Yearly Archives: 2021

The sign was at the restaurant entrance, plain for all to see: “Please be patient with our team. We are understaffed, and we are trying very hard.” Welcome to America… Read more »

It happened in a doctor’s office. It was during one of those awkward moments, when a medical assistant and I were awaiting the arrival of a doctor. We were running… Read more »

It’s back to school time, at least for now. Can we be sure of anything these days? After the students return, if the new COVID variant starts spiraling out of… Read more »

As a kid, I would read my favorite newspaper columnists. I loved looking up the big words used by George Will. Lewis Grizzard’s humor was solid gold, every single time…. Read more »

Growing up in the early years of Major League Baseball in Atlanta, it was so easy to love. Teams had pitchers who could go the whole nine innings, hitters who… Read more »

  The news shouldn’t have been surprising, but yet it was. The fact that Dr. Bryan Johnson is leaving after serving as superintendent of Hamilton County Schools after four years… Read more »

Each week the Associated Press publishes “Not Real News: A Look at What Didn’t Happen Last Week.” It is a collection of fake news, most of which has been shared… Read more »

I have declared this The Summer of Joy, even though I have no legal authority to do so. I am merely comparing this summer to the last one. If you… Read more »

I have declared war on rude people. Some may consider it an unwinnable war, but so far, I am pleased with the results. My world is small, making it easy… Read more »

My 110-year-old friend Halie Forstner was reminiscing about the two pandemics she has survived. (How many people do you know who can say that?) She lost family members to the… Read more »