Dirty Boots: Requiem for the Yard Boy

Dirty Boots: Irregular Attempts at Critical Thinking and Border Crossing offers a Deep Southern, Generation X perspective on the culture, politics, and general milieu of the 21st century. Back when I was growing up, cutting yards was the easiest – and surest – way to make a few bucks. During the warm months from April until October, lining up a few yards was like shooting fish in a barrel. There were always plenty of people, most of them elderly, who would rather stay in their air-conditioning and let someone else manicure the… Read more Dirty Boots: Requiem for the Yard Boy →