Southern Byways

September 17th, 2007

Now This Sounds Like One Cool Job!

It’s working at the Disney Distribution Center. “It is a receiving, packing and shipping center for everything Disney. Toys, electronics, clothes, housewares and furniture pass through the warehouse.”
Just think… you get to see everything before it hits the stores! I think the other me would love this job just as much as […]

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September 14th, 2007

Today’s Changes

I loved to watch my stats to see when the number one article for the month gets knocked out of first place. Well, today it happened. Here’s my new top five articles at Southern Byways.
5 Things I Didn’t Know About Alligators
Outlet Malls in Tennessee
Apple 30 GB iPod video Black (5.5 Generation)
Robert the Haunted […]

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September 12th, 2007

5 Things I Didn’t Know About Manatees

“West Indian manatees are large, gray aquatic mammals with bodies that taper to a flat, paddle-shaped tail. They have two forelimbs, called flippers, with three to four nails. Their head and face are wrinkled with whiskers on the snout. The manatee’s closest land relatives are the elephant and the hyrax, a small, […]

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September 12th, 2007

Do You Have Your Pirate Name Yet??

I’m gettin’ you ready for the 19th of September when you need to know this stuff.

*Let’s start with yur’ name. This quiz will give it to you! Now be honest. Click here
and no, I’m not going to tell you what mine is because I don’t have to!

And just in case you are thinking […]

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September 11th, 2007

5 Things I Didn’t Know About Fire Ants

1. A typical fire ant colony produces large mounds in open areas, and feeds mostly on young plants, seeds, and sometimes crickets. Fire ants often attack small animals and can kill them. Unlike many other ants, which bite and then spray acid on the wound, fire ants only bite to get a […]

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September 11th, 2007

New Additions to my Blog Log

Because they are just too good not to share. :)
*Tennessee Trailhead
*From These Hills
*Blue Ridge Blog
*Gypsy Holler
*Blue Ridge Dreaming
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September 10th, 2007

Southern Spoon Bread

I know that it is easy to simply pick up a package of cornbread that simply requires water… which I have no problem with by the way, but I thought this morning, we would make it from scratch. ;)

2 eggs
2 cups buttermilk
1 tsp baking soda
2 cups cornmeal (I prefer the rougher textured variety)
1 tsp salt

Prepare […]

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September 10th, 2007

Travel Quotes to Live By…

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
Robert Louis Stevenson
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
Lao Tzu
I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.
Mark Twain
Remember what Bilbo used to say: […]

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September 7th, 2007

Tanger Outlet Centers

There is a good chance that there is a Tanger Outlet Center in whatever part of the south that you are visiting! I just hooked up with their official site and spotted 15 different locations. And what is especially great about this particular “official” site is the fact that you can pick the location that […]

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September 6th, 2007

Scarlett O’Hara… memorable quotes from the south

It has to be positively ages since I last watched this movie and lately I have noticed that a lot of people are looking for “southern quotes”. I thought that this would be a good place to start.

“As God is my witness, they’re not going to lick me! I’m going to live through this […]

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