tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023640958277221986.post6413190754097603451..comments2023-09-26T05:05:30.381-04:00Comments on soulbrother v.2: Back Down SouthMax Reddickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360630810931410487noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023640958277221986.post-77561144593017721332009-10-07T09:07:02.880-04:002009-10-07T09:07:02.880-04:00I think certain regions tend to be in our blood. ...I think certain regions tend to be in our blood. They are part of our soul whether we like it or not.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832710800680256206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023640958277221986.post-26905648621212099752009-10-06T12:29:43.566-04:002009-10-06T12:29:43.566-04:00Nice piece of writing!
I think it's good that...Nice piece of writing!<br /><br />I think it's good that we all don't want to live in the same place, as it would get pretty crowded. Both sides of my family migrated away from the South over the generations (though a small contingent migrated "back" from the Midwest to Texas, and they seem to have found peace of a sort). I've never felt the call of the South as you so eloquently expressed it, but I know it exists in others.<br /><br />As msladydeborah said, everyone has a region. (Mine's the West and Northwest.) We may tease others or be a bit competitive about it, but as Quintard Taylor says, wherever you are, that's your African American experience.ProfGeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046750645086625075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023640958277221986.post-25550335006699845362009-10-06T12:11:30.219-04:002009-10-06T12:11:30.219-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.ProfGeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046750645086625075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023640958277221986.post-77328868950158508652009-10-05T12:49:44.281-04:002009-10-05T12:49:44.281-04:00You could always go visit. Spend a week or so in t...You could always go visit. Spend a week or so in the Northwest area and take it all in. Traveling gives you the best of both worlds.Denishahttp://www.from32b.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023640958277221986.post-48464781805098408102009-10-04T19:30:53.373-04:002009-10-04T19:30:53.373-04:00Ok, first, CF on your blog? Wow. Was used to seein...Ok, first, CF on your blog? Wow. Was used to seeing what I call the "scary face" on the DV blog. : )<br /><br />Anyway, I loved this post, how you laid out the problem, and ultimately solved it. Sounds like your current residence suits you just fine.KSThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02594832284191260116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023640958277221986.post-69214284054791105452009-10-04T19:26:27.583-04:002009-10-04T19:26:27.583-04:00I feel as if im wasting my youth in Jacksonville.I feel as if im wasting my youth in Jacksonville.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023640958277221986.post-82234258355022182622009-10-04T16:54:39.916-04:002009-10-04T16:54:39.916-04:00Think about it - 95% of your weekday cycle is repe...Think about it - 95% of your weekday cycle is repetitive - especially if you consider the viewpoint of your kids.<br /><br />As long as their schools are quality.<br />As long as they have quality extracurricular activities.<br />As long as they are not being chased home by thugs seeking to force them to join a gang..........<br /><br />You and your wife are 90% there if you have all of these points settled upon.<br /><br />It sounds like you live in the greater Jacksonville FL area.<br /><br />I live in Metro-Atlanta, far enough on the outskirts to not have to deal with the foolishness. Close enough to drive 45 minutes to get into the mix. Popular events come through town (BET Awards, AllStar Game) and I can avoid all of the traffic and young people that come along with the event.<br /><br />I know several people who have moved down from the North, hated upon the South, moved back home and then realized how much they HATE THE NORTH. (I'm from Philly originally).<br /><br />I suspect that some of your friends that do have access to the shows and cultural events that you speak of also envy some of your accoutrement in Florida. <br /><br />The weekends are really the only time that we as family men have to partake in much of what you are missing from other areas.<br /><br />As for me - my kids are so plugged into Tae Kwan Do, Music Lessons, Scouting and birthday parties that our time traveling out of state is often cut short because they want to be plugged back into their sense of normalcy. <br /><br />The South is growing.<br />The North is stagnant.Constructive Feedbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417405356099504421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023640958277221986.post-70904582806588534932009-10-04T15:55:16.072-04:002009-10-04T15:55:16.072-04:00Max great post and I feel you.Max great post and I feel you.Ann Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273380949544392923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023640958277221986.post-13873877724532798282009-10-04T11:25:17.018-04:002009-10-04T11:25:17.018-04:00I think that everyone has a region of their nation...I think that everyone has a region of their nation that suits them to a T. It sounds like the south is your space in the place.msladyDeborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593695415626632490noreply@blogger.com