Santa Claus joins the information age

I visited this topic some years ago, but things don’t seem to have changed.RING! RING! RING!“Beep! Beep! You have reached the offices of Santa Claus and Associates at the North Pole.”“Hi, my name is Dick Yarbrough, and I would like ...

The South’s American queen

A reader from Minnesota recently wrote and, in her email, she mentioned that she lives near where the Mississippi River begins.There is no greater, more besotted fan of the Mississippi than I. Of course, I had questions.Where does it start?How deep and wide is it?

Turning down all those dukedoms

I got a lot of mail encouraging me to take the job as Duke of York, which I appreciated. I thought long and hard about it but decided to take my name out of the running. I hope you aren’t disappointed but looking back I believe it was the right decision.

Dill and me

It was in the Springtime, some 20-odd years ago, that I was headed to the Georgia coast for a speaking engagement.My phone rang. This was in the glorious days before texting had rudely invaded our lives.The most beautiful, lilting voice replied to my “Hello?

Why Thanksgiving feels different

AuthorThis Thanksgiving, something feels different as Americans gather around the table. The rituals are still there, turkey, football, family fights over politics, but the meaning underlying them all has shifted.

Griffin calls for committee Hearing on HB 40

State Representative Floyd Griffin is calling for a committee hearing on House Bill 40, legislation he introduced during the 2025 legislative session, when the General Assembly reconvenes for the 2026 legislative session.

Sharing Thanksgiving

Dixie DivasAt first blush, this might seem like a Christmas tale but soon, you will see the joy of Thanksgiving in it.

What’s in a word?

Simply said, there is nothing like a good petrichor to make a guy feel on top of the world.That depends, of course, on my computer’s teraflop since I’m WFH and not interested in ghost kitchens.

Small room, big dreams

(Sitting in for Ronda is her primetime Emmyaward winning husband, John Tinker.)Whenever I’m at Ronda’s Mama’s house, I spend a little time in Ronda’s childhood bedroom where she lived until after attending college, as a day student, while earning tuition money by working varied jobs.

How amazing it was

Even at the young age of 18, I watched it all in real time. And, though I was short on years and wisdom, I knew it was nothing short of amazing.There is a preface to this story. It isn’t fluff. It’s important to tell.