Category Archives: sports

our community lost a fighter who was also a good friend

Posted on July 1, 2020 by

Nigel M Mahaffey, Jr. (August 07, 1959 – June 25, 2020) (photo from Linked In) The obituary for this friend began “Nigel loved life and was one of the most joyful people to grace this earth.” I couldn’t agree more. … Continue reading →

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i heard dave chappelle say shut up, white women. was he talking to me?

Posted on June 27, 2020 by

In Dave Chappelle’s concert “8:46” he opens by thanking young protesters in the streets today –  carry on, young ones, he says.  You’re good drivers, I’m comfortable riding in the back seat. I so got that comment. When I watch … Continue reading →

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where am I now that I need me? why Peachtree Rock, of course!

Posted on June 24, 2020 by

As monuments fall to the ground around us, I was reminded of my love for Peachtree Rock which bit the dust in December of 2013 due to erosion, storms and visitors’ carvings after millions of years of natural life. Named … Continue reading →

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summertime and the living is, uh, not quite so easy as we’d thought originally

Posted on June 21, 2020 by

I asked Pretty to join me on our screened porch last night a little after 9 o’clock. Pretty who had had a stressful day putting out fires she didn’t start, didn’t hesitate. Ok, she said as she began to move … Continue reading →

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I can’t breathe

Posted on June 12, 2020 by

Webster’s Thesaurus defines moral as “ethical, or right and wrong, or proper conduct, personal. Ethical, right, proper, virtuous, just fair, aboveboard; pure, honest, high-minded, saintly…” Democracy is defined in the same dictionary as “government by the people, representative government; state … Continue reading →

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STOP KILLING US – a peaceful protest in Red Bank, South Carolina

Posted on June 4, 2020 by

  Protest in Red Bank, South Carolina, USA on June 02, 2020 WISTV.com If all lives matter, then why are you not OUTRAGED by Americans being murdered, tear gassed and arrested for peaceful protests? (sign held by woman in the … Continue reading →

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Ella James, today is your NanaT’s birthday, and you are her greatest gift…

Posted on May 21, 2020 by

  Once upon a time your NanaT visited a faraway place called Greece, and she loved that place very much. One night she was going out to eat the yummy Greek food with your NanaSlo and their friends because the … Continue reading →

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is this our fifth set – match point?

Posted on May 16, 2020 by

The year was 2001 (much more than a space odyssey) – the setting was centre court at Wimbledon – the round of 16 for the men included a 19-year-old newcomer named Roger Federer playing the 29-year-old four time defending Wimbledon … Continue reading →

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tis the season

Posted on May 10, 2020 by

Mom’s 80th in her church fellowship hall in Richmond, Texas Thank you to our mothers for giving us birth – not a small feat, sometimes done under the most difficult circumstances – thank you for your daily sacrifices made on … Continue reading →

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my heroes have always been cowboys, but…

Posted on May 6, 2020 by

The eyes of Texas are upon a real cowboy, his family, his friends and classmates today as we say farewell to one of our own. Doyle Danford passed away yesterday following complications from surgery he had several weeks ago. Doyle … Continue reading →

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