Thursday, May 10, 2012
Email Sandy Springs Patch a funny experience that we can share with readers on Mother’s Day.
To celebrate Mother’s Day we’d like you to share a funny experience that you had with your mom. It could be something that happened as a child or just the other day. Our mothers leave an indelible imprint on our lives. We can think of them and smile, laugh and even cry. I’ll go ahead and date myself and share a memory from back in the late ‘70s. There was a series of commercials that used to run on TV with a woman who would say, “Hi, I’m Rula Lenska.” My mom and I used to say, “Who the heck is Rula Lenska?” She’d appear as if she were a household name. Then one day, my mom said, “Adrianne, you won’t believe it. I was watching Johnny Carson last night. When he came on he asked the crowd in a deadpan tone, “Who is Rula Lenska?” …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
I took my cat Franjelica of 13 years to the Vernon Woods Animal Hospital.
Our most heartbreaking days can sometimes bring the most tender moments. Just over two weeks ago, I took my cat Franjelica of 13 years to the Vernon Woods Animal Hospital to be euthanized. The quickness of her illness was heartbreaking. In mid-March I noticed a slight protrusion above her nose. I took her to a veterinarian in Stone Mountain, recommended by a friend, who thought it was a bad tooth. During surgery to extract it, they discovered the protrusion was a tumor, likely malignant. Franjelica was always a sweet fragile soul. I knew any kind of radiation or aggressive treatment would be cruel and out of the question. I decided to bring her to Vernon Woods, a vet much closer to home. The doctors told me they had never seen a tumor …
Monday, May 7, 2012
A change is coming for Sandy Springs commuters. Even though you hear the blaring siren of the emergency vehicle coming up on you, don’t freak out.
Okay, here’s the thing. I know that you’re already saying to yourself “Driving on Ga. 400 couldn’t get much more fun than it is.” Well, it’s going to. Yes. The new reality show called “Flex Lanes” is coming to 400 on May 14. For those of you who are not familiar, let me explain: The following was proposed and put into play by Governor Nathan Deal: Beginning on May 14, a Monday, the southbound lanes from Holcomb Bridge Road south to the North Springs MARTA Station will include the lane, formerly known as the emergency lane, now called the Flex Lane. The emergency lane is that lane all the way to the right which has been in the past, used for emergencies and those wanting to exit onto Northridge from 400 southbound and occasionally, those…
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
His brand was not unlike what Sandy Springs is about.
As CNN’s Candy Crowley said, his was “A life well lived.” His brand was not unlike what Sandy Springs is about. He was a maverick, whose brand appealed to both families and business. Eternally young, he set an example of how to stay connected to people. No doubt, tributes will pour in for days. Tell us your memories of Dick Clark and his beloved “American Bandstand.” He died at the age of 82, Wednesday morning, from a massive heart attack. What person, home during the final seconds of any year, did not turn on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve?” Many can chart their life by it. What are your memories of Dick Clark?
Monday, April 16, 2012
Movie Reviewer: The Three Stooges get a new look with some fresh new faces, and no one is laughing.
From the people who brought you "There's Something About Mary" and "Dumb & Dumber" comes the much anticipated movie about three morons in "The Three Stooges." It's Larry, Moe, and Curly 2.0. This time around Larry is played by Sean Hayes, Moe is Chris Diamantopoulos, and Curly is Will Sasso. Filmmakers spent two days shooting scenes at the Huntcliff Club in Sandy Springs, last summer. The film is three episodes drawn into one 90-minute movie. The Stooges do what they can to try to save the orphanage they grew up in. This movie has been talked about for more than 10 years now and, sad to say, it's pretty anticlimactic. I was never a real big fan of the original Stooges, and it's pretty safe to say that these three were doing impressions …
Friday, April 13, 2012
It seems it doesn’t take too much to set us off. We’re trying to handle the day-to-day headaches of money, jobs, kids, wives, and girlfriends.
I guess I don’t need to remind you that the world is upside down in many ways. According to the economic indicators, I can retire about two or three years after I die—maybe sooner if I relocate to the remote Canadian woods where I would live my remaining years a recluse, hunting down small game for food—which wouldn’t work too well because I don’t hunt but, on the bright side, I’d get down to my goal weight. I would come into town twice a month and order peanut butter and lighter fluid and be known as “that dude” by the local towns people. I would have a long beard and matted hair with little beads woven in signifying each time a tooth fell out. Not much to look forward to—except for the little braids in my hair. It seems it doesn’t take…
Friday, April 6, 2012
Services will be held throughout Sandy Springs
There’s a scene in the film “The Passion of the Christ” that imitates life, in a way. The audience has seen Jesus scourged, beaten and whipped. There’s a moment, where subconsciously or consciously you’re aware that somehow he has held on through the beating. And then his tormenter flogs him again over his open wounds. It’s a jolt to see, because somehow he withstands it. It’s also symbolic of our own resilience. How does the saying go? “God never gives us more than we can bear.” Whether one embraces the story of Jesus or not, it’s a story of meaning. It shows us that it’s conceivable that a person can lay down their life for someone else. It’s possible to wholly forgive. It’s conceivable to surrender - as in let go and let God handle …
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh chose to exploit Trayvon when they attacked President Barack Obama for saying that if he had a son, he would look like the slain teen.
Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh have no shame. They could not care less about Trayvon Martin or the millions of young men he represents. Instead they chose to exploit Trayvon when they attacked President Barack Obama for saying that if he had a son, he would look like the slain 17-year-old. During a "Hannity Radio" interview Gringrich said, “What the president said, in a sense, is disgraceful. It’s not a question of who that young man looked like. Any young American of any ethnic background should be safe, period. We should all be horrified no matter what the ethnic background." He went on to say, “Trying to turn it into a racial issue is fundamentally wrong. I really find it appalling.” Limbaugh followed up by calling Obama’s remarks a…
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Riverwood senior Julia Wahl says: I’ve only teared up twice in my choral career; one of those times was [on a recent] weekend.
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Wednesday, March 14
By Julia Wahl On February 23, I, along with freshmen Baili Wise, Sadaf Mirzai and Eli Prussack, junior Courtney Burton, and seniors Taja Strickland and Grace Hauser, traveled to Savannah, Ga., for 2012 Georgia Music Educators Association All-State Chorus. This year, being a member of the intensive three-day experience that is All-State held a heavy meaning to me as it was my final trip to Savannah, the closure to my 5 years participating in the annual event. All-State is the combination of a series of strenuous rehearsals over three days, culminating in a 30-minute concert open to the public. Some years the rehearsals can seem to drag by, ranging from 2 hours to up to 3 1/2 hours. However, this year, they were over all too quickly. …
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
In his opinion piece, Mike Lowry says: Even with this massive subsidy, MARTA cannot operate at break even and has fallen over $1 billion behind on its maintenance.
In 1971 Fulton and DeKalb counties voted to tax themselves a 1 percent sales tax to fund “rapid transit”, and MARTA was formed. Throughout the following 41 years, literally millions of people have moved into the area, each arriving to find that their purchases carried this tax. Most have never questioned it; instead they simply consider it a cost of living in Fulton or DeKalb counties. Let’s focus for a moment on the current reality. If your family is middle-to-upper income, which defines the majority of people in the non-downtown parts of the region, you will spend approximately $35,000 per year on retail purchases. The 1 percent MARTA tax directly costs you $350 per year before you take the first ride. Even with this massive subsidy, …
Adrianne Murchison
9:22 am on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
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