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Monthly Archives: January 2012
The Power of Pine
For the last five years, I’ve spent one Saturday in January at a unique sporting event that induces anxiety, quickens the pulse and triggers a few tears. Of course I’m talking about the annual Cub Scout Pinewood Derby. This anachronistic competition … Continue reading
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Tagged Batman, Batmobile, Boy Scouts of America, Carlton, contemporary South, Cub Scouts, guitar, Harris, hot rod, Jeff Gordon, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, parenting, Pinewood Derby, school bus, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, Stone Mountain, The Ducks, the South
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A Minor Surgery
First thing Monday morning, Harris had his adenoids removed and tubes put in his ears. It was the very definition of a “minor surgery.” All went according to plan, and Harris returned to school on Wednesday. In fact, he perked … Continue reading
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Tagged adenoidectomy, adenoids, anxiety, anxious parent, contemporary South, front teeth, Harris, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, loose tooth, losing teeth, minor surgery, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, parenting, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, surgery, the South, worry
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Everything I Need to Know I’m Learning on the Farm
Everybody needs a farm. Not to make a living. That’s one of the hardest things anyone can do with his or her life. No, I think people need a farm, even if they don’t own it, to go and learn … Continue reading
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Tagged BB gun, contemporary South, farm, farming, goat farming, goats, golf cart, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, parenting, Poppy, raising goats, Ralphie, Red Ryder, Sandersville, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, the South, Top Shot, tractor
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Answering the ‘Call of the Wildman’
An amazing thing happened Jan. 2. Rather than watch college football, which is my usual New Year’s custom, the boys and I spent the afternoon watching the most compelling television I have ever witnessed. While in Florida last week on … Continue reading
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Tagged Animal Planet, contemporary South, Kentucky, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, Live Action, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, reality television, snapperlicious, snapping turtles, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, the South, Turtle Man, Turtleman
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