Blog Post 10

I just realized that all these years of college were a big fat waste of time. Why? Well because you obviously don't need a bit of college experience to have your own column in the Frederick News Post like Jake Stull (no relation - seriously). Notice he is 17.

While this post isn't specifically in relation to downtown Frederick there is a reference to it in Mr. Stull's article. And the reference is pretty spectacular, as he gives an event in downtown called "In the Streets" all the credit for his skating ambitions, and apparently all the credit for his new found journalistic success. Here I just thought "In the Streets" was responsible for getting me drunk. I guess I should have been paying closer attention - then maybe, just maybe, my old ass wouldn't still be in college but rather sitting in my own office at the Frederick News Post.

I haven't researched Jake, so maybe he is some sort of genius and does have a college degree (highly unlikely) or maybe he's related to me. Hopefully it's the latter, because then maybe I could call him up and ask him to drop my name a bit around the office.

Blog Post 9

Here I am writing about downtown Frederick, like I am some sort of expert, and to bad I didn't even know about the annual Kris Kringle procession. The procession is a holiday parade that has been going on in downtown for 22 years. Never once had I heard anything about this until I ran across the article in the Frederick News Post that briefly talks about the event. While I don't think this article actually gives the reader a great idea about what the parade is like, I do think my mother did when she told me about it the other night. And I am pretty sure that unless I have a child strapped to my hip I will not be gracing this event with my presence. This is not to say that I don't think it would be a great time, I just don't think it would be entertaining for someone without children.

However, I do think it is awesome that the city holds so many events for all different types of people. I really feel like there is always something to do. Even if it is sitting in a bar, getting drunk while you watch all the crazy kids waving to santa outside. Hey, at least you are warm.