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 June 8, 2022 “Dost thou love life? Then do not squander Time; for that is the Stuff Life is made of.” – Benjamin Franklin The last couple years made it easy to feel sorry for ourselves. A select few of us have the fortitude to resist the temptation. Most of us don’t. I […]
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 […]
Atlanta, GA May 10, 2022 For those who believe in God, no explanation is necessary. For those who don’t believe in God, no explanation is possible. – From The Song of Bernadette Jefferson speculated that were we to ask any well-traveled person in which country he’d prefer to live, he’d likely say his own…where he’d […]
Atlanta, GA May 2, 2022 Life is a continuous series of forks in the road. Some are obvious; most are opaque. But we take them all, whether we know it or not. This missive alone may take quite a few, so I hope patient readers will remain for the ride (the impatient ones are already […]
Atlanta, GA April 25, 2022 Last week, another brick fell from the wall. For twenty-four months they’d been mortared into place, two weeks at a time: shelter-in-place, social distance, stay “essential”, swab your nose, work from home, wear a mask, receive a shot, inject another one, get a booster, and follow “the science”. The masons […]
Atlanta, GA April 17, 2022 Last week was Masters’ week, which in north Georgia is usually delightful. Until yesterday, when rain rolled in, this year was no exception: clear, sunny afternoons book-ended by chilly mornings and cool nights. The birds are chirping, the azaleas flower, and Atlanta’s arboreal canopy is in seasonal blossom. Bees are […]