ChronicJimmy has always felt saddened by the fact that he can never be as good as those folk privileged enough to have been born on the East Coast of Our Great Country (OGC).
Indeed, ChronicJ had a dear friend who attended that bastion of Appalachian-ness, Ohio University, back in the dear old 1980’s. What a fun time that was! Still, this friend had the nerve to get herself into law school at Boston University! Goodness, how ballsy she was!
Anywho, said lady managed to outscore all of her geographically-superior classmates there in old Beantown. In fact, they were so curious, envious, and childish that she decided to start TAPING HER TEST RESULTS TO THE BACK OF HER CHAIR so that they could see the highest score in the class without having to strain their necks. Now wasn’t that kind of her to do? Leave it to a Buckeye to be so thoughtful, and so snotty! Props to you, Lisa! LOVE IT!
Recently ChronicJ had dinner with an old acquaintance now living in Philadelphia, land of her birth. Her cousin teaches at one of the many private colleges in Ohio, and this old aquaintance had stopped in to see her relative & had invited ChronicJ along, too. Here’s a snippet of conversation:
Philadelphian: “Oh, you must have been so relieved to have gotten out of Wisconsin when you did. Not that Ohio could be much better…”
Cousin of Philadelphian: “Believe me, Ohio is a step up.”
ChronicJimmy: “I think Boston is delightful, myself. Even if the people there aren’t nearly so smart as they imagine themselves to be.”
Philadelphian: “Well, Boston can be a bit unfriendly. But intellectually, Philadelphia has more to offer.”
Cousin of Philadelphian: “Want to see me snort Bordeaux up my nose?”
ChronicJimmy: “Gosh darn it, not everyone from the East is a Tiresome Bore. Ain’t you just a knee-slapper!”
Please let ChronicJ know if you like the new blog header he has artfully created from some tiny spark of inspiration illuminating his puny Midwestern Mind.
James W. von Brunn holds a BachSci Journalism degree from a mid-Western university where he was president of SAE and played varsity football.
