July 2012
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Motorcycle Problems
That weather last night was terrifying at times - I could hear trees cracking all around the neighborhood the winds got so strong. Still, it apparently delayed and undermined last night’s Mountainfest festivities, so it wasn’t all bad. Here’s to huge thunderstorms the rest of the weekend.
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"There's Deer In Them Thar (South) Hills!"
I am a guy who physically moves myself at a very slow speed in and around South Park. Some people call this running. In my case, they’re simply a series of very coordinated spasms, strung together over 45 minutes, available for public viewing. My jogging always takes me up and around the areas of South Park that are the most infested with deer.
Infested is the right word in this case,...
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MountainFest Is Coming (Prepare Your Hypocrisy)
This is an exciting week in Morgantown, in which every single local politician who repeatedly loses their mind about student (mis)behavior suddenly encourages the very same anti-social behavior from adults. Yep: it’s time for MountainFest!
A now annual event in and around Morgantown, MountainFest is what happens when adults have mid-life crises and decide that everybody around them ought to...
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Food Banks In Need Of Food
Food banks in Southern West Virginia are apparently in bad shape after last Friday’s storm. Trucks have been sent out looking for donations. I’ll update here if I can figure out how to get donations to either food bank. For the time being, here is the Mountaineer Food Bank’s website.
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Local Conspiracy Theories And Why They Matter
The other day, I was approached by a man who is simultaneously a nice enough guy and a world-class crank. He lives out toward the western end of the county and we hang out very occasionally. When we do, he insists upon talking local politics. The only thing he’s more passionate about is his golf.
During our conversation the other day, he informed of the duplicitous underbelly of the...
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