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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Summer camp in the age of Facebook
Facebook has no higher calling than when it is used to demonstrate to anxious parents that their children are still alive while they are away at camp. I’ve recently been on both sides of this phenomenon. When our oldest when … Continue reading
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Tagged Boy Scouts of America, camp, chaperone, children, church camp, contemporary South, Crossville, family, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, parenting, Passport, Passport Kids camp, PASSPORTkids, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, the South
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Guys’ night out
“Decompression” is the best word to describe my rare night out with the guys last Tuesday. The idea for the outing sprang up last week when I saw that the San Francisco Giants were coming to town to play the Atlanta … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlanta Braves, baseball, Buster Posey, contemporary South, family, guys, guys night out, Jair Jurrjens, Jason Heyward, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, Macon, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, relationships, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southern sports, Southerners, the South, Turner Field
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Separation anxiety
We tell ourselves it is necessary to send our children away on their own to prepare them for adulthood. I am beginning to believe we must send our children away on their own to prepare us for their adulthood. Last … Continue reading
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Tagged Batman, Batmobile, Bo Diddley Bop, Boy Scout camp, Boy Scouts of America, Camp Rainey Mountain, contemporary South, family, going to camp, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, Michael Keaton, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, parenting, relationships, sending kids away, separation anxiety, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, the South, You Can't Ride in My Little Red Wagon
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Andy Griffith: One of a kind
After just a few whistled notes of “The Fishin’ Hole,” the immortal theme song of “The Andy Griffith Show,” I am transported to the carefree summer days of my youth. I memorized that tune, gained an appreciation for the show … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Griffith, Andy Griffith's death, Ben Matlock, contemporary South, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, Matlock, Mayberry, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, re-runs, Sheriff Andy Taylor, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southern TV shows, Southerners, television, The Andy Griffith Show, The Fishin' Hole, the South, TV theme songs, whistled theme songs
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