Oh, Kentucky (1969)

Still 1969ing in Ohio County ...

  
And the regional-champion Eagles made the front page of the March 20 Ohio County Times!

 Not above the banner, but still ...

Of course, the new barbershop made P1, too. (Real me had my hair cut here one time along about 1998!) (Also, I love walnut paneling.)

So, I know ... let's make this movie about this little high school and its basketball team in Kentucky in 1969, and let's put all in all of this sign-of-the-times, touchstone stuff like ... hmmm? ... oh, I know, one of the former students who has been drafted could write a letter home, cheering on the basketball team ... and there could be all kinds of cultural-warfare stuff like fights going on in town about sex education in the schools ... maybe some warmed-over integration stuff ... oh, and, hey, I've got it! ... the kids at the school could write back to the soldier with a--get this!--50-FOOT LETTER THANKING HIM FOR HIS SERVICE ... that'll be gr- ... well ... nyah, too hackneyed ... none of that stuff would've really been going on all at the same time ...

Let's get back to the basketball team (and some big snakes in Central Grove) ...

Eat up, boys!

I love the movie Paper Lion. Love it! 5 stars, highly recommended.

Oh, Kentucky

When I was living in Cary, N.C., in 2003, I entered an essay contest sponsored by my local newspaper and then completely forgot about it until about two years later. One afternoon, procrastinating from work, I Googled my name, the name of the essay and the newspaper name, and--sure enough--a story about the contest results came up. First place had gone to a 12-year-old; second, to a 15-year-old; third, to a 13-year-old. Honorable mentions also went to a couple of other teen-agers. Then, the story read, that I, "age 37, also entered the contest." On my little writer's resume now, in the awards and honors section, among various little second places and honorable mentions with various state press associations and what-not, i've listed, "The Cary News essay contest, Mention, 2003." And so to the adults considering participation in the writer's workshop at Columbus-Belmont State Park on May 21, I say, you've been warned.

On the other hand, we of Heath Post Nation who live in Kentucky encourage those of you who live in the South (Virginia, for example) to seriously consider entering this contest.

And those of you with a storied history with libraries, even those of you who don't live in Kenton County (maybe you live in, say, Idaho), might want to consider this one.

Now this. These are really weird times in Horse Branch.

More evidence that the recession's impact has been less severely felt in Kentucky than most places.

The Wildcats rerouted.

Maysville love.

Ron Greene says when.

A Carrollton and Campbellsville U woman calls next.

Lots of updates from and about the extended Heath Post family in the Twitter overnights: Jacob Tamme, Elton John and Sara Hammond, among them.

Oh, Kentucky

Condolensces to John Calipari and family.

Bowling Green is getting ready. Belfry and Hazard are getting ready. Mayfield and Hopkinsville are getting ready. The KHSAA is getting ready.

It's an unsettling time for ice-cream fans in northern Kentucky.

Travels with Pidge.

There are only 25 shopping days left until Christmas.

Mad props to Murray State.

Even madder to the Ohio County sheriff's department.