I went to get the mandatory emissions inspection for my car last week, and the attendant wished me an enthusiastic “happy birthday!” Now I must tell you that in the state of Georgia, all automobile license registrations expire on the birthday of the owner of record. It’s kind of a birthday buzz-k...

06/19/2012

The “Theme Parking” of America. What is lost in the pursuit of thrills?

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It seems that we all demand a lot more excitement from life these days. In the never ending pursuit to quench one’s thirst for “getting the most out of life,” we have foregone the simple pleasures and seek diversions that offer more thrills and excitement. The demand to go faster, fly higher, wag...

06/18/2012

“A Horsey Affair” brings horses of a different color to Newnan GA!

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If you happen to be traveling through historic downtown Newnan Georgia, you may be taken aback by the herd of brightly painted horse sculptures scatteded along the way. “A Horsey Affair” is a free public art display that includes twenty-five hand painted statues gracing the historic Old Courthous...

06/17/2012

A Father’s Day Message for an ever changing society!

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O’ flit and twitter tiny droneYour haunts and rooks remain unknown,On feathered fairy alar liftsA twinkling ruby-throated gift! (R Weisser 2012) During my short lifetime, the role of the father as the patriarch and provider of the family has changed dramatically! Back in the day, we lived li...

06/16/2012

A tale of an old canvas, a digital camera, and a dumpster!

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I was cleaning out a basement a few weeks ago and I stumbled upon some oils that I had painted thirty or so years ago. And while the condition of the paintings had deteriorated to the point where they were unsalvageable, I couldn’t bear to throw them in the dumpster and on into oblivion! Then I r...

06/15/2012

“Here’s how we’re going to get around that…”

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I get several calls a week from would-be real estate purchasers who have one or more issues with obtaining a loan at this time. Invariably, when I suggest that they consult with a loan officer about correcting their situation, they respond with something along the lines of: “Here’s how we’re goin...

06/14/2012

It’s Flag Day! Are you flying the stars and stripes?

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June 14 is Flag Day in the United States. On this day in 1777 the Second Continental Congress resolved to make the red, white and blue ensign with thirteen stars and stripes the official flag of theUnited States of America. The flag has seen many changes over the years, as one star has been added...

06/14/2012

Right in spirit. Wrong in fact!

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Many times in the practice of our professions, an episode occurs that does not “feel” right. Our immediate response is to assign wrongdoing to another professional or their client. However, our opinion as to what is right and what is wrong may actually be skewed by our own standards, which may in...

06/13/2012

Rogue, renegade reactionary or resourceful? Marketing on the edge.

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Marketing has always been a cutting edge art. Good marketing is not just the simple conveyance of information, but it is doing so in such a way that the message is easily recalled by the potential customer. Remember those horrible “screaming” commercials on TV? The ones that made you lunge for th...

06/12/2012

The power of the written word: Taking a blog to the NEXT level.

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Blogs provide a wonderful conduit for the free flow of information. As a blog is populated with content it can also become a significant archive of accumulated knowledge. But I look at my blog as more than an assemblage of indexed data. I would actually go so far as to consider myself to be a wri...

06/10/2012