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Nativity Scenes
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Nativity Scenes
Merry Christmas!
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December 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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That's How They Get You
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That's How They Get You
I found myself saying, “That’s how they get you,” yet again the other day, and it got me to thinking about how often I get got, and about how it’s certainly not just me, and about how often you get go...
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December 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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The Azalea in the Junkyard
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October 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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No Kings in Savannah
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No Kings in Savannah
Saturday was another No Kings Day, and I attended the rally that was held in Emmet Park in Savannah.
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October 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Writing Tips
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Writing Tips
I am asked quite often by people who want to write what the rules for writing are, and I’m sorry to say that I can’t tell you what they are.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Pass the Tylenol
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Pass the Tylenol
The other day, Trump and his minion, Robert Kennedy Jr., announced that acetaminophen — wait, did I pronounce that correctly?
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September 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Fix What’s Broken and Leave the Rest the Hell Alone
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Fix What’s Broken and Leave the Rest the Hell Alone
Presidential Journal 9-14-2025
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September 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Shakespearean Dinner Theater
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September 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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White Male Privilege
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White Male Privilege
In case you missed it, Trump signed executive orders to dismantle federal DEI programs immediately after taking office.
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September 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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River-Walking
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River-Walking
Another Labor Day has come and gone, so I can cease doing those things that must wait until the first of September each year to be discontinued, and I can begin again those activities that have waited...
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September 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Three Quarts of Oil
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Three Quarts of Oil
I retired at 69 from the best job I ever had.
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September 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Some Thoughts on Charlie Kirk
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Some Thoughts on Charlie Kirk
I have changed my plan today.
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September 14, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Dating in Alabama
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Dating in Alabama
I spent my teen years in rural Alabama, and it was there and then that I learned the intricacies of dating, or at least insofar as to how these pertained to that place and time in the world.
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September 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Just One More from the Road
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Just One More from the Road
One of the things you will notice somewhere between two and six hours after your arrival in Italy is the lack of public bathrooms, and depending upon your age and the size of your bladder, this can be...
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September 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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More Notes from the Road
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More Notes from the Road
My next stop after Rome was Florence, but before I take you there, I want to devote a paragraph or two to some general travel information.
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September 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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What the Hell is The Cloud and Why Do We Even Need the Damn Thing?
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What the Hell is The Cloud and Why Do We Even Need the Damn Thing?
It is often noted that old folks don’t like new things, but I don’t necessarily hold with that point of view.
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September 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Stories with Melanie Sumner
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Prize-winning novelist turned housecleaner sends a weekly letter to the world in the form of a personal essay or story. Click to read Stories with Melanie Sumner, a Substack publication with hundreds ...
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September 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Notes from the Road
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Notes from the Road
I am writing this week’s column from a villa in Tuscany.
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September 1, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Wine Tasting
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Wine Tasting
I have been engaging of late in that swanky pastime known as wine tasting.
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August 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Chickens and Foxes
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Chickens and Foxes
"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being." Johan Wolfgang von Goethe
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August 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Raymond L. Atkins on Substack
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I am a novelist by trade and at heart, but these are essays about life from a particular point of view. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did writing them. Click to read Raymond L. Atkins, a ...
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August 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Graceland vs Rowan Oak
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Graceland vs Rowan Oak
During a recent trip, my wife and I had the opportunity to visit the homes of two famous Southerners, Elvis Presley and William Faulkner.
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August 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Imperfect Machines
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Imperfect Machines
One of the first things you notice when you walk into my kitchen is a notepad hanging on the wall next to the sink.
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August 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Beware the horrors of Egyptian Chicken.

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Egyptian Chicken
If you are a parent, sooner or later you will be called upon to do your duty.
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August 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM