Among the most treasured and recalled rites of spring passage lie just ahead of us.

Though I do not believe the recent New York District Attorney and grand jury criminal indictments will sink the ‘unsinkable’ good ship Trump, I definitely believe that the former President is in for some protracted stormy weather.

As a teenager growing up in Griffin, Georgia, Scott Slade would point out the local radio station in a two-story walk-up just off the town square and say, "Someday, I'm going to be working there."

In Georgia, outside of urban jurisdictions, District Attorneys typically operate across multi-county jurisdictions.

There already is a small city, called Buckhead, Georgia, about an hour east of Atlanta just off I-20.

It was a truly joyous occasion to behold, watching a combination of family reunion, church laity day service, and practically a 21-gun salute all rolled into one.

There is a tendency, well-documented by historians and military experts, of defending and preparing for the next enemy of the United States with the tools and techniques which worked well in the prior war.

Though admittedly, I have led a somewhat blessed life and have so much to be grateful for each day, I was not unhappy to say goodbye to 2022.