Why am I doing this?
For a few reasons. First and foremost I had been running a de facto blog with facebook notes for the last two years, and just never made the shift to a 'grown up' format. Another is that there is a discernible and unfortunate lack of Appalachians expressing themselves online. It is not that the mode is considered unacceptable back home; we tend to ask 'why would anyone care what I think,' and kind of keep things to ourselves. Well someone has to break that mold. I have always been an odd guy in that respect, so it seems natural.
The final reason is that it seems there are a number of people who have genuinely enjoyed reading my facebook notes, editorials, and my sparse published pieces. And considering that as a law school student I need as many distractions AS POSSIBLE, it seems only natural.
This blog will contain -
Political and social commentary
My observations as an Appalachian who lives in a place where most people do not quite understand my behavior. Which may be a colossal understatement.
The occassional satirical piece
Rants about college sports, because I am a huge sports fan
Anything people want me to write about, really
Anyway, I am going to go to the gym. I will be in the library all day, so at some point during my break I will post about something I have wanted to write about for a few days.
there is a discernible and unfortunate lack of Appalachians expressing themselves online.
ReplyDeleteReally, are you sure? (honest question; no sarcasm) I wouldn't be surprised if there were quite a few of us out there who didn't bother to identify as Appalachian in their bloggings. I know I rarely mention my heritage (because mine's ALL SCIENCE ALL THE TIME and also some dick jokes) except for a select few posts in which I'm pissed off at the coal industry.
Yeah, I am pretty sure. There is nothing wrong with some dick jokes. That has inspired me to write a post!
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