Revisiting an old friendship, tragedy

R ecently I shared an old poem written in 1967, the night our courthouse burned.  Guess what? That safe little hiding place held something of much greater value to me. It took me back to the best times of my life and the very worst time... What was it?

A key to personal relationships: Objectivity vs. reality

Many people have a motto relative to their position in life, for example, some often repeat the phrase, “To thine own self be true”.

Books are good but life lessons come from people

Eventually, all of us Earthlings will experience our demise, leaving behind all of our belongings to be disposed of or passed on. And right now, I’m feeling a little guilty about all the work I’ll leave for my loved ones. Not that I have that much stuff of value. But I have a lot of stuff.

For the love of pets and kitty caskets

On Ichauway Plantation in Southwest Georgia, you can see how much Robert W. Woodruff loved his dogs. The Coca-Cola baron, affectionately called “Boss,” set aside a special place on his 29,000-acre quail-hunting mecca for the final resting place for his bird dogs.

‘Ifs’ don’t distract UGA quarterback Stetson Bennett IV

One of the biggest words in our vocabulary is one of the smallest. The two-letter word can determine success or failure. I am talking about “if.

Sad as it was, 9/11 brought us together

Twenty years ago this Saturday morning, Angela Calman was not a happy person. She had missed her flight, again, and she complained, “as I always do,” she said. That plane—American Airlines Flight 11 from Boston to Los Angeles—never made it to its destination.

Hunt for the near perfect September Saturday

On a Jack Frost night—somewhere back in the 1950s—I was sitting on a log, around a hunting-camp fire. Uncles Joe and Billy had let me tag along. There I learned that the best part of the hunt came after the hunt. I didn’t know what camaraderie was.

Thanks to all who made the weekend at Cateechee memorable

Cateechee Golf Club hosted a very special weekend in Hartwell — a visit from the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, as well as special performances and guest speakers.

There’s nothing like college football

Phew. What a weekend for those of us who love college football. It wasn’t the quality of the games per se (although we just saw a really good one between Notre Dame and Florida State on Sunday night); it wasn’t the tailgates or the marching bands or the borderline cheesy fan traditions.

Modern censorship is a slippery slope

On June 22, media personality Joe Rogan released a podcast episode in which he interviewed evolutionary biologist Bret Weinstein and critical care physician Dr. Pierre Kory. I just recently listened to the episode after reading and hearing about the controversy surrounding it.