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Joe Mac

About Me

Former sportswriter turned newspaper columnist. Have 7-year-old son, Joseph. Like to play video games, watch movies, and lift weights. Normal stuff.My blog link is: http://www.gulfeast.com/index.php/average_joe/index

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

The Grim Reaper. Then kick him in the nads.

My Blog

Wisdom comes from the minds of all ages

I've never been more proud of my little boy than Monday night. It wasn't something that he did. It was something he said.One of our customary night-time routines is story time. We don't open a book an...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:16:00 GMT

How are you? Wait, do not answer that

Published March 10, 2006 Name something you do every day. You eat, breathe, get dressed, watch television, go somewhere, brush your teeth, bathe, comb your hair, etc. There's something else we do over...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:11:00 GMT

Trenchcoats, earphones and MARTA police

Published Jan. 5 Took a ride on MARTA the other day. You know, that sometimes underground, sometimes above ground train those Atlanta city slickers like to call a subway. Never been on a real train r...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:05:00 GMT

survey

Q & A posted on myspace, so I figured I'd give my answers via my blog:   1. What do you say most when you're trying NOT to curse?Sonofabiscuiteater2. Do You Own An Ipod?no3. What Person On Yo...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:45:00 GMT

First cars are symbolic rites of passage

Published Feb. 24, 2006 She was sleek, temperamental, had a healthy appetite and needed to hear the right words to get her motor running. I haven't seen her in 18 years, but often wonder how she's doi...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:44:00 GMT

Don't let second chances pass you by

Published, October 2006 What are you going to think about on your deathbed? Will you relish the moment you saw your little girl at her first piano recital. She was magnificent on the keyboard. Cute l...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:31:00 GMT

no subject, really

Just curious ... this blog seems to get a lot of quick hits. It's flattering, but I have no idea who's reading. Whoever you are, thanks. I'll keep them coming, at least until I run out of things to sa...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:49:00 GMT

People are our best natural resource

Published in July, 2005 A monumental trip to the National Mall WASHINGTON  Ben lives on the streets, sleeps on a wooden park bench and drives a squeaky shopping cart.He lives off of others' garbage, ...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:40:00 GMT

Runnin' out of gas ain't no bed of roses

What happens when you mix an empty fuel tank, behemoth 1975 Monte Carlo, snarling traffic, a desperate teenager and a flower shop with a giant plate glass window?Petunias on the floor and eyes the siz...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 07:46:00 GMT

'He needs some guidance'; Terrell Owens' family speaks out

'He needs some guidance' TERRELL OWENS: FAMILY AND FRIENDS SPEAK OUT Joe McAdory Staff Writer Sunday, November 13, 2005 *Owens on Eagles' roster at time of publishing; now playing with Dallas Cowboys ...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:12:00 GMT