Atop an oak bookcase in my office sits the Olympic torch that I carried in 1996. Photo submitted by Dink NeSmith.
An added memory was that our son Eric trotted along beside me. Associate Johnny Solesbee took the photo before I began my run in Stephens County. Photo submitted by Dink NeSmith.
One touch.
That’s all it takes.
And I’m back in the middle of Georgia’s hosting the Centennial Olympics.
I keep the metal tube—with its intricate engravings and wooden handle—on an oak bookcase in my off…