Happy Pi Day! And to think we thought that was yesterday. Many thanks to Nathan for holding down Tuesday morning last week while I was on vacation. We already know that Daylight Savings Time is the worst. Why continue doing this to ourselves? Why are we clock masochists? (Y’all, I’m so tired.) 54% of Georgia births
Give to a worthy cause! Oh, what fun! Football coach indicted. WWII gun turret appears on the beach…. Less likelihood they’d be pummeled with vegetables, I suppose. “Fundamentally transformed, you betcha.” Ace does have a point. Interesting take on actually listening, instead of projecting. Can’t wait to see results from this! No word if Dan
On this date in 1859 the National Association of Baseball Players adopted the rule that limited the size of bats to no more than 2-1/2 inches in diameter. It is this regulatory model that the Georgia legislature used over the next few decades to help morph it into the body it is today. Peaches A water wars
Teri and her family are experiencing Paris (at least, that’s what her Instagram photos say), so you get me as a substitute. So, here we go! Here Waffle House co-founder Joe Rogers, Sr. passed away at age 97. Enjoy a waffle and some scattered, smothered, covered hash browns in his memory. Your new Honda minivan
Georgia Girls like demolition too. Missed the Georgia Archives Building implosion? Join me in watching it at least 10 times too many. Not sure what survived Crossover Day? Check it out here. A&E has a series “60 Days In…” and apparently, they came to Atlanta to experience Fulton County’s Jail. The State Botanical Garden housed in
Happy Mardi Gras! Here’s the history of my favorite Mardi Gras song, “Indian Red.” Dr. John and The Wild Tchoupitoulas (along with the Meters and several Nevilles) each have terrific versions of this song, but my favorite is by Danny Barker: You can should stream WWOZ all day. Bill Paxton saw JFK in his hometown
On this date in 1874 Walter Winfield patented a game called “sphairistike.” More widely known as lawn tennis. Peaches Attack rooster wins in court Some are naive enough to believe the USG should handle marijuana growth The “truth in fees” proposal is back A public list of illegal immigrants coming soon to Georgia? And the Georgia
Good morning! Hopefully you’re not waking up to any alarming news alerts, and someone already brewed the coffee. Tune into NASA tomorrow at 1 PM. John McCain, “Critic In Chief.” The Clermont Lounge has been closed for two months; employees feeling the financial pinch are raising funds with a carwash this Sunday. If, like me,
RIP Quentin Moses. DGD. RIP PFC Edward Tipper (member of Easy Company, 101st Airborne, one of the “Band of Brothers”). If you haven’t already, visit the Currahee Military Museum in the Toccoa Depot) WT…Al Gore was in town?!? Expect a blizzard, forthwith. How long before this “living building” is covered in kudzu? Georgia Dome holding
It may be the day after V-Day but y’all still love these MRs more than anything else. You also love how the date adds up to the year. I believe that was meaningful in the DaVinci Code. “40 Cups of Coffee” by Ella Mae Morse. Dems see Price Replacement Race a Test Run for Midterms
