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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Have inhaler, will travel
I recently spent a week chaperoning kids from my church at camp. While they are all great, active, healthy kids, what struck me about the experience was that 5 out of 6 had rescue inhalers or allergy medications with them, … Continue reading
Babyface
Everyone has a beard these days. OK, that’s a bit of an overstatement. Most women I know don’t have beards, but bearded ladies are another topic for another day. I know, I know, facial hair has been popular for a while now, … Continue reading
Some beach, somewhere
Southerners don’t just go to the beach anymore. They go to a particular beach. These beaches aren’t just the popular ones: Panama City Beach, Daytona Beach, Myrtle Beach, Virginia Beach, Hilton Head. In the New South, it is fashionable to go to … Continue reading
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Patriotism … with lasers!
We moved to the Atlanta suburbs in March of 2003. When July 4th rolled around that first year, we naively thought we would just take the short, 10-minute drive to Stone Mountain to catch the fireworks. As it turned out, … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlanta, fireworks, Fourth of July, Independence Day, July Fourth, laser, lasers, lasershow, Lasershow Spectacular in Mountainvision, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, patriotic, patriotism, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Stone Mountain, Stone Mountain Park, the South
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