Taking A Walk

by Dwayne Phillips

Perhaps this is the first installment of several on this topic. We shall see:

1. Most horns honking at me: Alabama
2. Most people per day stopping and asking me if I wanted a ride: Mississippi
3. Most southern accent: Alabama
4. Most non-American sounding accent: South Louisiana
5. Most buildings built in the 1700s: Virginia
6. Most dogs chasing me: Tennessee
7. Most red and orange trees in the fall: Virginia
8. Best Home-made cinnamon roll: Livingston, Alabama
9. Best foot bridge across a river: Beuna Vista, Virginia
10. Best Pawn Shop: Ft Payne, Alabama
11. Longest four-lane highway: Tennessee
12. Most Drive-In Movie Theaters: Virginia
13. Hottest day: 95 degrees in Alabama
14. Best High School homecoming parade: Collinsville, Alabama
15. Best Starbucks: Three-way tie among the three that are on 1,000 miles of Route 11
16. Best McDonald’s: Are you kidding? They are all the same.