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Recently, we, as in the SONS of Thunder and I, were in the hunt for a couple of games. For once, something that didn’t need booting...
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As men, we have all faced the same problem. It comes at the worst possible time. You’ve got everything all set up. The timing is...
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I have been challenged. Said dare involves the “Ice Bucket Challenge,” which is sweeping the Internet like a malicious computer...
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Sometimes we have plenty of time to write the perfect speech for the occasion. Sometimes, we have no time. This is about one of those...
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I have no intention in this column to add to the myriad of trolls and other so-called experts as to why someone would “cowardly”...
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There is one day during the year when the SONS of Thunder are actually up and out of bed before me. Scratch that. There are two. One...
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I consider myself fairly easygoing. There are only a few things that I am not fond of. I say “not fond of” because the Little Black...
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As of today, it has been 12 days since my last cigarette. After 30-plus years of smoking anywhere from a pack to two packs a day...
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I wrote the following column almost four years ago before we moved back to Georgia. With immigration hitting the headlines yet again,...
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I survived yet another Boy Scout camp. And not only did I survive, but so did the three SONS of Thunder. Well, to some degree or...
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I have, shall we say, been informed that I may not mention the Little Black Dress in my column for the next four weeks. Said decision...
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Years ago, before any of the SONS of Thunder had hit double digits, we got them a trampoline. Said trampoline came complete with a...
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My weekend column – late as usual. Sigh: As dad to the three SONS of Thunder, one of the things I try to impart on them is to...
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We have, apparently, survived yet another annual Hell Week. I say this because the SONS of Thunder are now all smiles. Eldest smirked...
read moreI was headed to a conference in south Georgia when I got the call. I knew who it was going to be without looking at it. The Little...
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As many of you know, I like to collect what I call “wise words.” They are simply that – a phrase or sentence that makes you think....
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I came home the other day to a rather high stack of dishes, glasses, bowls and other eating utensils. We all knew this day would...
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Everyone seems to be on a health kick these days. Maybe it’s because the weather is finally warming up. The Little Black Dress, for...
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I’m following the situation on the Crimean Peninsula with more and more trepidation. It is becoming the perfect storm for...
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(With all the great new restaurants opening in town recently, I’m dusting off an old column about one of my favorites from years...
read moreSometimes I get a yearning for a certain kind of food. Might be hamburgers one day, crawfish another. Or one of my favorites, a gyro....
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Like any business, there are days when you hear the expression “I’ll be glad when this day is over” a lot around here. Personally,...
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(In honor of Valentine’s Day, I have decided to not run my annual “Obligatory Day” post. Instead, something a little different for...
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I have never been particularly fond of Facebook. To me, it seems almost the social media equivalent of stalking. Everyone joins to...
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To this day, I can recite the Quadratic Formula. I can do this thanks to Mrs. Brewer, my eighth-grade algebra teacher. She came up...
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