Taking another look at Sonny Perdue

In this job, you need a strong digestive system.Chances are that somewhere along the line, you might be eating a little crow for past opinions.Not that it has kept him awake at night, but I haven’t been particularly kind to George Ervin Perdue, aka, Sonny, in the past.

The frying pan

When brides stopped registering for china and crystal, making it less fun to shop for wedding gifts as well as much harder, I just started looking around my kitchen at what items I use the most.

Mining proponents still try to sell bad idea

One of my favorite quotes comes from the late Milwaukee Braves slugger Joe Adcock, who observed of his teammate Henry Aaron: “Trying to sneak a fastball by Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak a sunrise by a rooster.

The mother who was but wasn’t

She loved me so much.Often, she’d tell stories of my childhood and always begin with, “You were the cutest little thing I ever seen.”Her favorite story to tell happened when I was three. “Your Mama always dressed you like a little doll. I ain’t never saw nothin’ like it.

Waiting to be included on Secretary’s next chat

I am not a happy camper at the moment, and I am sorely afraid you are going to be disappointed in me.

High heels and dresses

Several years ago, I was returning from a speaking engagement at the historic Greenbrier Hotel, flying from Roanoke on a small Delta jet into the Atlanta airport.

Why are Georgia’s teenagers so unhappy?

I just ran across something called the Teen Happiness Index published by Mission Prep (missionprephealthcare. com), an organization that deals with adolescents and families with mental health struggles.

Rondarosa’s new boss

She wasn’t hired to be boss. She wasn’t even hired. She was bought.It all started because I decided that our miniature Jerusalem donkey needed a friend. There she was, a tiny thing, standing between two big horses that kept pushing her around — and she took it. Poor Sweet Tea.

Putting the accent on how we talk

Well now, don’t that just beat all? A new study from Answering Service Care reveals that the Southern accent is officially the friendliest in the U.S.

Easter 2025

When Jesus was riding into Jerusalem, crowds met him as, solemnly, he smiled not. He was not to be crowned King, as they thought, for he knew he was riding toward his death. One that would be tortuous in length and cruelty.