Even though I understand the importance of Georgia’s runoff election today for the Senate, I’m not confident in the outcome. In my experience, the typical Georgian is about as politically progressive as a desert is lush. Yes, there is a community that understands that Saxby Chambliss is a card-carrying Bush-Cheney Republian, but I think the [...]
Fall Photos, 2008
I’ve posted a collection of Fall Photos from this year, including the one pictured above. This fall has been pretty busy, so I didn’t have the time to do a proper survey of the color. However, I captured a bit of what Macon had to offer this year. Enjoy.
GA Results: the Day After
During the early results, I was embarrassed by GA: McCain seemed to have a significant early lead. However, as the night went one, that gap slowly narrowed. Georgia did ultimately go to McCain, but there are a number of islands of blue in that sea of red — more than in 2004. Also, a runoff [...]
Legislate Gun on Campus?!
Are you kidding me, Georgia? Really? From Online Athens: Legislators looking to expand where Georgians can carry guns may take aim at university campuses. Carry a gun on or within 1,000 feet of any campus now and you could be charged with a felony, spend up to 10 years in prison and pay as much [...]
Media Fire
I took this photo over a month ago, documenting a neighbor’s house almost going up in flames. While it was not fun to watch, the Macon fire department did a professional job putting a quick end to something that could have been a lot worse. Those folks rocked. I’m posting this photo tonight because I [...]
First Friday Way Back
I found this photo today serendipitously. I started with the College Hill Corridor site which led me to New Town Macon’s photostream on Flickr. From there, I had to look at the First Friday set. And — BAM! — there it was. It looks like this photo was taken just fourteen days before Autumn and [...]