Harris Blackwood's column
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A heart sustains our bodies and souls I’m not against Valentine’s Day or any of those other commercially oriented observances on the calendar. I just think we should show our love and appreciation on an ongoing basis. |
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Neighborhood characters add spice to our lives I was in Central Florida recently and someone suggested I take a couple of minutes and drive through the town of Celebration. |
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Brotherly love knows no boundaries In some ways, we were just alike. In others, we were direct opposites. But you didn’t need a DNA test to know that we were cut from the same cloth. Mine was a bit wider and his was a tad longer. |
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A tale of two Kings, cut short I don't know about you, but I sometimes have "what if" moments when I think about persons who have passed away. |
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Call me crazy, but some are certifiable There was a time in Georgia when two people could walk into what was then called the Ordinary's office and swear that somebody was crazy. An order would be issued and the sheriff would haul them off to Milledgeville. Some of them would stay locked up for the rest of their lives. |
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Calendar could use a little shuffling Because of newspaper schedules, I actually wrote this column last year and it is being published this year. |
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His charm helped put Braselton on the map I've lived several places around this state. Some of them were named for Revolutionary War heroes, former presidents or places in Europe. I spent most of my growing up years in Social Circle, a town named for a group of fellows who gathered around a well to drink water (that's the puritanical version, others think it may have been firewater). |
