A Lawyer Walks Into a Power Company

Our hometown of Atlanta graced us yet again this summer with a visit from one of the nicest couples the town has to offer, or at least of those that we had yet to meet.  Ed Addison and Kay Demming spent five glorious days in August soaking up the natural wonder that isAlaska.  We have sent many of our dollars to Ed’s old firm, The Southern Company, from where he retired as President / CEO.  The Southern Company owns Georgia Power, provider of the energy for our off season headquarters inDecaturGeorgia.  Of course there are some differences that Ed was sure to notice.  While inGeorgiawe benefit from a high-tech network of nuclear, hydro and state of the art coal plants tended 24/7 by a huge staff of technicians; inWhalePasswe rely on Alaska Power and its rusty old diesel generator energizing all 75 residents of the town.  Of course, when we call in a problem in Alaska, its the regional executive that’s grabbing his tool belt and heading out, whereas I doubt Ed would ever have heard about a slight surge problem in our Decatur offices.

Kay was enjoying a much welcomed break from the rigors of life at the law offices of Trautman Sanders, making sure our health care system stays strong, among other things.  She had a long list of things to do while in the Last Frontier, but catching a halibut was at the top of the list.  While the halibut fishing was softer than it had been in a while, Kay was not to be stymied.  For someone who had become one of the first female partners in a venerable southern law firm, no bottom dwelling fish was going to get in the way of checking off the to dos.  With that task completed, Ed and Kay moved on with the classic 5 day Lodge atWhalePassitinerary.  Glacier; check.  Bears; check.  Whales; check.  Fly Fishing for Salmon and Trout; check.  Fine dining, total relaxation, serene spa experiences, new friends, and uninterrupted time with loved ones; check, check, check and check.  Along the way, they enjoyed Nelly’s company (who stowed away on a saltwater fishing excursion), counted seals floating on ice in LeConte Fjord, and enjoyed some of the finest dungenous crab anywhere.  We look forward to getting together with our new friends back East.