however you say it, it does constitute a Southern upbringing.

GRITS

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Darlin’, you are without a doubt a true Southern belle or Southern gentleman. You move to a simpler way of life. With more people like you, the South will rise again!

My test tracked 1 variable How you ( Read more... )

Missouri passed its proposed constitutional amendment limiting marriage to being between a man and a woman. I am (AGAIN) ashamed of my home state.

themonkeybear has written about the local mood. In the discussion of his non-blog entry about this dark day, dizzibear nailed it:

"Sometimes when you say 'all or nothing' you get... nothing."And sometimes you get it all... ( Read more... )

Way down in Missouri where I heard this melody
When I was a little child upon my mammy's knee

I don't care if the sanctioned lyrics say otherwise, "mammy" is what I learned in Agency, MO, in 1967 ( Read more... )