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Morning Reads for Friday, February 16, 2018

A story. About rednecks. Curly fries! Homeless warming up at the airport. It’s the little things that get you every time. So… butt facials are a thing now. “rank historical and legal illiteracy” – those words don’t mean what you think they mean. Ctrl-Alt-Del. Eye of Sauron. In which “Star Trek” and “dodgy” are used

Morning Reads for Friday, February 8, 2018

Go see these cool Atlanta spots before some developer tears them down! Enjoy the sunny Georgia weather (Warning – audio starts immediately). Evidently, Deadspin is running low on material. Winston, why are you hiding in the corner? The dishwasher told me you were there. Nothing to see here, move along. Father-daughter dance canceled for… you

Morning Reads for Friday, February 2, 2018

Yep. A miracle. Big move-out downtown – maybe there’s room for Amazon? HQ2 Hunger Games. Hahahah. What a great line. Will the Braves be far behind? (Not a Blooper joke.) Priorities. Sez… the people who believed a fake dossier. How to measure something that doesn’t exist. It’s like the bad boyfriend. Digging up bones. In

Morning Reads for Friday, January 19, 2018

Chateau Elan sold. The waiting game. A new chapter! Like chicken nuggets? Funny money go poof. Remember when people knew how to keep their mouths shut? A good sweat could be as good as exercise. Get more than books at Barnes and Noble. Situational ethics. Fans of vintage stores will have the sadz. Can a

Morning Reads for Friday, January 12, 2018

Chick-fil-A moving to iconic spot in downtown Athens. Flu ticking up in the ATL. Wash those hands! Atlanta’s first “Smart Neighborhood.” But does it deliver tacos to your door every evening? You can count me out on this one. Let’s work on no more power outages, shall we? It’s like a rash. Stay out of

Morning Reads for Friday, January 5, 2018

1917 – the second burning of Atlanta. We all have family stories like this. New start-ups in Atlanta. Preacher sues to preach. 2018 is off to a smashing start. Wt…? The lights are (not) on, but nobody’s home because they are all at the nuke testing pit. Not only is Alexa listening to you, she’s

Morning Reads for Friday, December 29, 2017

Georgia pols float idea of paying people to move to South Georgia. Updates ongoing at GlynCo’s FLETC Thanks for keeping us safe. Life imitates The Walking Dead. Fascinating read. Sports is supposed to be a purely escapist activity. (Looking at you, ESPN.) Imitation is a form of flattery. Well, isn’t this interesting. Nags. Blaming New

Morning Reads for Friday, December 22, 2017

Those of us at GeorgiaPol wish some of our readers a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday season. Others, not so much. Yea, verily, the carcass** is now complete. This Roswell salon is the last stop for perfectly styled Santas. Yellow River Game Ranch closes. Auntie Em! Auntie Em! There WAS a tornado in Wednesday’s storms!

Morning Reads for Friday, December 8, 2017

Snow? Or no? Send your community improvement ideas to Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. Here’s hoping that Atlanta won’t be asking these folks for traffic advice. Or these either. If the government really shutdown, would anyone notice? LOLz – Palestine gets even. Do they serve butter beer in the canteen as well? Evil Oracle is