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A new page
Did you miss me? For the first time since I started New South Essays in March 2011 I have hit a wall. Failing to post an essay three out of the last four weeks, I’ve succumbed to inertia, and it threatens my blogging endeavor. … Continue reading
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Absolute power
Every January since 2008, I have been participating in the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby, a diabolical scheme in which a young boy and his dad are supposed to transform a 1.25-by-1.75-by- 7-inch block of wood into a 5-ounce vehicle capable … Continue reading
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Tagged Boy Scouts of America, brothers, check-in, children, contemporary South, Cub Scouts, family, Harris, how to build a pinewood derby car, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, parenting, Pinewood Derby, pinewood derby anxiety, pinewood derby stress, rules, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, specifications, the South
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A month’s worth of thankfulness in one serving
November brings with it a number of seasonal peculiarities: falling leaves, premature Christmas decorations, cooler temperatures and now, in the New South, daily thanksgiving posts on Facebook. I’m not sure when the trend started, but taking the month of November … Continue reading
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Tagged Boy Scouts of America, brothers, Carlton, children, Christmas, contemporary South, Cub Scouts, Facebook, family, gratitude, Harris, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, Lilburn, New South, NewSouth, parenting, relationships, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, thankful, Thanksgiving, the South, things I'm thankful for
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Sick day
Raise your hand if you ever envied your sick child’s excused day of lying on the sofa watching cartoons and napping. OK, so I’m the only one? No? You say you have felt that way, too? You have been burning … Continue reading
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Tagged 24-hour stomach virus, bowling, Carlton, children, church, contemporary South, country music, Cub Scouts, deacon, down time, exhaustion, family, Harris, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, parenting, preschool, relationships, relaxation, responsibilities, rest, sick day, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, stomach bug, stomach flu, stomach virus, stress, teaching, television, the South, vomiting
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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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Connecting with the past
When we hit the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston into Mount Pleasant the boys stopped watching Harry Potter on our minivan’s built-in DVD player. From the span over the Cooper River we could see the U.S.S. Yorktown, parked at … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft carrier, Arthur Ravenel Bridge, Carlton, Charleston, Cub Scouts, grandparents, Harris, history, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, Navy, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, parenting, Patriots Point, Poppy, relationships, Sandersville, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, the South, travel, USS Yorktown
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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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Bake me a cake as fast as you can
I pulled Harris’ overflowing train molded cake pan out of the oven precisely at 3:30 p.m. and put the bowl containing Barron’s yellow cake mix in at 350 degrees for 42 minutes. Then I left. As I drove to Alpharetta … Continue reading
What’s your name?
After going through Cub Scouts all the way from Bobcat to Webelos with my oldest son, Barron, I’m now re-entering the cycle with Harris, my middle son. Only this time, I’ve put myself on the sacrificial altar of den leadership. … Continue reading
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