Smith: I’m Thankful

I’m always reminded at Thanksgiving that we should first be thankful for Thanksgiving itself, because it gets us in the mood for Christmas.

Smith: Onsides glory

It’s a good thing Georgia was not engaged in a tough Southeastern Conference football encounter last weekend. It would be difficult for the coaching staff to get the team focused after the euphoria of the 35-10 spanking of Texas.

Smith: Fall scenes

With a fortnight remaining in November and the thermometer readings in decline, a sense of appreciation is building as the transition to indoor living takes place, but only when daylight segues into darkness.

Smith: Mister B

While I have never drafted or organized a bucket list, I have in mind completing a drive along U.S. Highway 1 from Fort Kent, Maine, to Key West, Florida.I have traversed much of this historic highway already, but there remain several miles virginal to me. And, of course, a challenge.

Smith: Mountain living

Encores that bring about good times in good places make one appreciate life to the fullest and renew faith in mankind that we can find a way to coexist peacefully.When I am where nature and its splendorous attributes prevail, I am overcome with humility and thanksgiving. Glory, glory hallelujah!

Smith: Hedges are a-hummin’

Since fall 1956, it has been my good fortune to have missed only one Georgia game between the hedges — and that was owing to military duty in 1962.

Smith: Trout dreams

Helen. This Georgia mountain town, in an earlier day, was an enclave for bountiful logging opportunities — but then it went into decline and now depends on tourism to survive economically.

Smith: Home tailgating

The tailgate parties, where football aficionados swarm with a passion, which have become centerpieces of campus scenes, don’t just take place near the confines of a stadium — the imposing edifice that originated with the Colosseum in Rome in 80 A.D.

Smith: Sports clubs

While I have not conducted any definitive research, the South seems to be the only region of the country where touchdown and quarterback clubs continue to flourish.For years, there were marquee clubs in big cities with expansive budgets that honored professional, college, and high school athletes.

Smith: October musings

October has long been my favorite month, and while November is the month for Thanksgiving, I always count my blessings during our tenth month, which comes and goes too quickly.In October, there is so much going on in the Great Outdoors.