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www.georgiamagazine.org (800) 544-4362, in Georgia; (770) 270-6500 GEORGIA Magazine, the largest-circulation monthly magazine in the state, is published by Georgia Electric Membership Corp. (GEMC), the trade association for Georgia's 41 consumer-owned electric utilities. On average, more than 510,000 members welcome the magazine into their homes each month. Georgia's not-for-proﬁt electric cooperatives provide reliable, safe and affordable electric service to more than 73 percent of the state's land area serving 4.5 million residents. For more information, visit www.georgiaemc.com. EDITOR Ann Orowski, CCC MANAGING EDITOR Jennifer Hewett, CCC SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR Victoria Scharf DeCastro PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Gayle Hartman ASSOCIATE EDITOR Kevin Braun, CCC ASSISTANT EDITOR Jim Jess EDITORIAL INTERN Daniel Lumpkin CONTRIBUTING WRITERS June B. Anderson, Bhavna Dilipkumar, Jane F. Garvey, Jackie Kennedy, Vyvyan Lynn, Clay Narron, Barbara S. 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Paul Wood Acceptance of advertising by GEORGIA Magazine does not imply endorsement by the publisher or Georgia's electric membership corporations of the product or services advertised. (Contined from front shop ask her boyfriend if he would help her build a stud wall at a Habitat for Humanity construction site the next weekend. He looked at her quizzically and asked, "Studs are nails, right?" I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. They must not teach shop anymore. That would be a shame because I think shop has the potential to teach students nearly all they need to know to be a success in life. It starts with the requirement that all students have some mastery of math, geometry and physics. A little environmental science wouldn't hurt either. Shop teaches students to plan ahead (measure twice, cut once), compromise when necessary (make it smaller if you can't afford larger), conserve resources (you may need them for the next project) and, above all, learn the meaning of common sense. Don't touch anything that is already smoking (it may leave a scar), or anything that spins at 3,000 rpms (ﬁngers are always needed for other projects). And you're not ﬁnished until you put away your tools, clean up and are ready for a future project. Actually, that's what the term "squared away" means in any profession. If schools don't teach shop anymore, how is our country going to survive? Where is Mr. Thomas when we need him most? flap) Wrap .375 Spine .8125 Back fl ' What readers asked It's My View A great gift idea! GEORGIA Magazine readers have loved Paul Wood's monthly most 15 years; response columns for alto the magazine points of every issue. After numerous readers suggestedto this being the most-read page columns in a book, that Wood put his "Viewpoint" he did. This book is the result. What readers say about More online at www.georgiamagazine.org "Viewpoint," the monthly column of Paul Wood: "A new decade begins" was just chock-full of wisdom that many on both sides of the of our leaders aisle seem to lack. I'd like to shake your hand tell you how much I think of you." one day and -Dave K., Townsend, Ga. inspirational in his common-sense approach to everything!" -Jamie W., Richmond Hill, Ga. "Paul, keep up the good work. I always enjoy your articles." "Mr. Wood ... is so Visit www.georgiamag azine.org to order "It's My View," a hardbound book featuring 100 of the magazine readers' favorite columns. PAUL WOOD is the president and CEO of Georgia Electric Membership Corp., headquartere d in Tucker. Georgia EMC represents Georgia's 42 electric membership corporations (EMCs), Oglethorpe Power Corp., Georgia Transmission Corp. and Georgia System Operations Corp., providing electricity to more than 4.5 million residents and businesses in Georgia. Prior to his move to Georgia, Wood was executive director of the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives . Today, he has become one of Georgia's most fervent promoters through his service to the Georgia Department of Economic Development, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, 4-H Foundation, FDR Warm Springs Memorial Advisory Committee and KidsPeace. In 2004, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue tapped Wood to serve as co-chairman of the Governor's Conference on Tourism, and, in 2007, Wood to chair the Commission Perdue also asked for a New Georgia Service Delivery Taskforce. Not long after Gov. Nathan Deal was inaugurated in 2011, he appointed Wood to serve on his newly formed Georgia Competitiven ess Initiative. During his nearly half-century of service to electric membership cooperatives, Wood has held many leadership positions, including president of the Rural Electric Statewide Managers' Association. for ... -Larry W., Perry, Ga. "I am thrilled about this book. Paul Wood's 'Viewpoint' is the first the magazine." thing I read in -Anita J., West Point, Ga. "Thank you very much for the 'Viewpoint' article, 'Growing older? This is a splendid article Who, me?' on aging. We always enjoy Paul's articles ..." -Jeanette G., Cleveland, Ga. "My GEORGIA Magazine arrived yesterday. ... Wood's. His words My first article is always ring true to me. Please Paul pass along my applause." -Angela S., Blairsville, Ga. "Paul Wood always gives us something to think about." -Vickie H., Thomson, Ga. IT'S MY VIEW JACKET DESIGN BY TRUDIE THIBODEAUX JACKET PHOTOGRAP HY BY LOUIS TONSMEIRE PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. © 2011 GEMC GEORGIA MAGAZINE 2011 By Paul Wood January 2014 D o students take shop class anymore? When I was an eighth-grader, shop was required for all the boys; the girls took something called home ec. I never learned what they were doing in there. On the ﬁrst day of class, our instructor, Mr. Thomas, cautioned the boys to pay close attention to everything he said or they would end up like him. He walked over to the radial arm saw and, with a dramatic wave of his left hand, held it up to show that his index ﬁnger ended at the ﬁrst joint. The class gasped, then erupted into laughter when he proceeded to unfold his ﬁnger to show that all of it was still there. From that day forward, he had me hooked. And he taught us a lot. As a result, there is hardly anything around the house I can't make or ﬁx. We boys did more than build simple coatracks and bookends. Most graduated from those simple projects in the ﬁrst few weeks, and by Christmas, we were into real furniture. I chose to build a nightstand for my bedroom at home. The top would hold my radio and alarm clock. The middle shelf was tall enough for a dozen books placed on end. The bottom shelf was reserved for magazines, stacked ﬂat. That little nightstand served me well through high school, college and even early married years. I ﬁnally gave it to my son, who used it for many more years before retiring it to the attic when the nightstand became unstable and resisted further repair. I thought about that eighthgrade project the other day when I overheard a young lady in a coffee It's My View ' W hen Paul Wood writes ab in his monthly "Viewpoi GEORGIA Magazine, h reflections are often laced with lessons he learned while grow town of Natchitoches , La. One has only to read a co gain an appreciation for a life faith and education. Small towns in the 1950s h The character of the town's you shaped by adults who accepted in life, putting every child on a and successful citizenship. It wa "Remember who you are" was small-town mother, a cautionary on your best behavior when you door to meet the world. A teenag that anyone in the community co report." ' GEORGIA Magazine's LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN, OR OMISSIONS OF, ADVERTISEMENTS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES TO THE ADVERTISER'S BUSINESS, SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FOR THE ADVERTISEMENT THAT WAS OMITTED OR IN WHICH THE ERROR OCCURRED. BY PAUL WOOD President/CEO, Georgia Electric Membership Corporation It's My View GEORGIA Magazine (USPS-473120, ISSN 10615822) is published monthly by Georgia Electric Membership Corp., P.O. Box 1707, 2100 East Exchange Place, Tucker, GA 30085. Periodicals postage paid at Thomaston, GA, and additional mailing ofﬁces. POSTMASTER: Send changes to GEORGIA Magazine, P.O. Box 1707, Tucker, GA 30085. Printed in Georgia by Quad/Graphics. 'Studs are nails, right?' A collection of readers ' favorite 'Viewpoint' columns from GEOR GIA Magazine By Paul Wood President/CEO, Georgia Electric Membership Corp. In Wood's column, "Good v remember growing up when rock born, perhaps with parents who d understand it. In "My mother say raise," you'll discover Paul's purp humor. In "The parade of our tim it all about," he waxes philosophi meaning of life. In "Good friends times," you'll think of someone wh when the going was rough. He also advice for graduates looking for a celebrating the Fourth of July and a more meaningful Christmas for t There is also considerable commen officials could make government wo levels. Hardly any subject escapes th opinion of Paul Wood. This collection of readers' favo is more than a nostalgic look at the reminder that many of those learned are just as applicable early le today a in mid-20th-century America. Wood every person possesses a unique gift discovered and cultivated, has the ca change the world. At the very least, th is apt to find Wood's insights a helpfu for understanding the problems that v complicated world in early 21st-centu (Cont 5 http://www.georgiamagazine.org http://www.georgiaemc.com http://www.georgiamagazine.org http://www.georgiamagazine.org http://www.georgiamagazine.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Georgia Magazine - January 2014

Georgia Magazine - January 2014
Contents
Viewpoint
Mailbox
Liberty Notes
Picture This?
Georgia News
Calendar of Events
Currents
Georgia’s Energy Outlook
Crossing the Line
Meet the Long Family
The Washington Youth Tour
Tips for College Freshmen
Around Georgia
Georgia Gardens
Georgia Cooks
My Georgia
Snapshot

Georgia Magazine - January 2014