As happens every November, I saw heated debates pop up on social media this week, tearing families apart and threatening our mental health. They're not memes or post questions about politics, or COVID regulations, or even the validity of "Die Hard" being categorized as a Christmas movie. They are posts about how people from different… Continue reading Here are the answers to your holiday questions and memes
Tag: Southern Things Column
Don’t knock canned cranberry sauce, y’all
Below is an excerpt from a column that was published on It's a Southern Thing. Click here to be directed to the full column now or follow the link at the end of the excerpt. Last year, a columnist wrote on It's a Southern Thing that canned cranberry sauce "is the devil." While I fully respect other… Continue reading Don’t knock canned cranberry sauce, y’all
We need to talk about socks with sandals
Following is an excerpt of column published on It's a Southern Thing. Click here to be directed to the full column now. You know that time of year when people start wearing shorts with long-sleeve sweatshirts? It's kind of an offshoot of the Southern fall, when we have no idea if it will be 85… Continue reading We need to talk about socks with sandals
Our rules for road tripping
Below is an excerpt from my column on It's a Southern Thing. Click here to be redirected to the full column. Sweetums and I love road trips, which have been seriously curtailed since the beginning of the pandemic. But road trips through the South are how I find so many interesting roadside attractions to write… Continue reading Our rules for road tripping
The dishwasher is 2 steps from the sink. Just put the dadburned plate in there
Below is an excerpt of a column that appears on It's a Southern Thing. Click here to read it in its entirety. My childhood home at 123 Lake Drive in Warner Robins, Ga., did not have an automatic dishwasher. It did have some pretty awesome saloon doors leading to the kitchen that my brother Doofus… Continue reading The dishwasher is 2 steps from the sink. Just put the dadburned plate in there
