The University of Alabama Crimson Tide won their 13th National Championship football title last night at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California by defeating the University of Texas Longhorns. I know why they won. The University of Alabama has an excellent football program. Coach Nick Saban is intelligent, experienced, a good recruiter, and a good…
Month: January 2010
Alabama Snow
Snow is in the forecast for Alabama. Central Alabama, where I live, rarely gets snow so it always brings excitement. People who have to cope with snow regularly just can’t understand the panic that the mention of snow in a weather forecast brings to the people of Alabama. Folks rush to the grocery store to…
Black Eyed Peas New Year’s Tradition in the South
People do things over and over again and if we do them long enough, we call them traditions and set about trying to explain why we keep doing them. Here in the southeastern US, it is a tradition to eat black eyed peas on new year’s day. It is said to bring good luck to…