Ann Newton: I wish I'd been born in the South. Southern women have a lot of charm.
F.D.R. had to deal with Southern segregationists - and outright racists - who held power in Congress, so he had to yield to that power in order to get his New Deal legislation passed.
South Africa is the only place in the Southern hemisphere where Halloween is really catching on. They have a lot of sporting events that have made it more popular there. They have motocross and rave celebrations, and they're embracing it as a youth c...
Stone-ground grits are wonderful, but because they take so long to cook, I usually go with quick cooking grits - which I also love. But I never make the instant kind - some things a Southerner just won't do!
I had to get over a Southern accent and go through a lot of obstacles. But I love my job, and I love what I do. If it's something that your parents are pushing you into, it's never going to be rewarding.
I think it would be a lot easier if I said, 'I feel like a dude,' but I was raised by a southern mom, so I know how to put on lipstick and walk in heels and rock that look. It's exactly that juxtaposition that confuses people.
Punk rock really influenced me, the basic metal bands, Zeppelin, Stones and Floyd, and Southern rock bands. I think I was pretty well-rounded.
But then southern hemisphere teams are more skilful than their northern hemisphere counterparts, which means games can be easier to referee.
The authentic Gullah dialect is actually very clipped, and so it would sound almost Jamaican and be very odd to an American audience's ears. It's not the typical Southern dialect that we're used to.
Oh, all southern women say they're sorry. You could do almost anything, bump into some one, don't spread the jam right, you're always sorry. I've had people tell me to stop saying it so much!
Probably half the cases of Civil War dead were not identified. And so there was no way to let loved ones know, and there were no regularized processes in either Northern or Southern Army for notifying next of kin.
, . I felt silly for even mentioning it, but once I did, I knew I had to explain. "When I was a kid, "I had this puzzle with all fifty states on it--you know, the kind where you have to fit them all together. And one day I got it in my head that Cali...
I’m a Texas girl, with a California soul.
I don't think the state of California realized there would be this many people here caught up in the freeway system.
California is responsible for selling, trading and distributing large amounts of shark fins that come from all over the world.
Twice the Republicans in the California legislature tried to block my seating because of my trips to Hanoi.
Unfortunately...I missed out on the California Gold Rush a century before...I'll be dammed if I miss out on this one.
Whenever I get a free day, I drive up to some part of California that looks promising on the map.
this one-way rocket to Death in Adulthood" "Normal Time" in New California Writing
I'm a California girl, right? I grew up with that farm-to-table dining before it was sweeping the nation.
I have a house here in California and come back every month and a half to see my kids. And they come to New York.
