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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Holy costume, Batman, it’s Halloween!
Life is filled with difficult decisions. When you are the ages of my boys, one of the most agonizing choices is which costume to wear on Halloween. The conversation this year began in earnest about April. My boys have a … Continue reading
Muzzle control
There once was a day when it was presumed that all Southern males intuitively knew how to handle a firearm. That day ended in Georgia when the state required everyone born after 1961 to take a hunter education course before … Continue reading
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A foot in two states
Heavy clouds and the threat of rain couldn’t dampen our enthusiasm for a trip on the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway last Monday for Carlton’s third birthday. For weeks leading up to the big event, I felt pangs of sentimentality about … Continue reading
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Tagged birthday, birthday party ideas, Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, Carlton, Copper Hill, fall leaf tour, Georgia Boy BBQ, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, Lutherans, McCaysville, Mercier Orchards, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, railroad, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, the South, three-year old birthday party, train
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Two nights in Texas
Mississippi-born singer songwriter Kate Campbell intruded into my awareness in the late ‘90s, and since then, each lyrical and patently Southern album she releases is a must-own in my limited collection. On Sept. 27, she released her latest, a live … Continue reading
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