Without a doubt, I feel like the multicultural diversity of the Memphis population is one of the city’s biggest assets. Another is it’s openness in talking about diversity and race relations, and the lessons we can learn from each other and the region’s rocky past. Now I’m not naive enough to think that everyone in the Midsouth feels [...]
If you are reading this post you can see my profile picture, and while I do have more polished or even flattering photos to share with the world … this is the one I HAD to use on my “I miss Memphis” post. Because I’m wearing my piggie hat. The piggie hat is sacred. It symbolizes [...]
I’m wearing my Memphis blue cordoroy jacket to work today even though I know that no one in Decatur, Illinois gets the significance of my favorite hue. I LOVE this time of year in Memphis and am feeling especially nostalgic as I prepare to watch tonight’s game against Missouri. So here’s a question for anyone [...]
Although technically I spent the first 22 years of my existance in central Mississippi, and three months ago chased a job to Illinois, I do not miss a beat by answering “Memphis” as soon as people ask where I am from. Which happens quite frequently since I have a tendency to wear my Southern accent on [...]
