Having grown up smack dab in the middle of Tornado Alley, my wife and I consistently have “Tornado Dreams.” Simply put, they involve being chased by or being inside a …
When I see stats like this I am a combination of embarrassed, concerned, and irate. If you can’t already tell from the graph and map below, the South is significantly …
During the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War, Northerners who moved into the South to profit were referred to as carpetbaggers, a term referring to the style of luggage many …
At a prior job, one of the company vehicles was a blue, late 80’s Dodge Ram truck. I affectionately did and continued to refer to as Blue (as in You’re My …
If you live in the South and love roller coasters, better pack up and move to the Northeast. The number of roller coasters per million people is significantly higher in …
When I was a kid, my dad and I would collect Catalpa worms off a tree in our backyard. Early summer when they emerged was a time to be celebrated. The …
That time of week for maps! This Friday I am looking at cremation geography. From Statemaster, I pulled percentage of deceased persons who are cremated for 2003.
The greatest joy of the South is undoubtedly a fresh biscuit with Tupelo honey. That is until you realize that the honey is a product of multiple regurgitations. We tend …
“The People all new Settlers, extremely poor—Live in Log Cabins like Hoggs,” wrote Charles Woodsmason, author, poet, and Anglican clergyman, in 1766 while visiting South Carolina. In 1865 it was …
