Start with the South; Drop the Big One on the South

[image error]That was the valediction of my mate's last email to me before departing Louisiana for Ireland, where he has exiled himself for the better part of 10 years now.

But it's not going to save him.

The number one risk factor for a stroke is "being a born-and-bred Southerner" according to some such study done by scientist-types.

And it don't matter if you'd got the hell out years ago. And it don't matter if you only go back for weddings and funerals. And it don't matter if you've muddled your accent...