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- Saturday, May 18, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Mitch Clarke's column
Forgetting is now considered a disease
One of my elementary school teachers used to wear her glasses on a chain around her neck. When she needed to read something to us, she put her glasses on. When she stood in front of the class, she took them off and let them hang there. I didn't understand, until I was older, why she needed to have her glasses on a chain. She did it so she didn't have to spend half the ...
Keeping time does not require a watch
My watch disappeared recently without a trace. I looked down at my wrist to see what time it was, but my watch wasn't there.
No one will scrape the bug goo for you today
I've been thinking a lot about full-service gasoline stations recently. If you're much younger than I am, you probably have no idea what I'm talking about.
Learning geography is a capital idea for all
Every week, I get together with a group of friends at a local restaurant to play trivia. A few weeks ago, one of the categories was geography.
Poisoning of trees takes rivalries to an ugly place
In the interest of full disclosure, I admit without shame that I'm pretty fanatical when it comes to college football and the University of Georgia.
I can drive myself crazy with the newest gadgets
Helen, my GPS lady, and I have been getting along very well since we've been together. She does a great job of helping get wherever I need to go, and I enjoy using the voice controls to have her change the radio station or turn on the heater.
Game not as super to some as the commercials
Today is Super Bowl Sunday, and you know what that means. A bloated, multihour pregame show packed with mindless analysis and an interview with President Barack Obama by Bill O'Reilly, a star-studded halftime show that features some of the hottest names in entertainment and an unprecedented commercial blitz that costs north of $3 million per spot. And, squeezed in there somewhere is an actual football game. This year's actual football game - officially it's Super Bowl ...
A return to space should be Challenger's legacy
It seems impossible that it was 25 years ago that the space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff.
It's OK to disagree, but do it without the contempt
It's heartening to see that some politicians and some members of the media are vowing to ease up on the heated rhetoric that seems to accompany any discussions we have about the great issues of the day.
Forget the snow and ice, bring on spring
Sixty-four days until spring. I know this. I counted. I'm not sure exactly what happened. I came home Sunday from a trip to Atlanta. I was living in Georgia. I went to sleep and woke up in Syracuse. Dorothy Gale didn't have it so bad. Yes, her house landed on the Wicked Witch of the East. But at least Munchkinland was sunny and warm. Actually, I know the weather in Syracuse is much worse than ...
Governor's chef needs to bone up on chicken
Earlier this week, when Gov.-elect Nathan Deal and his wife, Sandra, moved into the governor's mansion, our reporter interviewed the mansion's executive chef to find out what she expected from the house's new residents.
Sage advice for an old friend as he moves on
My good friend and former colleague, Harris Blackwood, has gone and gotten himself a government job.
With the census, all men really are equal
The Census Bureau began releasing the first sets of data for the 2010 count last week, and, I'm not ashamed to admit, I was excited to see the results.
The real Christmas is found in your heart
Somewhere along the way, it seems like Christmas went wrong. Maybe it's just because I've gotten older. Christmas for children is a magical time, filled with excitement and anticipation. I remember many Christmas Eves when I couldn't fall asleep because I was so excited to see what Santa had brought. For adults, there are only so many golf shirts or ties we can really need, so I don't have much trouble sleeping on Christmas Eve ...
Just think before you eat and lose that weight
Like a lot of you, I find myself constantly fighting the battle of the bulge. I, quite literally, get too big for my britches, so I look for ways to cut calories and become more active.
Articles by Section - Mitch Clarke's column
Even battered and bruised, America will always stand tall
Mere minutes after a teenage terrorist had been captured, Bostonians poured into the streets and cheered – cheered! – the police and firefighters who had ended the terror.
Grab your wallets, the tax man cometh
The government has been getting its grubby little paws into your paycheck every two weeks for the last year, and now it's ready for you to give more.
Man's best friend made a lasting impression
I often get asked how Glory, the black and white springer spaniel who lives at my house, and I got together.
My column today comes without any side effects
I sometimes have a hard time sleeping, so I do what a lot of people suffering from insomnia do. I turn on the TV.
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