Every place has a culture. Mannerisms, customs, traditions, and ways of doing things all vary between nations, states, regions, families, and towns. The variety of cultures across the world is fascinating in all its diversity. The same holds true in our country. The culture of New York is not the same as California, which is…
One of the first things I noticed about the Delta was how isolated it is. The nearest large city, Memphis, is over 100 miles away. It is also here that ones finds the closest national airport. The only chain stores around are Kroger, Walmart, and various fast food resturants. Even the major internet service…
A few weeks ago there was an interesting op-ed from the Advocate titled “No, the South Isn’t a ‘New Frontier’ for LGBT Rights”. The authors points out that there are plenty of people already fighting for those rights, but they don’t make the news (although the Campaign for Southern Equality did so last week) ….
Mississippi is one of the fattest state in the nation. I think I’ve found one of the reasons why. Nobody walks anywhere around here. People will literally drive around the block. And they don’t seem to carpool much either. At any given festival the ratio of cars to people will probably be not far from…
We’ve all had the following experience. You call customer service or walk into a store. Perhaps something is broken or maybe you want to buy something. But no one there seems to know what they’re doing. Frustration ensues and you may get your way or might end up walking out and going elsewhere. Really there’s…
One of the most interesting things about Cleveland is learning who knows who. For example several days ago I told a coworker that I am going to be in the market for a new car soon as my lease is expiring. She apparently knew the owner of the dealership I was thinking of buying from…