atlanta, GA May 28, 2022 We recently learned that Trader Joe’s is discontinuing a highly-desired cat food despite its enormous popularity. Stores can’t keep the shelves stocked. They’re being stripped from both sides of the demand-supply equation. Customers love the product, and clean it out whenever it arrives. But labor, material, and shipping constraints leave […]
Jekyll Island, GA May 14, 2022 In 1804, on the right bank of the Hudson in Weehauken, New Jersey, a duel took place. The sitting Vice President of the United States shot and killed the first Secretary of the Treasury. Aside from becoming increasingly uncouth, dueling was illegal in New Jersey. So with Alexander Hamilton […]
Jekyll Island, GA May 14, 2022 On Sapelo Island, I had to constantly remind myself where we were. It felt more like a foreign country than a secluded island in my own state. And, in some sense, it is. Its dedicated citizens have a unique culture and a proud history that is being pressed to […]
Jekyll Island, GA May 13, 2022 In February of 1733, the frigate Anne approached the open mouth of the Savannah River. One hundred and fourteen passengers disembarked, and commenced a colony. Within three decades, more nefarious ships would fill that harbor. For a couple days, we’re exploring a community that descends from their “cargo.” The original charter […]