Atlanta, GA May 9, 2021 If we say anything is Woodrow Wilson’s fault, we are almost certain to be right. It’s a useful heuristic, if not a guaranteed one. In 1914, Wilson signed a proclamation setting aside the second Sunday in May for Americans to remember their mothers. The idea came from Anna Jarvis, a […]
Atlanta, GA May 2, 2021 Few places are as gorgeous as Atlanta in the spring. Cool nights, warm days, low humidity, few clouds, abundant blossoms. And a lot of pollen. But that’s OK. Every binge has its hangover, every lining has its cloud, and every rose has it’s thorn. For several weeks our eyes water […]
Atlanta, GA April 24, 2021 My father was one of ten kids, the first of whom died as an infant. I knew or know the rest, some better than others, but all fairly well…at least at one time or another. As of Wednesday, only half of them remain. Two of his six sisters died a quarter […]
Atlanta, GA April 17, 2021 It’s cold on the shoulder And you know that we get A little older everyday – Gordon Lightfoot I’m glad I had the opportunity last week to play as much golf as I did. The weather was beautiful, the courses were wonderful, and the time with my son was invaluable. […]
Atlanta, GA April 10, 2021 Jesus, Moses, and an old man step to the tee on an over-the-water par-3. Jesus tees off first, and hits into the trap on the other side of the pond. Being Jesus, he walks across the lake, chips from the sand, and taps in for His par. Next Moses hits, […]
Mobile, AL April 5, 2021 One of the more memorable Easters we ever spent was over two decades ago, in Blois, on the right bank of the Loire. We spent a week in the valley, a day in the town, and an evening at its cathedral. As the sun set, we immersed ourselves in the Vigil […]
Atlanta, GA March 29, 2021 As anyone who reads this drivel knows, I’m wrong a lot. I decided not to buy property in Pacific Heights in 1995, or in Whistler, BC a few years later. My wife was smart enough to buy Amazon in 1999, but I was dumb enough to sell it in 2001. […]
Atlanta, GA March 21, 2021 Last week, clocks jumped ahead. This week, time leapt forward. Milestones mark moments in life. Births, baptisms, and birthdays. Graduations, weddings, and funerals. These are the forks in the road that give us cause to pause…to consider where we’re going, and remember where we’ve been. It seems like only yesterday that our elder son was […]
Atlanta, GA March 14, 2021 There are no solutions, only trade-offs. – Thomas Sowell Publisher Bill Bonner once acknowledged that anyone can make a mistake. But for a real catastrophe, you need the government. Over the last year, politicians around the world have outdone themselves. In ways that would’ve been unimaginable thirteen months ago, they’ve […]
Atlanta, GA March 8, 2021 When you turn fifty, you begin to feel old. Then, your younger brother turns fifty…and that hankering for prune juice becomes insatiable. Suddenly, the urge to go to bed early, get up in the middle of the night, and chase kids off the lawn is that much more pronounced. But there […]