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Home Articles Links Stories from the Press Snippets Analecta Message Board Editor's Bio Bulletin Board Submissions Free Update E-mail Link to USADS Oct~2002 featured articles Nov~2002 featured articles Dec~2002 featured articles Jan~2003 featured articles Feb~2003 featured articles ___________________ ARTICLES ABOUT SOUTHERN PEOPLE AND PLACES . . . AND ANYTHING ELSE WE FANCY! One of the best sites on the Net for readers, writers, storytellers, travelers, nostalgia buffs, and gossips. Southern Talk "God, as devout and devoted Southerners are sure, took special pains in creating the South." -- Jonathan Daniels “No need to tolerate slobs, but make a resolution to try being nice to oddball neighbors who have genuine pride in their junky yards.” -- Felder Rushing “True to the nature of one with a Southern heart and spirit, I had learned to absorb.” -- Annie Slater "Too much ambition is a bad thing to have in a bunker.” -- Bobby Jones "Combine a tough mind and a tender heart." -- Martin Luther King, Jr. "I’ve never had a job. I’ve always played baseball." -- Satchel Paige "Being distracted by the color of a person's skin is something I just can't see." -- Ray Charles "If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes real good, you did it. That's all it takes to get people to win football games." -- Bear Bryant "You win some, you lose some, you wreck some." -- Dale Earnhardt "Play is a vital part of life." -- Dinah Shore "Don't tell people what to do. The gifted don't need it, and the others can't take it." -- Katherine Anne Porter "I have seen enough of one war never to wish to see another." -- Thomas Jefferson "Keep hammering away." -- Hank Aaron “All serious doubts start from within.” -- Eudora Welty "Self-pity is our worst enemy, and if we yield to it we can never do anything wise in the world." -- Helen Keller “It is the writer’s privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart.” -- William Faulkner "If you’re in politics, and you can’t tell when you walk into a room who’s for you and who’s against you, then you’re in the wrong line of work." -- Lyndon Baines Johnson "You never miss the water till the well runs dry." -- W. C. Handy "Everybody comes from the same source. If you hate another human being, you’re hating part of yourself." -- Elvis Presley “Brass bands have been a part of southern Louisiana culture for more than 150 years, chronicled as early as 1850. Every small town has had its brass band made up of firemen, police officers, high school and civic groups that gather and play to commemorate patriotic holidays. In the Big Easy, brass is a way of life.”” -- J C Patterson Comments? Questions? Suggestions? Click here! ________________ ~Southern Speak~ “Wear the britches” ~~the real authority~~ “Yeah, the old lady wears the britches in that house.” For more great Southern expressions, please click here. @2001, 2002, 2003 All Rights Reserved Best viewed on IE Updated Mar/03

~March '03 Featured Articles~ New! USADEEPSOUTH BOOK NOTES with Gusty Russel Scattergood We welcome columnist Gusty Scattergood to USADS. Her first monthly review discusses Sela Ward’s book titled Homesick: A Memoir. You’ll love Gusty’s breezy, wise assessments of recommended books. _______________________ This USADS issue is jam-packed! My South and My South ~ II by Robert St. John Here are two essays from newspaper columnist/cookbook author/chef Robert St. John. Want to define the Deep South? He’ll guide you with charming, pithy observations. The Waiting Room War Zone by Charles W. Dowdy This is a “laugh-out-loud” story from columnist Charles Dowdy. We’ve all been there, done that . . . but Dowdy tells it screamingly well. Surviving S. P. Season by Beth Boswell Jacks There are a number of things a good parent is supposed to know how to do. Jacks admits to a lack of skill when it comes to SPS. Is the title a mystery to you? Well, the subject matter is a mystery to her. Material Spirit by Carl Schultz Schultz describes what it’s like to survive a near fatal car crash and fight for life and dignity in those hard months of rehabilitation. Riveting story. Rednecks by Marshall Dean What’s a “redneck”? How does one spot ‘em? Newspaper columnist Marshall Dean’s inquiring mind wants to know. Funny man! Sticky Situation by Kent Fletcher Kent Fletcher shares a story about a really gummed-up dental procedure. You’ll grin as you imagine this big OOPS. Herbicide on Vine by Larry Thompson If there’s a nuttier, more creative writer than Larry Thompson in the state of Texas, Ye Editor wants to know. This guy is a hoot. The Scout by Kathy Hardy Rhodes and Ellison Belt Mother and son put their heads together to write an excellent “dual piece” about a young man’s folly. You’ll love this. The Moorhead Picture Show by Jim Harrison Harrison takes us back to Moorhead, Mississippi, in the 1940’s when popcorn was a nickel and the picture show was the place to be. Memories are made of this. Southern Fried Chicken by Edward V. Folkes Yep, that’s exactly what Folkes describes--delectable, delicious, divine Southern fried chicken. He includes links, just in case you want more. Whiskey, Chickens, and Cherry Bombs by Tom Givens This article is special, for sure: four short memoirs from Judge Givens. This is history, folks, told in wonderful, down-home style. Happy Motoring by Carl Bartlett, Jr. Carl, oh Carl--how your sensitive soul doth grasp the finer points of life in such minute detail. Delightful! The Eel and the Snake by Jacqueline Brunson Nobody could blame Brunson for her tantrums on this most terrible fishing trip of all times. But do we blame her husband for banning her from future excursions? Nope. Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my! by Lonnye Sue Sims Pearson The “Thing” lumbered across the yard, then stopped under the streetlight--which was the very moment Lonnye Sue grabbed Siggy and raced for the phone. Enjoy this mysterious tidbit from LS’s exciting life. Oh, yes, do read. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And why not enjoy these "oldies but goodies"? Poems by Bonnie B. Horton Southern Girl in Shanghai by Jennifer Morgan Remembering Doc Ringold by Jon Austin Hill Breast Cancer Survival by Janie Givens Miller Adopting Andrew by Dave Valentine Grits On My Overalls by Jennifer Burgess Finer Cosmetics by Betty W. Beamguard Waiting for Elvis by Roberta B. Jacobson Good Downhome Cooking by USADS Readers When To Say When by Natasha Reed

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