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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Nerd alert
Does dressing in the costume of your favorite super hero make you a nerd? Does carrying a plastic gun or laser sword make you a nerd? Does donning pointed ears and makeup to resemble an elf make you a nerd? … Continue reading
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Tagged Batman, children, comic books, contemporary South, costumes, Dragon con, dragon*con, family, fanboy, fantasy, geek chic, harry potter, Labor Day Weekend, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, lord of the rings, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, parenting, pop culture, science fiction, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, Star Wars, the South
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What’s up with SUP?
For the last several years during my beach vacation I’ve been seeing people standing on surf boards with big paddles. Curious but too timid to tackle this sport on my own, I finally got a taste of stand-up paddle boarding … Continue reading
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Tagged Chattanooga, contemporary South, Destin, Florida, Hawaii, Lake Chickamauga, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, paddle board, paddle boarding, Santa Rosa Beach, South, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southern sports, Southerners, stand up, stand-up paddle boarding, SUP, surf board, surfing, Tennessee, the South, travel, vacation, Venice Beach, Yolo
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When all the world was young
This June marked the 20th anniversary of my graduation from Troy University, and after spending this week with 140 college students at a conference in Alabama, I can’t help but reflect on how students are different in the New South. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, college, contemporary South, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, relationships, SELAHvie, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, student, students, the South, travel, Troy University, university
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Asocial behavior
Sheets of rain lashed the balcony of our condo, soaking our nearly dry swimsuits and towels. Day six of our week-long family vacation was being washed out, not by a stray afternoon Florida thunderstorm, but by a day-long, soaking tropical … Continue reading
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Tagged 30A, antisocial, asocial, beach, Build-A-Bear-Workshop, children, contemporary South, family, Florida, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, parenting, rainy days, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, the South, travel, vacation
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