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James A. Martin A Southerner in San Francisco: What We Can Learn From Leslie Jordan
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A Southerner in San Francisco. Eating fried chicken in the fog, and other tales. By James A. Martin. Wednesday, March 26, 2014. What We Can Learn From Leslie Jordan. Brace yourselves. I'm about to use a baseball metaphor. Last Sunday night, we delighted in seeing character actor Leslie Jordan performing Show Pony. A one-man performance about his recent Hollywood adventures. When I wasn't laughing out loud at his breathlessly recounted stories, I couldn't help but admire what he has accomplished. When you...
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James A. Martin A Southerner in San Francisco: Why Do You Ask So Many Questions?
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A Southerner in San Francisco. Eating fried chicken in the fog, and other tales. By James A. Martin. Saturday, March 8, 2014. Why Do You Ask So Many Questions? It was a Christmas Eve, and I was being cross-examined. I was attending a holiday party at the home of Bob Wheeler and Kurt Kleespies, circa 2008. I was seated on the sofa next to Marie Alaimo, in her late 70s at the time, and she was full of questions for me: "Why do people like Facebook so much? When would someone use Facebook and not Twitter?
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James A. Martin A Southerner in San Francisco: Has a hurricane ever hit the West Coast? (The answer may surprise you)
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A Southerner in San Francisco. Eating fried chicken in the fog, and other tales. By James A. Martin. Tuesday, August 30, 2011. Has a hurricane ever hit the West Coast? The answer may surprise you). Last week, the East Coast endured both a 5.8 earthquake (and its aftershocks) and Hurricane Irene. This week, the locusts are scheduled to descend. Hurricanes do form in the Northwest Pacific Basin. And like hurricanes born in the Atlantic, they move in a west/northwest direction. In the case of the No...Imagi...
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James A. Martin A Southerner in San Francisco: Happy Mother's Day, and It's Off to the Hospital
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A Southerner in San Francisco. Eating fried chicken in the fog, and other tales. By James A. Martin. Monday, May 5, 2014. Happy Mother's Day, and It's Off to the Hospital. Among their many, many chores, it seems that mothers are destined to take their kids to an emergency room at least once. My mother certainly did. In her own words, here's a recounting of Ruth Martin's quick-get-a-doctor. Nancy (left) and Sandi (right). Julia's moment came when she was rocking too hard in a little old woven chair on the...
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mswrite-now: June 2012
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BLOG MISSION STATEMENT: To pursue the holy grail that is entertainment by virtue of writing virtually. Sunday, June 10, 2012. RE: MS WRITE NOW - Celebrating Graduation With the Poetic Tribute, "I Knew You When". I Knew You When…. A Quasi-Poetic, Narrative of Tribute to My Beauteous Graduating Daughter. Created by: Your Mama. Written in honor of your high school graduation – June 8, 2012. I knew you when. You weren’t 18, more like zero and a half. Measured in increments of joy and months of anticipation.
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James A. Martin A Southerner in San Francisco: Best Beaches to See Nude Volleyball & A Bride Swimming In Her Wedding Gown
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A Southerner in San Francisco. Eating fried chicken in the fog, and other tales. By James A. Martin. Thursday, March 22, 2012. Best Beaches to See Nude Volleyball and A Bride Swimming In Her Wedding Gown. Last time around, I told you about TripAdvisor's Top Beaches in the U.S. for 2012. Oddly enough, TripAdvisor didn't consult me when compiling their list. Given that I'm a big beach fan and I've been to quite a few, I thought I'd share my top three. 1 Folly Beach, S.C. 2 Gray Whale Cove, California.
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James A. Martin A Southerner in San Francisco: Does Honey Boo Boo Get Spanked in School?
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A Southerner in San Francisco. Eating fried chicken in the fog, and other tales. By James A. Martin. Thursday, October 11, 2012. Does Honey Boo Boo Get Spanked in School? Recently, I turned on CNN to see what in the world was happening. I expected news about the presidential election, the economy, and other such weighty matters. Instead, I learned about Honey Boo and school paddling. Except for Virginia, every state in the South allows school paddling. Honey Boo Boo: Naughty or nice? I became infinitely ...
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James A. Martin A Southerner in San Francisco: Is San Francisco Really the 'New' New York?
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A Southerner in San Francisco. Eating fried chicken in the fog, and other tales. By James A. Martin. Thursday, March 20, 2014. Is San Francisco Really the 'New' New York? But trust me: San Francisco is not turning into the 'new' New York, a question posted by New York magazine's March 9th article, "Is San Francisco New York? With a gratuitous photo of nudies boarding a Google bus, natch.) And to that, I say 'thank God.'. Don't misunderstand. I love New York. 3 San Francisco is a more livable city. 5 San ...
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Madness of the Heart: November 2011
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Madness of the Heart. Write On Wednesday, Music Madness, Writing Madness, Inspirational Madness. Monday, November 28, 2011. Write On Wednesdays Exercise 26. Look at the photo at the top of this post. What does it inspire in you? I had to write this piece in a bit of a rush, for I am nearing the end of my semester in College. Professors just LOVE to cram right before the Holidays! With a moment of distress, she suddenly saw a radiance of light that was bright enough to see miles away. 8220;A forest fire?
