Survey confirms the great state of Georgia

It is my obligation as your modest-yet-muchbeloved scribe to remind you of important stuff others tend to overlook.Only here will you read that broccoli can be detrimental to your wellbeing unless you consume large amounts of banana pudding as a cure.

Gunsmoke

Tink and I were in Los Angeles on business.That’s the only reason we go. We had a few hours between meetings.He said, “I’d like to take you out to the Radford lot.” Radford is a studio a bit off the beaten path from other studios.

2026 gubernatorial primaries a toss-up

Before I tell you what I am about to tell you, I need to tell you this: Back in 2001, as incumbent Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes was gearing up for a second term, a know-it-all columnist wrote, “I hear people say Roy Barnes will have a tough reelection.

The light of wisdom

By the time I was 21, my good parents had taught me much of what they knew. And, that was a lot.

Griffin condemns Georgia National Guard deployment

State Representative Floyd Griffin issued the following statement condemning the deployment of Georgia National Guard Troops to Washington, D.C.I served this nation for 23 years in uniform, including as a U.S.Army colonel.

The cabin

Dust to dust, ashes to ashes is the way we often say it.

A semi-intelligent look at artificial intelligence

Dr. Geoffrey Hinton is a British-Canadian cognitive psychologist and computer scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics last year “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.” Between you and me, I got hosed.

The cowboy rides away

Three years ago, Tink and I attended my all-time favorite event. It is the induction into the Nashville Songwriters HallofFame. Songwriters are my favorite of all writers. In three minutes, they tell a story that hangs in your heart meaningfully.

Grave digging

Most of the local tellings — it’s not gossip — come from two places: the beauty shop and the funeral home.When Tink moved to the rural South, he had only been to two funerals in his life. On average, we have a visitation or a funeral about once a week.

September brings time of reflection

September is a time of reflection for me. Most of the year is behind me with just a few months left to go. What have I accomplished thus far this year and what do I have left to do?Same with life.