Archive for January, 2010

BCS Championship Game Day!

BCS Championship Game Day!

Today’s the big day we’ve been waiting for. The battle for the national football championship will take place tonight! Until you’ve experienced it, you can’t fully understand how important football is in Alabama. The rivalry between the state’s two largest universities, the University of Alabama and Auburn University literally divides the population of the state. Full Article

Alabama Snow

Alabama Snow

Snow is in the forecast for Alabama. Central Alabama, were 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 Full Article

Black Eyed Peas New Year’s Tradition in the South

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 Full Article

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I am a filmmaker and media production instructor at the University of Alabama. This is my personal website, where I write about various things that interest me. You can find out about my work at: MaxShores.com.

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