Let’s Watch … ARGH@!#!! … Not The Circle of Life!!!!
I am not one for exclamation points. To me, they signify weak writing. If something is AMAZING, CRAZY, AWESOME, INCREDIBLE, WHATEVER,...
read moreWhen An Oompa Falls
The goal was the role of Augustus. By Augustus I do not mean Gaius Julius Caeser Augustus, also known as Octavian, the first Roman...
read moreA Final Note To The Men Of 47
It is customary over here to write letters to the SONS or the Little Black Dress on certain days – birthdays, anniversaries,...
read moreThe Men Of 47 Take On A “Negative Mountain”
King of the Hill is a fairly simple game. By that I mean the basic rules and such. You fight your way to the top, knock everyone else...
read moreRepost: When Perfectly Normal People Go … Batty
It’s test week around here. A time when everyone, well, freaks out. In honor of this infamous week, known simply as CRCT Hell,...
read moreFiguring Out How Rabbits + Eggs + WMDs = Easter
Somehow I’m going to wrap the Resurrection, the Easter Bunny and miniature weapons of mass destruction all in one blog. Bear...
read moreA Laptop, A Little Ingenuity, A Hammock
I have a love-hate relationship when it comes to various electronic gizmos and the SONS of Thunder. I’m okay with them playing...
read moreThe Little Black Dress Fights A Ninja, And I Save Her Thumb
It starts with a blender. Not just any blender. In my mind, a blender is something where you put stuff in a glass/plastic container,...
read moreThe Power Of The Yellow Card
Yellow is a color that, at times, gets a bad rap. Some will call it soothing or cheery. Those types like magazines with the words...
read moreTeaching A Son To Fish … Or Use A Laptop
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. (Chinese proverb) So Eldest Son...
read moreRepost – Obligatory Day
Sometimes I’m a glutton for punishment. Today is one of those days. I wrote the following column years ago. And for some reason,...
read moreA Murder In My Hometown
I’ve covered a lot of murders. For whatever reason, this one bothers me more than most. Maybe it’s his age, the way he...
read moreThe SONS Check Out Miss America
The Miss America pageant was on television the other day. I realize that is not the greatest opening I’ve ever written, but...
read moreA 50th Birthday And A Funeral
On my 50th birthday, I attended a memorial service for a teenager I have never met. He was 17. I didn’t even know his name until...
read morePart Two: Intrepid Reporter Finally Gets His Interview With Santa
(In this followup to my previous post, I finally get the interview with The Man. First published in The Newnan Times Herald.) There is...
read morePart One – The Man Arrives: Intrepid Reporter Attempts, Fails To Get Sit-D...
(I recently wrote a story about trying to get a “sit-down” with The Man for my newspaper – The Newnan Times-Herald....
read moreSaying Goodbye To Some Of The Men Of 47
A big day. Tonight, I will be saying goodbye to the eldest members of the Men of 47. Me and about 100 others. Emotions conflict....
read moreGentlemen – You May Thank Me, Okay, Technically The Dress, Later
The Little Black Dress lost her keys. Yes, those keys. The ones where you tear up the house because the kids are late for school and...
read moreSurviving The Survival Shows … Or No, You May Not Do That And I Don’...
Or maybe the title should be a quick primer on some of those “survival” shows. As you know, the SONS of Thunder and I are...
read moreThe Big Boys Bring Their Toys
As I mentioned in my last blog, the two elder SONS of Thunder and I recently went camping with some other dads and Boy Scouts. And...
read moreYeah, But Can It Do This?
So the latest iPhone or Iphone or IPhone, or however you spell it, is out. Judging by the lines at stores and various internet...
read moreTis The Season … Let The Bonfiring Commence
Okay, so “bonfiring” probably isn’t a word, but for sake of this blog, let’s just pretend. Cooler weather has...
read moreHave I Not Commanded You? Be Strong And Courageous
Eldest SON of Thunder wanted to go to school earlier than usual today. There was a rally he wanted to attend. It wasn’t one of...
read moreIf You Have A Spare 23 Minutes Or So
So if you do have a few minutes with nothing to do, I’ve posted the videos of my live interview on WATC-TV’s...
read moreIt All Started With Some Sage Advice From Talking Animals
When we take the time to look back in life, we discover the “when.” That “when” is when you knew, when you...
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