It had been since Thanksgiving that I had made the 11 hour drive from Tampa to my hometown, Princeton WV, so I took advantage of a 3-day weekend, tacked on a vacation day, packed up the car, and hit the road. Like most towns, the more Princeton changes, the more it stays the same. For me, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘West Virginia’
7 Mar
The Monster Mash and Other Signs of Early Childhood Domination
At age 5, most kids have an excess of energy that can be transferred to an array of activities, some of them healthy and worthwhile and others maddeningly annoying to their parents, teachers, or anyone in their path. Around 1983, in my hometown of Princeton, WV, as a way to help kids (and their parents) relieve some of their [...]
1 Mar
How buying World Cup tickets is like proposing marriage
It was November 27, 2004 and I had just finished the annual Turkey Lover’s road trip home to West Virginia to see the fam, shovel down any foods placed in a 6 foot radius of me, and reunite with old high school friends. My current residence was Frederick, Maryland, which made it about a 5 hour [...]
