tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post7942440321948573403..comments2023-09-16T09:00:31.715-04:00Comments on Telecommuter Talk: I am FromEmily Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-13260645082312010982007-02-20T14:14:00.000-05:002007-02-20T14:14:00.000-05:00I am from where the world stops for 4 days in earl...I am from where the world stops for 4 days in early March as the four universities that constitute "Tobacco Road," take on what is now 8 teams, but used to be 3 other teams, in a celebration of college basketball known as the "ACC Tournament."<BR/><BR/>I am from where cotton and soy bean fields lie close to skyscrapers and the very best celebration involves a pig-pickin'--with either Lexington-style sauce or eastern N.C. sauce, and all the hushpuppies you can eat.<BR/><BR/>I am from where old-time fiddlers and musicians gather in tents on Saturdays and Sundays in the summer and familiar traditional tunes fill the air, day and night.Froshtyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917515535096296726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-20525903691589531262007-02-17T04:47:00.000-05:002007-02-17T04:47:00.000-05:00It's so interesting to see the personal slant ever...It's so interesting to see the personal slant everyone puts on this meme. I love the way you use I am from as a springboard into your thoughts, rather than as a structure to your sentences. Gives it a very 'Emily' feel!Litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16669531925843496983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-54036879649646377902007-02-16T19:53:00.000-05:002007-02-16T19:53:00.000-05:00Yes, I love the food description too! And it's ni...Yes, I love the food description too! And it's nice to hear a bit about your southern roots (after noticing a little bit of your lingering southern accent).Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-83130318641553012712007-02-16T06:18:00.000-05:002007-02-16T06:18:00.000-05:00I love how your food description evolve from one p...I love how your food description evolve from one paragraph to the next. Makes me really hungry! It's great that you can reflect on your hometown by accepting that there is some good and bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com