Macon Telegraph: Ed Grisamore http://www.macon.com/ed-grisamore/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Macon Telegraph en-us Copyright 2012 Macon Telegraph Ed Grisamore 60 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:45:33 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@macon.com ‘Think Ink’ goes with ‘Think Pink’ http://www.macon.com/2012/02/08/1896132/think-ink-goes-with-think-pink.html http://www.macon.com/2012/02/08/1896132/think-ink-goes-with-think-pink.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:48 EST I find myself connecting dots every February, this vertically challenged month that is shorter than all the others, even during leap years like this one. Gris & more http://www.macon.com/2012/02/06/1893474/gris-more.html http://www.macon.com/2012/02/06/1893474/gris-more.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:54 EST Random thoughts on the Meek Monday that must follow Super Sunday. ... Grisamore: Roger Jackson wins his own Super Bowl http://www.macon.com/2012/02/05/1892473/jackson-wins-his-own-super-bowl.html http://www.macon.com/2012/02/05/1892473/jackson-wins-his-own-super-bowl.html Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:25 EST Roger Jackson never got to play in the Super Bowl. Camellias get us to spring before spring http://www.macon.com/2012/02/03/1889946/camellias-get-us-to-spring-before.html http://www.macon.com/2012/02/03/1889946/camellias-get-us-to-spring-before.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:59 EST There is a historical marker at Third Street Park near the intersection of Cherry Street in the heart of downtown. 90 seconds could change her life http://www.macon.com/2012/02/01/1886926/90-seconds-could-change-her-life.html http://www.macon.com/2012/02/01/1886926/90-seconds-could-change-her-life.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:04 EST Jessica Clanton has 90 seconds. Songs for the Okie from Ocmulgee http://www.macon.com/2012/01/30/1884299/songs-for-the-okie-from-ocmulgee.html http://www.macon.com/2012/01/30/1884299/songs-for-the-okie-from-ocmulgee.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:09 EST I am glad country singer Merle Haggard felt well enough to leave the hospital and head back to California late last week. Macon man a double for Chick-fil-A's Truett Cathy http://www.macon.com/2012/01/29/1883510/mr-chick-fil-a-does-a-double-take.html http://www.macon.com/2012/01/29/1883510/mr-chick-fil-a-does-a-double-take.html Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:38 EST Elmer Bryant drove his truck to the Macon Mall on the morning of Oct. 30, 2001. Her life had a beautiful view http://www.macon.com/2012/01/27/1881276/her-life-had-a-beautiful-view.html http://www.macon.com/2012/01/27/1881276/her-life-had-a-beautiful-view.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:25 EST MILLEDGEVILLE -- Martha Tomlin took her last breath on Monday. It was one month before her 88th birthday. A chief finally gets his due in new police academy http://www.macon.com/2012/01/25/1877958/a-chief-finally-gets-his-due-in.html http://www.macon.com/2012/01/25/1877958/a-chief-finally-gets-his-due-in.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:22 EST For years, Betty Moore Parker has traversed her hometown with a sense of pride and emptiness. Wake-up call for Monday trivia http://www.macon.com/2012/01/23/1875007/wake-up-call-for-monday-trivia.html http://www.macon.com/2012/01/23/1875007/wake-up-call-for-monday-trivia.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:47 EST Monday Morning Trivia might need several more practices before the Super Bowl. It wouldn’t hurt to order a few energy drinks and chew on a couple of vitamins, too. Showcasing the Macon dream team http://www.macon.com/2012/01/22/1873934/showcasing-the-macon-dream-team.html http://www.macon.com/2012/01/22/1873934/showcasing-the-macon-dream-team.html Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:42 EST Whenever I am behind a vehicle with one of those oval-shaped stickers on the back window, I place one hand on the steering wheel and use the other to scratch my head. Hunt is among our food soldiers http://www.macon.com/2012/01/20/1870467/hunt-is-among-our-food-soldiers.html http://www.macon.com/2012/01/20/1870467/hunt-is-among-our-food-soldiers.html Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:56 EST WARNER ROBINS -- Seymour is the cover girl next door http://www.macon.com/2012/01/18/1867473/seymour-is-the-cover-girl-next.html http://www.macon.com/2012/01/18/1867473/seymour-is-the-cover-girl-next.html Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:03 EST Caroline Seymour stood in the checkout line at a Target store in Raleigh, N.C., holding two copies of the November/December issue of Fitness magazine. A few words can go a long way http://www.macon.com/2012/01/16/1865041/a-few-words-can-go-a-long-way.html http://www.macon.com/2012/01/16/1865041/a-few-words-can-go-a-long-way.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:03 EST Annie Kalitta has only been a Macon resident for about a year and a half. Ed Grisamore: Geter puts a double-team on success http://www.macon.com/2012/01/15/1863998/geter-puts-a-double-team-on-success.html http://www.macon.com/2012/01/15/1863998/geter-puts-a-double-team-on-success.html Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:25 EST IRWINTON -- Aaron Geter still calls his grandmother, Lillie Johnson, almost every day. Helping to make a prom come true http://www.macon.com/2012/01/13/1861580/helping-to-make-a-prom-come-true.html http://www.macon.com/2012/01/13/1861580/helping-to-make-a-prom-come-true.html Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:56 EST I usually don’t plan my meals three weeks in advance, but I know exactly where I’ll be eating supper the night of Feb. 7. Sunshine, wheels and he’s good to go http://www.macon.com/2012/01/11/1858605/sunshine-wheels-and-hes-good-to.html http://www.macon.com/2012/01/11/1858605/sunshine-wheels-and-hes-good-to.html Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:11 EST On days when the rain clouds gather, and there are puddles along the dirt road next to his machine shop, Willem Van Dijk knows his solar car could soon be low on gas. Correction http://www.macon.com/2012/01/10/1857107/correction.html http://www.macon.com/2012/01/10/1857107/correction.html Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:30 EST A caption in Sunday’s Telegraph accompanying Ed Grisamore’s column needs to be corrected. The Hullabaloo is the newspaper of Tulane University. Monday Trivia’s new year debut http://www.macon.com/2012/01/09/1855624/monday-trivias-new-year-debut.html http://www.macon.com/2012/01/09/1855624/monday-trivias-new-year-debut.html Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:45 EST Monday trivia is back like a boomerang from the holidays and determined to knock the rust off all gray matter. Macon man once ‘kidnapped’ LSU’s famous mascot http://www.macon.com/2012/01/08/1854503/macon-man-once-kidnapped-lsus.html http://www.macon.com/2012/01/08/1854503/macon-man-once-kidnapped-lsus.html Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:36 EST For 61 years, Norbert James has had a tiger tale by the tail. She taught thousands to play the piano http://www.macon.com/2012/01/06/1852087/she-taught-thousands-to-play-the.html http://www.macon.com/2012/01/06/1852087/she-taught-thousands-to-play-the.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:48 EST GRAY -- When Mary Etta Heath was 7 years old, her grandfather encouraged her to learn to play the piano. Pace really is a man of many hats http://www.macon.com/2012/01/04/1849093/pace-really-is-a-man-of-many-hats.html http://www.macon.com/2012/01/04/1849093/pace-really-is-a-man-of-many-hats.html Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:10 EST Earl Pace is a man of many hats. ‘True Gris Awards’ for the year http://www.macon.com/2012/01/01/1845357/true-gris-awards-for-the-year.html http://www.macon.com/2012/01/01/1845357/true-gris-awards-for-the-year.html Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:45 EST I once displayed a sign above my desk: “Should trees die for this?” The evolution of resolutions http://www.macon.com/2011/12/30/1843047/the-evolution-of-resolutions.html http://www.macon.com/2011/12/30/1843047/the-evolution-of-resolutions.html Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:58 EST There comes a time when we realize nothing lasts forever. The only constant is change. Looking back at the year that was http://www.macon.com/2011/12/28/1840566/looking-back-at-the-year-that.html http://www.macon.com/2011/12/28/1840566/looking-back-at-the-year-that.html Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:29 EST My year began with the flu. At least I thought it was the flu. I felt as if I had been smacked by a freight train down at Brosnan Yard. Middle Georgia readers come through to fulfill Reindeer Gang wishes http://www.macon.com/2011/12/25/1837838/readers-come-through-again-to.html http://www.macon.com/2011/12/25/1837838/readers-come-through-again-to.html Sun, 25 Dec 2011 08:09 EST These are the sounds of the Reindeer Gang at work. Father put the kettle to the mettle http://www.macon.com/2011/12/23/1835677/father-put-the-kettle-to-the-mettle.html http://www.macon.com/2011/12/23/1835677/father-put-the-kettle-to-the-mettle.html Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:09 EST DUBLIN -- The sun was a no-show for most of Wednesday morning. Rain gear joined reindeer on the warm, wet winter solstice. Two hearts still beat as one http://www.macon.com/2011/12/21/1832913/two-hearts-still-beat-as-one.html http://www.macon.com/2011/12/21/1832913/two-hearts-still-beat-as-one.html Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:38 EST They met at a party at her aunt’s home on Rogers Avenue. He was a guest at the dance given in honor of her cousin. She was playing records on the old Victrola. He proposed before their first date http://www.macon.com/2011/12/19/1830005/he-proposed-before-their-first.html http://www.macon.com/2011/12/19/1830005/he-proposed-before-their-first.html Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:34 EST Thirty years ago today, in the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of Perry, they held hands against a backdrop of holiday wreaths and poinsettias. You never stop being Santa http://www.macon.com/2011/12/18/1828838/you-never-stop-being-santa.html http://www.macon.com/2011/12/18/1828838/you-never-stop-being-santa.html Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:50 EST ALLENTOWN -- Santa Claus lives on Highway 112, in the house where he grew up and across the road from where he was born.