Albany Herald

Sometimes you just ought to lay low

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Even after a quarter-century of marriage, it appears, you can still have the occasional bout with an epiphany.

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• By Jim Hendricks (114)
• April 27, 2013

‘Why?’ is the question on everyone’s mind

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There’s a one-word question, made to no one in particular, on the lips of a whole lot of Americans right now. Why?

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• By Jim Hendricks (114)
• April 16, 2013

Just eat around the spur marks

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Sometimes you’re just better off not knowing.

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• By Jim Hendricks (114)
• February 26, 2013

Twirling neon bear spins up memories

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It’s amazing what a picture can do sometimes. You look at it, and you don’t just see the image. You smell it. You hear it. You even taste it.

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• By Jim Hendricks (114)
• February 23, 2013

Those pesky sins will find you out ...

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Back when I was a kid in church — or in one of those summer revivals where the sweltering Georgia heat gave you the distinct feeling you had something of an idea of what waited ahead for the great unwashed — nothing bothered me more than the preacher talking about what was going to happen on the Great Gettin’ Up Morning.

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• By Jim Hendricks (114)
• February 2, 2013

Finally, some resolutions I know I can keep

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Like many Americans, I've had my share of failed new year resolutions.

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• By Jim Hendricks (114)
• January 1, 2013

For some gifts, it’s not the thought that counts

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The items on this list are not recommended for kids. On the other hand, they’re not rated for mature recipients either, which means they should be perfect for that hard-to-buy-for guy or gal on your list.

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• By Jim Hendricks (114)
• December 15, 2012

And the winner is ... Hillary or Chris?

The real winner of the 2012 presidential cycle may very well not be the person occupying of the White House this January.

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• By Jim Hendricks (114)
• November 6, 2012

A little sip of heaven's just a memory

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It's always a little sad when an era ends.

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• By Jim Hendricks (114)
• October 12, 2012

Sometimes politics are for the birds ... big, big birds

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If you believe what you read on the Internet these days, if Mitt Romney wins the election next month he'll have a celebration dinner his first night at the White House featuring an entree of roasted Big Bird.

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• By Jim Hendricks (114)
• October 9, 2012

Chipper's timing impeccable 'til the end

A few years ago -- more than I want to admit -- I was sitting in the stadium in Atlanta, catching a Braves game and listening to some folks talking in nearby seats.

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• By Jim Hendricks (114)
• October 6, 2012

Congress needs antidote for fiscal poison pill

Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Marietta, says August is "a good month" for him because of the way he spends his "vacation" from the U.S. Senate -- visiting with the folks back home and listening to what they have to say.

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• By Jim Hendricks (114)
• August 25, 2012

Campaigns are leaving a lot to interpret

I got into some trouble some years back when someone asked me what my political allegiance was.

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• By Jim Hendricks (114)
• July 10, 2012

Politicians’ discourse getting coarser

Politicians trying to “connect” with the public are apparently following in the tracks of comedians, the entertainment industry and R-rated singers by lacing their rhetoric with an old-fashioned dose of coarseness.

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• By Jim Hendricks (114)
• July 7, 2012

Griffith left tremendous legacy

As much as we'd like to think otherwise, there never has been a real Mayberry, N.C.

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• By Jim Hendricks (114)
• July 3, 2012