Editor’s note: Scott Hudson filed an abbreviated column this week due to his continued battle with cancer.
The Lee Muns Show returned for season two last week and I must say that this latest installment was marginally better than Duchess Meagan’s show, but every bit as contrived and scripted.
Muns proved he knows about as much about cyber tech as the esteemed duchess knows about baking cookies and growing a garden, but he is obviously honing his diva technique.
When offered a chance to spread his knowledge on the radio, he made it clear that he was only available during “prime time,” which made me chuckle.
Now that the assumed pitfalls of inviting a cyber tech company to set up shop in a remote area of Columbia County by professional journalists, Muns has dropped the Chicken Little routine and adopted the tried-and-tested conspiracy theory approach.
No, a cyber center will not drain Clarks Hill Lake. Even though Columbia County workers had the bad timing of experiencing an equipment failure last week, which turned everyone’s water brown for a few days while Muns was in the middle of his “media blitz,” the proposed cyber center had nothing to do with it.
No, the cyber center will not emit enough noise and light pollution to scare off a generation of Bambis or have geese flying over peoples houses at midnight. It is far enough off the beaten path that it will not be any more noticeable than, let’s say, the Amazon Distribution Center which was supported by every Karen from here to Lincoln County.
Muns, who claims to have a passion for government transparency, has accused County Manager Scott Johnson and his bosses on the County Commission of working out the deal away from the public eye, but I would think that Muns knows that “pending real estate” is one of the few reasons officials can close a meeting to the public.
On the Health Front
The other day I was “misgendered” in the grocery aisle and, at first, I was totally confused when the clerk called me “ma’am.”
Then, it dawned on me that not only have I lost more weight, but my intention at the store was to run in and grab a prescription, so I hadn’t bothered changing out of my flowing sweater over pajama bottoms. All I needed were sandals and a handbag to complete the look.
Not only that, I have to keep in mind that ladies over 70 are no longer happy with the “blue rinse” look and that the latest trend is spiky, short hair in a variety of colors, including fire engine red. The next time, I might do well in completing the look with a baseball cap!
Come to think of it, I totally missed my chance to ask for the seniors discount, Doh!
Tomorrow I start this new round of chemo that is meant to attempt to slow the growth of the tumors, and I have my “chemo” survival kit including a book, laptop, several bottles of water and green tea along with my extra blanket and pillow ready at the front door.
If you or a loved one receive treatment from Augusta Oncology, look for me; I will be handing out homemade cookies made by a colleague, and they are delicious!!
Scott Hudson is the Senior Investigative Reporter, editorialist and weekly columnist for The Augusta Press. Reach him at scott@theaugustapress.com
