Fifteen years ago today:
A drive through Memphis in search of Beale Street and original Holiday Inns, followed by a trek across Little Rock, and a landing in Oklahoma City.
Fifteen years ago today:
A drive through Memphis in search of Beale Street and original Holiday Inns, followed by a trek across Little Rock, and a landing in Oklahoma City.
Fifteen years ago today:
Quick video covering a very long day wherein I decided that I hate Alabama and am none too crazy about Mississippi either.
Fifteen years ago today:
In Atlanta with my host Tony, I tour the city, eat at Krystal, and meet the famous cat who fetches.
The first is from two days of low carb/high fat per doctor’s orders. I’m also feeling seriously dehydrated and peeing a lot. But that’s apparently normal and probably nothing anyone really needed to know.
The second is from watching some of the US Tour 1997 video. I hadn’t realized YouTube’s image stabilization would make the titles I added jump around and act so crazy. Sorry about that. Not sorry enough to fix it, though.
Fifteen years ago today:
Goodbye, Greensboro. Hello, Atlanta. There’s not much of either in this video; it’s mostly I-85 and Gastonia.
Fifteen years ago today:
In which my parents and I visit Mt. Airy, Andy Griffith’s hometown and the inspiration for Mayberry. A few shots of downtown Winston-Salem on either side.
Fifteen years ago today:
A stroll through downtown Greensboro (attention given to the old Kress and Montgomery Ward stores) before the “renaissance” followed by a small family gathering.
Had my annual physical today. I’m amazingly healthy considering what shitty care I take of myself. But imagine my surprise when the doctor told me specifically to eat more meat (including red meat), cheese, and eggs along with vegetables, nuts, and berries. When presented with a low fat option, I am supposed to choose the high octane version instead. Seriously. He wants me to eat more meat and more fat. That will actually be kind of hard for me because I already eat more than my share.
The less surprising tradeoff is that I am also supposed to cut way down on the carbs and eat fruit only in moderation. And to lose weight. This is evidently related to my freakishly low cholesterol and my slightly high blood sugar.
I apparently have pretty good genes and if I’d eaten better and exercised more over the past forty-eight years, I’d probably be in rather good shape now.
On other fronts:
Fifteen years ago today:
A quick trip to Durham and Raleigh (note the quick glimpse old Hudson Belk store when it was still open) with my mom and then some quality time in the emergency room with my dad.