Hi, folks, and happy Friday! Yes, this is a real one: Don’t Put all Your Eggs in One Omelet Day, a play (of course) on the phrase, “Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.” If I were celebrating, I’d have eaten an omelet for breakfast, leaving at least one egg in the carton.
This week’s Courier Herald column: I celebrated another trip around the sun a couple of weeks ago. Given a worldwide pandemic, nationwide economic shutdown, and my own personal journey with Covid, I’ll channel the Grateful Dead in summing up my 52nd year with “What a long strange trip it’s been.” I tend to use my
I just read this fascinating profile of Senator Joe Manchin in a recent New Yorker (“recent,” as in, from June, but if you have ever subscribed to the New Yorker you understand that it publishes at a relentless pace, and you are doing pretty well if you are on an issue from June of this
Peaches No 9th inning blocking Prosecutor: Georgia city official destroyed records, lied. Georgia bankruptcy filings reveal economic, racial differences Georgia defends insurance waiver as company interest builds Digital divide that isn’t diminishing. How acting ‘country dumb’ can be really smart “Courts, not Congress, the right place to decide” on Georgia election law Jimmy Carter Limited
Good afternoon, and happy World Chocolate Day! This day celebrates chocolate’s introduction to Europe in 1550. If you need any encouragement to indulge, chocolate has some noted benefits. However, the story of chocolate’s production hasn’t always been positive, which is worth remembering as well. If you’re in Atlanta and looking to celebrate World Chocolate Day,
Good morning! Tomorrow, President and Mrs. Carter will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. Here is a lovely interview with them. When you visit The Carter Center, don’t miss the display of their early years together, including a replica of the future First Lady’s handmade wedding suit. A Snellville city councilman who understands better than most
RIP Pat King. Your hard work will always be appreciated. RIP Pete Robinson. The best meteorologist in the nation is retiring the end of July. Best Wishes to Kirk Mellish! Fort Benning to be renamed per Federal order. Joy. Rapture. The Asian Longhorned Tick is headed to Georgia. Since it’s a bloodsucking menace, maybe it
The following is an general outline of the White House’s plan to improve the infrastructure in Georgia. The time for action on several of these is critical and I am curious to see how soon detailed plans are released. Rural broadband is an issue that is continually spoken about in Georgia but still lacks a
This week’s Courier Herald column: In the 1985 movie Brewster’s Millions, Richard Pryor’s character had to spend thirty million dollars in thirty days in order to inherit three hundred million dollars. There were a few catches. He couldn’t own anything of value at the end, he couldn’t gift the money to anyone or charity, and
Donald Rumsfeld has died. The Don Rumsfeld the Obituaries Won’t Write About. Peaches Guiliani picks the wrong horse again. Georgia delays limited Medicaid expansion until at least August Georgia Power Foundation awards grant to Georgia Justice Project U.S. House votes to give bum’s rush to statue of Georgia’s Confederate VP Georgia hospital workers’ vaccine rates:
