Okay, I'm seriously bummed out -- due to a scheduling conflict and a prior commitment, I cannot attend the G-Day game in person this coming Saturday. I need someone to pick up my slack and be there in my place. Therefore, I'm asking for all my fellow members of the Dawg Nation to make sure my seat isn't empty at noon for the kickoff on Saturday. We need another 93,000 fans to jam pack Sanford Stadium, just like last year. Anything less would be a letdown after the turnout for the game last year. This needs to become a habit. Think about it this way: we don't want coaches like Urban Meyer to be able to negatively recruit players from our state by telling them we're only fair-weather fans. If teleportation had already been invented by now, I'd be right there in Athens with you. Only impossible logistics for this coming Saturday could keep me away. So now, without further ado, here are my Top Ten Reasons to be at the game in person this Saturday: Reason #10: Go because your visit to campus will provide an opportunity to check out the new indoor practice facility. Confirm with your own eyes that your donation money has been well spent. Reason #9: Go because you can watch UGA football in person, free admission. Reason #8: Free parking, too. My spot will be available, just like my seat. Reason #7: Go because no matter how good or bad we look as a team, our Bulldogs will win the game. Guaranteed. When have you ever been guaranteed victory before? Reason #6: Go because our players have asked us to be there. I'll be there in spirit, and watching on … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2017
Wedding discrimination
When is it okay to discriminate against someone based on race, gender, religion, national origin, or sexual preferences? Is it ever to be tolerated? After all, we've recently seen that Christian businesses can be severely punished by the State, saddled with exorbitant fines well in excess of any potential profits from catering gay weddings, and literally run out of business for refusing to provide service to certain individuals, even when the Christians claim that being forced to participate in such an event violates their religious beliefs. Religious freedoms don't matter anymore, according to the State. Discrimination must not be tolerated under ANY circumstances... Which will make it interesting to see how the following story unfolds -- an event planner in Texas has not only refused to serve customers of another race, she posted the following message on the Facebook account for her business as an explanation for her reaction (emphasis is original): DON’T CALL MY BLACK-OWNED BUSINESS ASKING ME TO PLAN YOUR PLANTATION WEDDING. Apparently the wedding planner in question, Ms. Jordan Maney, was terribly offended by the fact the location where the wedding was to take place was named Kendall Plantation and turned down the bride's business, even though the venue was never a real plantation where slaves had been held and forced into labor. This is in spite of the fact that Kendall Plantation was not built until 2011, and then specifically for the purpose of holding wedding ceremonies. Slaves were never forced into labor at a place called"Kendall Plantation." So why … [Read more...]