One of the fun things about moving to a new place is getting to know the quirks, moles, rips on the fabric of the new town. In Chapel Hill, for example, we got to experience a high per capita of Subaru's, a religious belief in college basketball, and so on.
I recently noticed on our commute to work up I-65 a statue of a bronze-colored horse with a silver-looking rider surrounded by confederate flags right off the interstate. While it is not unusual to see "interesting" objects/billboards off the side of interstates this one caught my eye because it stands out in an area of the interstate that does not really have much else.
I asked around work and did some web surfing and I found out that the statue is that of Nathan Bedford Forrest. If you are a Civil War buff or civil rights advocate you may know the name. You may also know the name from Forrest Gump, as Forrest gets his name from this guy. For a detailed description of the guy and the statue click on the above link. Nonetheless, Forrest was a general in the confederate army, and by all accounts a very good one. After the war, he became a leader of the KKK.
So far, two interesting aspects of Nashville that we have picked up on are the high number of vehicles that go up in flames (4 so far or 1 per week) and a statue of a KKK leader next to a busy interstate. I guess you know you are in Nashville when a car is on fire and there is a fiberglass statue of a Klan leader on the interstate.
On a side note, we have highly enjoyed our stay in Nashville and have found that the eateries here are superb. We hit La Hacienda today and had fantastic chicken and carnitas. We also visited the local farmer's market and bought some heirloom tomatoes, corn, and peaches. Oh, and the weather is wonderful.
Enjoy your weekend everyone!
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Maybe the cars are on fire because people are trying to push them into the statue of the KKK guy?
Hadn't considered that. Maybe the KKK guy is setting the cars on fire with his fiery eyes?
I'm linking my blog to yours, by the way. I noticed that you linked to mine and I think I'm going to return the favor because I have to go to Nate's blog when I want to read yours.
Great... my blog just lost 20% of its traffic because Aaron can now visit your blog directly.
Well, I also added aaron's because I had been going to it through yours nate.
And judging by the lack of comments while you guys were in Canada, I would say that my blog is visited by 3, maybe 4 people tops.
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