Adair: ‘Froggy’ memories of Christmas past

One set of my Christmas memories comes from the early-to-mid 1950s – ancient history to most folks but very real to me. I would have been seven, eight, or nine years old, somewhere in there. Christmas night was when a passel of Mama’s kinfolks descended on our house.

Adair: August critter report from the R’n’P

It is August in Georgia, and the days are still hot and humid. So deal with it. The way I have come to deal with the dog days of August when I am outside is simply to sit. And to sit as still as possible. Do nothing to work up a lather. Mainly, I “adjourn to the R’nP’.”

Adair: What would Washington do?

I recently had a casual conversation with a fellow who went on to make a pretty bold political prediction, which he ended with, “You heard it here first.” In effect, his prediction came down to The Parties Are Over, at least as we know them.

ADAIR: Dawgs, Great Chicken Chase Challenge, and a new year

The idea of coming out of winter into brighter days has its appeal. It is the celebrations surrounding a particular day that I never fully grabbed.

Confederate bonds at the Old School History Museum

At first glance, it looks all over the world like a large pane of funky old postage stamps. Today the pane, roughly 18 inches square, lies on a display case in the “history room” of the Old School History Museum (OSHM) in Eatonton’s Plaza Arts Center on Madison Avenue.

ADAIR: Of harvests and signs

Some last-minute thoughts were written before Tuesday’s election, along with a reminder that an election is a starting point for governing, not an end in itself. First, consider harvests – or more specifically, vote harvesting with its long history, in both the near and distant past.

ADAIR: Takeaways from an election observer

On the evening of the Nov. 8 general election, polls closed at 7 p.m. Then, an hour-and-a half later, workers in the Putnam County Board of Elections and Registration reported on the results of the early/advanced voting and the bulk of the absentee ballots.

ADAIR: Random thoughts on election issues

As an election (hopefully) comes to a satisfactory and stabilized conclusion next week, I’m here with one guy’s random thoughts: • Polls are as valid as their methodology, and I am having some doubts. One of the main principles in polling is being based on random sampling.

ADAIR: Plan your vote, vote your plan

Plan your vote. This year’s general election ends with the usual in-person voting on Tuesday, Nov. 8, a little less than four weeks away.