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Hey There, Georgia Girl
Hey There Georgia Girl, originally uploaded by grabbingsand. No, it didn’t tip over. But I thought it odd, this panel van. I don’t think there has been a Georgia Girl clothing store anywhere for decades. Maybe it was making a delivery from the past. Some overdue bell-bottoms, perhaps.
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Who Needs Local News?
Who Needs Local News?, originally uploaded by grabbingsand. Trips over to Peach Pundit leave me mostly annoyed, but sometimes, a decent point is made or something worth mentioning is brought to my attention. Today’s case in point? The ad-riddled, gossip-infused website of our local newspaper.
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A Dear John(s Creek) Letter
Woke up this morning, fixed breakfast for my wife, kissed her goodbye and took a shower. This is my normal routine. Nothing special, though I do fix a mean bowl of oatmeal. The house phone rang just as a I stepped out of the shower. I know this is my wife, calling en route to…
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Everybody’s Talkin’
Everybody’s talking about Andi’s column. (Here, here, here, here, here, here and here.) I suppose this is where I offer my own two cents, but first … let’s watch Jon Voight walk a hole in his cowboy boots, shall we? Now, where were we? Ah, yes … I remember. (Apropos of nothing, Andi’s new by-line…
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Smoke
It could be worse. We could be living in Waycross, where the forecast calls for smoke, smoke and smoke. Up here in Atlanta, we just get the leftovers. This is the kind of thing that I shouldn’t let myself ponder for long, because it is big and so far beyond what I can control. We…
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They Live Among Us
Surprise #1. I’m reading an AJC article. At all. And not just because our local has picked up the latest Mei Lan news off the almighty AP wire … Surprise #2. This article is actually interesting. Maybe a bit encouraging. It turns out that our patch of suburbia is not drenched in red as deeply…
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Much Ado About Much Ado
Ladies-In-Waiting Originally uploaded by grabbingsand. Three days. Three shows. Rain threatened both Friday and Saturday nights, but no matter. We made it. Decent crowds came on both nights and were treated to some exceptionally good Shakespeare. The nice thing about producing plays (and not being actually on stage) is that I can praise honestly the…
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Hippies Made To Order
This is going to hurt. Our petals wilted when we read the descriptions of some of our buds who participated in the Inman Park parade. Yes. And I died inside — just a little, you see — when I attempted to read today’s so-called response to Mary Grabar’s own mewling op-ed piece about finding unsightly…
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Shedding A Tiny Tear For The Youth Of Today
My morning tea just wasn’t enough to carry me aloft to my office. So I pulled over at the last moment, parked appropriately and stepped into Caribou. My timing was such that I caught the barrista dealer guy-behind-the-counter just as he was about to step away. Not sure where he was going, as he was…
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Tasty Post-Show Goodness
Tasty Post-Show Goodness Originally uploaded by grabbingsand. A lovely selection consumed at Twain’s in Decatur.