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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Playing catch up
I’ve spent the better part of the last week in Fort Worth, Texas, working long hours, enduring incredible heat and spending time with my youngest brother and his family. The 8-day odyssey to the place of my birth felt more … Continue reading
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Tagged Boy Scouts of America, brother, brothers, Cabela's, children, contemporary South, Cub Scouts, family, fishing, Fort Worth, keeping in touch, Lake Wales, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, Lyle Wallace, national scouting museum, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, parenting, relationships, siblings, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, stockyards, Texas, Texas heat, the South, travel, trip to Fort Worth, vacation
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Want to keep cool? Wear more clothes
I know, I know, it’s counterintuitive, but as summer pays its annual, six-month visit to the South, it’s important to know how to dress for success. In an era when underclothes are getting way too much exposure for my taste, … Continue reading
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Tagged buck oxfords, compression shirt, contemporary South, fashion, Hanes, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, men's fashion, Michael Jordan, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, Spanx, style, T-shirt, the South, Troy, Troy Boy, under clothes, undershirt, underwear, Walmart
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What I want to tell my dad
Of all the retail-induced holidays, Father’s Day requires the most time at the greeting card shelf. It takes me forever to find something that captures the essence of the relationship I have with my dad. I don’t know who writes … Continue reading
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Tagged children, contemporary South, family, Father's Day, fathers, fathers and sons, gifts, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, parenting, relationships, sons, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, the South
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On the move
As I dipped a scoop of chocolate ice cream onto a sugar cone, it hit me: the Normans really are moving. A Sunday afternoon ice cream party for our friends appeared to be a typical Southern backyard get-together. Children played. … Continue reading
In search of the moment
As temperatures rose into the upper 80s, I packed the minivan for a three-night campout at Black Rock Mountain State Park just north of Clayton. With sweat running down my forehead and my patience waning, Carlton and Harris sat in … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Rock Mountain State Park, camping, Carlton, children, contemporary South, fishing, Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center, Harris, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, parenting, relationships, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, the South, travel, vacation
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