Feb. 14, 2005: Random Thoughts on Random Subjects
Attention all die-hard Tech fans. My beloved grandson Zachary Earl Wansley has announced he will be attending Georgia Tech this fall. You heard correctly. G-E-O-R-G-I-A-T-E-C-H. His mother and father...
View ArticleMay 16, 2005: Some Advice For My Grandson on His Graduation Day
Dear Zack: It is hard to believe that you are graduating from high school. It seems only yesterday I was calling your mom to be sure you made it through the first day of school without getting lost or...
View ArticleJun. 6, 2005: Would I Encourage My Grandsons To Go To War?
Willis Forrester is a regular reader of this space and a frequent critic. He, like many others, does not approve of the Iraqi war. I, on the other hand, would nuke anybody in the Middle East who even...
View ArticleAug. 21, 2006: Grandsons at Tech and UGA Make For Some Hard Choices
I’ve been a grandfather for more than 19 years, and until now it has been a slam-dunk. Grandparenting is great revenge for those fortunate enough to have survived raising their own kids. Now you get to...
View ArticleDec. 19, 2005: An Ode of Appreciation To Our Public School Teachers
This is as good a time of year as any to thank public school teachers for doing a tough job well. There are two high school science teachers in my family. Both are at work early, and both stay late....
View ArticleDec. 31, 2007: To My Grandsons: Work Hard and Have Passion
TO MY GRANDSONS: WORK HARD AND HAVE PASSION To Zachary and Nicholas Wansley, Brian and Thomas Yarbrough Thinking about what I wanted to share with you this year, I was struck at how much we — you and I...
View ArticleMar. 10, 2008: Where Have All The Reliable Targets Gone?
WHERE HAVE ALL THE RELIABLE TARGETS GONE? I am getting concerned. A lot of my most reliable targets have dried up and gone away. Kind of like the drought, except annexing Tennessee won’t help me any....
View ArticleMay 12, 2008: Baseball Trip with Grandson Was a Home Run
BASEBALL TRIP WITH GRANDSON WAS A HOMERUN There are no two ways about it: Being a grandfather is better than a plateful of hot buttered biscuits. Nothing compares to it. Nothing comes close. After...
View ArticleDec. 22, 2008: Looking Back At 2008 Reminds Me How Lucky I Am
LOOKING BACK AT 2008 REMINDS ME HOW LUCKY I AM Don’t tell me it is almost 2009. Good grief! I haven’t finished getting ready for Y2K yet, and here we are already on the brink of a new decade. As has...
View ArticleSep. 7, 2009: Reflections On The Loss Of A Young Life
If you will allow me a moment of personal privilege, it has been one year since our grandson, Zack Wansley, collapsed and died while training for the Thanksgiving Day Marathon in Atlanta. He was 22....
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