My scattered, smothered, and covered heart has been intrigued by the idea of the Waffle House Index (WHI) every since I first heard of such a metric. Internet lore is …
I would be lying if I didn’t say the possibility of making a trip to Louisiana to eat shrimp etouffee, consume my weight in beignets and chicory coffee, listen to …
Jeff Beane was on a mission. In 1992 and 1993, he spent 1,500 hours traveling across North Carolina. In that time he traversed over 10,000 miles across the state. Jeff …
One of South’s unique tastes is for sweet tea. For those not acquainted with this beverage, sweet tea is like normal iced tea but with the addition of ludicrous amounts of …
Every Friday, I’ll bring you a new map and plot in my attempt to understand the uniqueness of the South…quantitatively. I’ve found this great site called StateMaster that provides state …
The sticky Southern summer heat makes me slightly insane. It’s an agitation that grows deep within me as the season ripens, and the humidity and temperature rise in equal fashion. …
Tennessee Williams sets as the backdrop of Streetcar Named Desire the New Orleans’s French Quarter in the summertime. A time when the combination of heat and humidity is oppressive. By the …
As I have been researching the Black Belt (see this post) came across this wonderful visualization out of the University of Virginia. The map shows the Black Belt running across …
This post was originally published on June 2012 at Deep-Sea News Hale County in west central Alabama and Bamberg County in southern South Carolina are 450 miles apart. Both counties …
