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Chicken Fingers Fell on Alabama

Posted in Food, Fried Chicken, Travel, tagged on July 29, 2009 | 8 Comments »

Whenever anyone mentions Alabama, I think of one story. I used to work with a guy from China. He was doing his MBA summer internship at the consulting firm where I worked. He was a very curious kind of guy, always asking questions. He never stopped, especially when it came to understanding the language and [...]

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Shear Heaven

Posted in Southern Gothic, Travel, tagged on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

When we passed this sign in La Grange, Texas, I demanded that we turn around and go back for a photo. Conveniently located just across the road from the cemetery, I have to wonder if Curl Up and Dye gets most of the funeral business in town. I imagine the beauty parlor from Steel Magnolias [...]

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Interlude: The Jaxon Factor

Posted in Travel on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This was our second cross-country drive with our dog Jaxon in tow. Our first was when I moved two years ago. It took two grueling days and, to add to our stress, Jaxon decided that she would hold out on a bathroom break until we arrived in Austin. I almost hauled her to the vet for an IV, [...]

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Pet Cemetery

Posted in Southern Gothic on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I love animals. I’ve had lots of them over the years, and our dog Jaxon is one very special little lady. But every time I travel home to Statesboro, it seems there’s something strange going on with my parents’ animals. During college, I returned one Thanksgiving to find our beagle Molly had been put down [...]

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Coconut Thai Cuisine, Statesboro GA

Posted in Food, Thai, Travel, tagged on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

During our Statesboro visit, we had the pleasure of visiting “Statesboro’s Premier Thai Restaurant” with Eliza’s parents. And while there may not be a lot of competition for that title, this place was awesome. I had soft shell crab, with some sort of curry that I wanted to lick off the plate. Eliza had the [...]

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