It’s that time of year again. It’s mid-October and so festival season is winding down. Around here that means Octoberfest. You might recall that I wrote about the event last year. Basically, Octoberfest is an annual barbecue competition and street fair spanning two days in the second weekend of October. There’s the usual assortment…
Cleveland has a lot to offer for a small town. There’s the locally owned businesses, the thriving DSU Community, and the festivals. None of this is really news to those of you who have followed my blog. However it was on my mind this weekend. You see once again it is Pig Pickin’…
Mississippi is a far more complicated place than outsiders generally believe. For starters its really five states in one. There’s the Delta, the Gulf Coast, the Golden Triangle, the Hill Country, and the Jackson area. While I’ve written about one of those regions they are each slightly different. That is true of geography, voting patterns,…
Last week I had the opportunity to visit Washington, DC. The occasion was the Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting. Last year, as you may recall, it was in New Orleans. The conference itself was great with more than 2500 people (a record for SAA) attending. Once again I was a speaker and the conference…
I’m back! You didn’t think that last post was me signing off for good did you? You see this past Friday inspiration struck again. With my birthday being Thursday, I decided to treat myself and go out to eat. There are a lot of good restaurants around here and it was hard to…
Lately I’ve been thinking about the direction of this blog. As stated last week, my hope is to capture the complexities and nuances of life in the Delta. But I’m not really sure I can do that. Much of my life is divided between work and professional development with some free time spent with friends….
Most of you have probably noticed that the tone of this blog has changed over the last few months. After the positive response I got to my post about the Jim Henson Museum, I decided to focus on travel and food. Hence all the posts about things I’ve done lately. The problem is I don’t…
In previous posts, I’ve mentioned that the Delta has a diverse history. Several groups have made their mark here and one of those was Italian immigrants. Coming from New York, one would expect the landscape to be dotted with Italian communities and restaurants. You can imagine my surprise then to learn that even good…
When New Yorkers mention the word Deli a few things come to mind. Usually they are cold cuts, cheese, and potato salad. Typically a deli is the sort of place you go to get those things by the pound. Sometimes they come with bagel shops attached. And every supermarket has its Deli section. Down in…
Since moving to the South I’ve mostly stayed around Cleveland and the surrounding areas. Last year’s trips to New Orleans and Biloxi were exceptions and in any case the reason for travelling was work related. But there’s only so much to do around the Delta. Don’t get me wrong, it’s an interesting place. But there…