Stetson is a winner on and off gridiron

Before the rooster crowed, my cell phone was doing its vibration dance on my nightstand. I wasn’t surprised Loran Smith was calling that early. My friend sleeps fast, too. “Coach, I need Stetson Bennett III’s cell phone number,” the iconic sideline voice of the Larry Munson era said.

Kindness can change the world

At first glance many people would say, “it will take more than kindness to change the world.” However, kindness, when practiced, can do things that many other attributes cannot. For example, if we showed true kindness to our personal adversaries, would they remain our enemies?

In search of a lamp

I’m blessed with lots of friends but my traveling buddy, Pam and I have the best time together.  I’m doubly blessed that when she goes to her condo in Darien, Georgia  she often asks me to go with her.

Hartwell hosted another successful festival weekend

Last weekend’s jointly-organized Depot Day and HartOberFest festival was planned to be the biggest in each’s history and those expectations were certainly met.

Tips from father would help anyone entering world of work

If you are a parent, no doubt you’ve offered a little advice to your offspring at one time or another, especially when they first went to work. I could’ve advised our daughters, but whatever wisdom I possess emerged mainly from living a long time and learning from my own mistakes.

How it was when I was young

I’ve been alive for a long time. There are a few people who are older than me, but most are younger. I am therefore older than most of the people reading this. That being said, it occurred to me that some of you younger folks (meaning younger than me) may have missed out on some things.

There’s room for nuance, even today

You can believe in the safety and efficacy of our COVID vaccines AND take issue with government/corporate censorship and overreach.

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.