Hunter S. Thompson agrees..
While reading Thompson's July 6th column "Security Blanket" he speaks lowly of people that would set off fireworks before dawn. Don't take my word for it; read it your self: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/archive?columnist=hunter_s._thompson&root=page2
I love Hunter S. Thompson. Although he is a crazed libertine, I still really enjoy reading him.
You know I try not to sound too whiny when it comes to living here. It is truly one of the most beautiful places on earth that I've ever seen, to be sure. July 24th is only one day out of the year, and these folks should celebrate if they feel like it. I can always huddle in the basement. There is nothing I hate more than someone who moves to a place and tries to change it. I suppose that will happen anyway, as more and more people are moving here from outside the state of Utah every year.
This year, we have noticed the "second migration" of earlier inter-mountain settlers. Basically, the "2nders" are people that moved to Flagstaff, Sante Fe, and Durango, et al, back in the 70's and 80's when those towns were still small and kind of cool. Since these towns are now too large and overbuilt to be cool and cute, the town where I live is the next blip on the "movin'-to-the-high-country" subculture radar. It will make for interesting politics here in the coming ten years, because the town is essentially still run by the nepotists and a good-ol'-boy-at-my-church cabal that, apparently, have always been elected to city council. Their days are fast-disappearing; it's just a matter of time. One day, an outsider WILL be elected to city council.
I love Hunter S. Thompson. Although he is a crazed libertine, I still really enjoy reading him.
You know I try not to sound too whiny when it comes to living here. It is truly one of the most beautiful places on earth that I've ever seen, to be sure. July 24th is only one day out of the year, and these folks should celebrate if they feel like it. I can always huddle in the basement. There is nothing I hate more than someone who moves to a place and tries to change it. I suppose that will happen anyway, as more and more people are moving here from outside the state of Utah every year.
This year, we have noticed the "second migration" of earlier inter-mountain settlers. Basically, the "2nders" are people that moved to Flagstaff, Sante Fe, and Durango, et al, back in the 70's and 80's when those towns were still small and kind of cool. Since these towns are now too large and overbuilt to be cool and cute, the town where I live is the next blip on the "movin'-to-the-high-country" subculture radar. It will make for interesting politics here in the coming ten years, because the town is essentially still run by the nepotists and a good-ol'-boy-at-my-church cabal that, apparently, have always been elected to city council. Their days are fast-disappearing; it's just a matter of time. One day, an outsider WILL be elected to city council.
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