Sallie Satterthwaite's blog

The irony of the body betrayed

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:53:54 -0400

Oh, the irony of the body betrayed….

The meals I prepare for the two of us at home are basically vegetarian. Even when we go out to eat or to a reception or banquet, we usually stick with the salmon and lots of salad (hold the dressing).

Miriam Fulton

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:52:21 -0400

If Peachtree City were Camelot, seeking a royal family, it had but to look within. Until the deaths last year of King James Jr. and last week of Queen Miriam, 86, there were three princes in the House of Fulton, who added three daughters-in-law, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren to the royal court.

Breaking Ramadan fast

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:31:09 -0400

She is one of the most organized women I know. She calls a meeting at 10 a.m. and it starts at 10 a.m. She may stop and repeat all the points already discussed to a latecomer, but she never gets ruffled when a meeting goes off course. She brings it back on-track in no time, and finishes exactly at the moment she said we’d be finished.

Good news for the golf cart

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:23:09 -0400

In an effort to be good citizens and reduce our country’s energy dependence, we’re using our golf cart for almost every errand: church, choir practice, shopping, working out and doctor’s visits. We often congratulate ourselves for living in a town where we can get just about anything we need, by foot or bicycle, or by our trusty little buggy. That is, as long as our destination is in the north end of Ga. Highway 74 South.

Mary’s summer 2008

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:43:35 -0400

Sometimes I think I’m drafting new chapters in the book our daughter Mary will surely write some day. Others have made a living out of writing about adventures like hers. Why not us?

Loving like Molly

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:11:33 -0400

Years ago a reader scolded me for writing a column that made her sad. I promised her I’d warn her at the top if a column might get teary.

A few solutions

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:37:21 -0400

One of the fun things about having a column like this is that I can float ideas for local governments to handle without having to invest my own blood, sweat and tears.

Iced cof-FAY American style

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:22:42 -0400

It took awhile. You start with small steps. First I got Terri-at-the-Waffle House to give me a tall glass filled with ice, into which I poured my coffee. Then I got her to skip the cup and start pouring the coffee right over the ice.

A diamond kind of day

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:52:01 -0400

It rained last night, and the trees are sparkling as I turn into our friends’ driveway. I take note of the warning sign: “Beware of playing cocker spaniel,” and sure enough, here she comes, bouncing toward the green area in the middle of the turn-around. “Buttercup!” calls her boss, and the little dog turns in mid-bounce.

Embracing the lexicon

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:19:01 -0400

Allow me to sweep up the crumbs and snippets that seem to collect on my worktable or my hard drive. I try to keep them in tidy stacks, but, sooner or later, they mix in with the only slightly more professional detritus: notes, newspaper clippings, business cards and “_____ for Dummies” books.

Our constant friend

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:05:45 -0400

With the reality of Pastor John Weber’s retirement finally sinking in, I know I have to seek my usual therapy of writing about it. No one could possibly deserve the rewards of his good life more than Weber.

Fire season a continent away

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:25:26 -0400

“You’re where? Why on earth would you be in San Francisco? It’s 10 o’clock here. That makes it the crack of dawn there.”

Great balls of fire

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:40:36 -0400

Dave’s story about the lightning strike at the family beach house sounds the same every time he tells it – and that’s been for more than 70 years. He was about 5 when he witnessed something few people ever see and live to talk about.

Trying to plan an adventure with Mary

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:00:00 -0400

It’s looking as though Vacation 2008 will meet the same fate as Vacation 2007. Despite research that has our mouths watering, it never seems quite the right time to start packing bags. I went ahead and scheduled knee surgery in the middle of last summer, figuring I wasn’t going anywhere anyhow because of pain, whether arthritis or rehab.

Bushisms: And you can quote him on that

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:50:27 -0400

Gonna miss Dubya when he leaves office in January.

Never thought I’d say such a thing about the worst president I’ve ever lived under, did you?