The Fabulous Fourth
With the exception of Christmas Will’s favorite holiday was the Fourth of July. His only complaint about the day was that it was typically too hot to really want to do anything fun. Sure, Will could spend his afternoon off outside, grilling and drinking and shooting bottle rockets off his back deck at the squirrels, [...]
“This is a hold-up! Give me all your pizza!”
It would seem that criminal minds are developing more and more at a younger age these days. A Savannah 12-year-old plead guilty in June of committing armed robbery after he held up a pizza delivery man he lured to a vacant house with a shotgun. The pre-teen robber got away with two pizzas and an [...]
Musings on a Stray Dog
I had a fling with a stray dog this evening. She showed up out of nowhere, came around the corner when I was walking up to my neighbor’s house to have him join me outside to enjoy what was left of a cooler July day while our pets played inside. The poor wild little lady [...]
Giving back
I’d like to think of myself as a good person: I do my job well, I work hard, I eat barbecue. You know, average American Joe-type of guy. But one thing I’ve never truly been good at is networking, teamwork and well… being part of organizations. It’s one thing to work for a place: they [...]
Snapshot from vacation 2010: my view of the ocean upon arrival
When we stay at Beachcomber, I believe one of my favorite houses of all time, I end up taking over the converted porch-to-room. This year, with some furniture moves and a bit of remodeling, I now have a big bed with a pillow top mattress, television and cable box to go along with this spectacular [...]
Possum 3, Kevin 0
When I set the trap Monday morning again, I knew of three outcomes to the end of this story. One would be that the possum would be in the trap, waiting for me to get home to take him over to Animal Control and have him taken out once and for all. I could rightly [...]
Its me or the possum
A few months ago my landlord had me call Floyd County Animal Control to get a trap for a possum that had been haunting her backyard for sometime. I called up the director, who I’ve talked to on the phone a number of times before, and sure enough he had someone drop a trap outside [...]
Don’t Touch
It was a crowded in the galleries of the High Museum in Atlanta. An afternoon full of school children who ran about with their teachers on field trips, the kind of hot, stinky afternoons Frank hated the most at the museum. Kids were all over with sticky bodies going everywhere just waiting to get their [...]
Cop Car
It wasn’t Hannah’s fault. She had looked both ways before she put the car into reverse and backed out. Half a second later a cop car that came out of nowhere pulled up behind her and illegally parked. She slammed on the brakes, but it was too late. Bumper met rear driver’s side fender at [...]
The classy Wally World story
My fellow journos over at the Calhoun Times picked up this gem of a story yesterday, and I waited all day to see if it would make it onto Fark.com. And so it finally did this morning. I have a feeling today is going to be good.
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