Welcome!

Hey Everyone,

So this is my inaugural post.  It may be the first for a while.  I just wanted to set everything up and write a little background.  If I ever start using this frequently, I'll probably move this post into some sort of bio section.


Why start a blog?  I have two reasons.  The first is that I'm setting off on this new adventure, and I'd like to stay anchored and analyze the experience.  So it's like a diary, only far more masculine.  I also want to keep my friends and family up to date on how life's treating me

To give a brief background: I'm 26 years old, living in New Haven, Connecticut, and I just started my first year at the Yale Law School.  (Wikipedia article provided for convenience: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_Law_School)  My roots run deep in Ohio--headquarters for nearly all family and friends, and Kentucky, which I've learned is where my family gets its bravado and culture.  That explains the blog's name: I am an Appalachian white boy in style and disposition, but I've just begun training at the world's premier center for elites.  So I come from one world and I'm joining a bizarrely different one, and I don't know what to think about it.  If nothing else, this blog will strive to do just that--think about it.

I also think it's nice to have an outlet, so I'll probably spout off about politics, sports, news, etc.  Once I start posting regularly, I'll send this thing out to everyone.

For now, I need to get something to eat.  I could really go for some soup beans n' cornbread, but I'll probably have to settle on Thai food.  I don't know of any place that sells cornbread, but there five Thai places within walking distance of my house.  Yep, not in Kansas anymore.