I’m a Boomer. I was born in June of 1955, so that makes me a Generation Jones. I don’t really know what a Generation Jones is, but I do know that Boomers like to brag that we’re tougher than the… Read moreMercurochrome | Merthiolate
It’s been quite an active summer in the back yard. Even with the heat, the rain, the thunder and the lightning, the birds have been active. We’ve had flocks of goldfinches on the thistle socks and the hummingbirds, while present… Read moreHenery | Henerietta
Sometimes when we visit lifelong friends, we connect with others and wind up making new friends. A few weeks back, over the Fourth, that is exactly what happened to Jackie and I. Truth be told, it was Jackie more than… Read moreJackie’s New Friends | Tug, Stormy and Bean
This one hurts. This is one that most probably everyone who knew her never saw coming. Judy Phillips is gone. I’m still trying to process it. It’s surreal. It’s unbelievable. I knew Judy from the time we were teenagers. She… Read moreJudy | A Warhawk and a Saint
A year ago I moved up to the forward tees. I mean the way forward ones, the geezer tees. I am not ashamed at all that I have moved up in the tee box. Golf is, after all, a game…. Read moreThe Geezer Tees | Movin’ On Up
The summer bird season is upon us and our back yard has been overrun with goldfinches. There are worse things for the back yard to be overrun with, I’ll admit. Squirrels, for instance. But squirrels don’t count. The world is… Read moreGoldfinches | Squabbling and Bickering
Spring has sprung. The birds are back and I, for one, could not be happier. The first hummingbird showed up a couple of weeks ago. I happened to be at the kitchen window when he flew up, checked out the… Read moreThe Birds Are Back | The Yankee Flipper
It is dark still. Soon the sun will be rising and breaking light over another glorious Georgia spring Sunday morning. But today is not just any Sunday morning. Today is Masters Sunday. Masters Sunday is a springtime tradition. A rite… Read moreMasters Sunday | A Tradition
Spring has sprung and, of course, brings pollen season with it. What we are experiencing now is primarily pine pollen, released by coniferous trees from March until May. Oak, birch and cedar throw their two cents worth in as well,… Read moreSpring Has Sprung | Pollen Season
If you were lucky enough to be in or around Atlanta through the Seventies and Eighties, there were a few names everyone knew. Ted Turner. Maynard Jackson. Monica Kaufman. Phil Niekro. Steve Bartkowski. Bill Tush. And Gary McKee. Gary was… Read moreLobster Alert | McKee In The Morning
