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Athletes, not role models.

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Ahhh, high school. Remember the jocks? The kids that got to do and say whatever they wanted, because they were jocks? Nothing has changed. On April 23rd, professional football player Ricky Manning was sitting in a Denny's with a bunch of his friends, when they noticed a guy sitting alone, eating dinner, working on a laptop. Manning and his gang proceeded to start picking on the guy, who eventually asked the management to have them removed. So what happened next? Exactly what would have happened Read more [...]

Well here’s a first…

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I woke up this morning with a splitting headache. More specifically, I had a splitting hangover. I NEVER get drunk, because to get drunk, one would have to drink. Since I drink about one beer a month, you can see where I'd be a little confused about how I came to be in this agony. I went to a New Year's Eve party at one of my Dad's friend's house out in lovely Conyers, Ga. My host is notorious for his parties, and I snagged an invite this year. It was really a stunning affair, and I'm damn happy Read more [...]

ATTN: Jim

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Capt. Peterson, Nurse Corps: [hostile tone of voice] What are you two HOODLUMS doing in this hospital? Hawkeye Pierce: Ma'am, we are surgeons and we are here to operate. We just waiting for a starting time. That's all. Capt. Peterson, Nurse Corps: You can't even go near a patient until Col. Merrill says its ok and he's still out to lunch. Trapper John: Look, mother, I want to go to work in one hour. We are the Pros from Dover and we figure to crack this kid's chest and get out to golf course before Read more [...]

The Occonee River Story

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Note: This is a creative telling of the time I almost drove JStagg's Celica into the Occonee river. This story is true. Friends, don't let friends drive tired. The Occonnee River Saga (to the tune of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald) (Reprinted with kind permission from J. Stagg.) The legend lives on from the Perimeter on down To the big riv'r called the Occonnee. A Celica so blue with a tired crew of two Makin' tracks for old towne Savannah. The fog was so thick that Kris couldn't see a lick Particular Read more [...]

Former President Ronald Reagan Passes

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An American icon is gone. "When the Lord calls me home, whenever that may be, I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours and eternal optimism for its future," Reagan wrote in a final address to the nation, "I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead." Read more [...]