Writer and Columnist for The Telegraph in Macon, GA
Posted in Holidays on May 24th, 2009
I was asked to speak at the Memorial Day service at the Siloam Baptist Church in Abbeville on Sunday morning.
Here is an excerpt of what I had to say:
OK, I’ll admit it. On Sunday mornings, I don’t always listen to every word the preacher says. I once heard listening to a sermon compared to driving down the interstate [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 19th, 2009
Some time today or possibly tomorrow, I will celebrate my 1,000th friend on FaceBook.
I guess this has to be considered a milestone, of sorts. I probably should make a big deal about it. Give them a certificate. Buy them lunch. Include them in my will.
I certainly made a big deal leading up to FaceBook Friend No. 666. Nobody really wanted that distinction, and I had three candidates hovering around there at the end.
Posted in Uncategorized on May 18th, 2009
Long days and short nights are a way of life for me. I’m not a person who requires a LOT of sleep, but I don’t like to wake up feeling the way I did this morning — like I hardly slept at all.
I love power naps, but I rarely get to take them. My schedule [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 14th, 2009
My friend swears macaroni and cheese is a vegetable in the South.
It’s one of the five basic food groups, too. One of the six basic food groups, if you include barbecue.
It has been on my menu since I was old enough to hold a fork in my hand. Seven days without macaroni and cheese makes [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 13th, 2009
I was sitting on the porch swing with my wife tonight, and we were talking about everything under the sun, moon and stars.
The subject came up about the bank robbery in Macon Wednesday afternoon, when a guy held up the SunTrust Bank on Riverside Drive, which is only 2.7 miles from my porch swing.
That’s a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 12th, 2009
I officially entered the blogosphere at 5:57 a.m. on the morning of June 19, 2006. The sun hadn’t even lifted its head off the pillow, and I was already a published blogger.
It was the day after Father’s Day. Appropriately enough, I wrote about being a father. I paid tribute to my own dad.
Little did I know [...]