That seems to be the question these days, as the Paleo Diet is sweeping the nation. Today, two Real Southern Men take on this dicey topic with two very different points of view.
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Reclaiming the Traditional Southern Diet
February 12, 2013 
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Our ancestors were the original hipsters – eating “free-range” meat, organic vegetables and fruits, drinking milk from pastured cows. Their food came from the land; it was there that it originated. It was consumed close to the land, and they loved the land and respected it.
Read more Grits from Heaven: Why I don’t do Paleo
February 12, 2013 3 Comments
Judging by social media and conversations with friends, everyone is adopting the Paleo Diet, which, as the name implies, requires you to eat only rocks.
Read more Twanglish Lessons: Tell Big Momma and Them We Said “Hey”
January 30, 2013 11 Comments
Now that we’ve gotten past our 15 minutes of fame (or was it infamy?) brought on by being slanderously maligned in The New Yorker, it’s time to get back to the business of “reveling in the New South and wrasslin’ with the Old.” And what better way to do that than a new Twanglish Lesson?
Read more Echoes of Shiloh: Historic School Decays in Cattle Pasture
January 15, 2013 1 Comment
I stumbled upon this haunting echo of the Old South while driving the back roads near Starr, S.C.
Read more God. Family. Football. A Twanglish Lesson
January 10, 2013 13 Comments
People from other regions see our devotion to football in this part of the country as misplaced, or even delusional. They’re wrong.
Read more What’s in a Real Southern Name?
October 11, 2012 10 Comments
Whether it’s General, Doctor, Philander or Colon, every Southern family has some great names. And the best names always take a little explanation.
Read more Do We Still Deserve the 2nd Amendment?
September 21, 2012 3 Comments
While we were on hiatus this summer, it seems the whole country, rather than taking time to go to the beach, the mountains, and Disneys both Land and World, went completely and totally insane.
Read more What Are Your Real Southern Plans for the 4th?
June 26, 2012 1 Comment
Independence Day is almost upon us. One thing we’ve learned is that the South is chock full of patriotic celebrations and fireworks display on the 4th. Whether you’re going to the lake or the beach or the mountains, tell us your favorite destination for the 4th. (And send some pics if you have them!) We’ll […]
Read more Bear Saves Mouse: A Legendary Coach’s Role in the Happiest Place on Earth
June 19, 2012 2 Comments
Learn how legendary Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant may have saved Walt Disney’s namesake park in Florida.
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