The non-nomination

Perhaps, it was two years into our marriage when my reality sank in: I, a country girl born of the purest of Appalachian folks, had married into one of America’s most admired, most wellknown television families.

George Harrison

There is a disagreement that Tink and I have had a couple of times. Not an argument, mind you. But a half-joking, half-serious disagreement.Upfront, know that it has to do with former Beatle George Harrison and his only child, son Dhani.

Sing a song to September

Oh, it’s a long, long while from May to December. But the days grow short when you reach September. Truer words were never spoken – or sung. I wish I had written those words, but they come from playwright Maxwell Anderson for the 1938 Broadway production of “Knickerbocker Holiday.

Presidential politics with Skeeter Skates

Uh-oh! I could tell by the sound of the phone who was on the other end. Skeeter Skates, owner and operator of the Skeeter Skates Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Ryo, Georgia. When Skeeter calls, the phone doesn’t just ring. It jumps.Skeeter can do that to phones – and to people.

The man who was

It is an inherited family trait. The same as stubbornness, oddness, and humor.We cannot miss reading the obituaries.Firstly, we want to ascertain that someone didn’t died that we knew and needed to pay our respects.

Tribute to a special nurse

A point of personal privilege, please. Last week, the Georgia Board of Regents officially approved the Jane J.Yarbrough Nursing Fellowship at the Wellstar School of Nursing at Kennesaw State University. Jane J. Yarbrough.The beloved Woman Who Shared My Name.This is no small thing.

Courtesy and kindness are ageless

It was the summer before THAT summer, when life as we had known and worn it like a comfortable cloak around our shoulders, hit a brick wall at 100 mph.People, afraid of catching the potent virus, stopped going to work or church.

Random thoughts on random subjects

For want of a nail, the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe, the horse was lost.And you know the rest.That familiar proverb is my way of saying that for want of a word, a critical fact got botched.

A childhood without books

Please, forgive me if you’ve heard this story before, either on page or in person. I tend to tell it two or three times a year.Because I cannot get my head around such nonsense.People often approach me, wanting to write a book.

How to be a ‘seasonal’ investor

As summer transitions to autumn, change is all around. You can experience different seasons in various aspects of your life, too, including when you invest. What are the seasons of an investor’s life and how should you respond to them?