News of the MA Blogosphere (and a Frontier Sandwich)
Welcome to Walk In Brain who has transplanted from Cincinnati to North Adams, MA. He has plunged right into MA politics and found that the water is fine.
Also, a belated discovery of Beyond 495 who blogs from Townsend and goes by the handle Mariposa. She has organized her blogroll according to "Badass Mass Blogs" and "Kickass Blogs." Right on.
Beyond 495 may also be the best name in the MA political blogosphere. Thats because it is so difficult for some to imagine anything beyond that circumference of Bosto-consciousness. To suggest to these poor souls -- to actually travel beyond 495 -- can be like proposing to mount the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Beyond 495 generously provides a map for these reluctant travelers right in her logo. The map only goes as far as I-91 -- but I guess its better to break it to them gently. The vastness of "western Mass" beyond 91 might be too much for some folks to take-in all at once.
But I have good news for wary 495 insiders. There is actually sustenance available for those foolhardy -- nay, adventurous -- souls who attempt to cross the Commonwealth Divide at 91. Having traversed and settled out here in the vastness, and having consulted my field notes and my journals, I can confirm not only the existence of but I have actually sampled an exotic sandwich called "West of Woostah," at Sylvester's restaurant in Northampton -- just beyond 91.
Also, a belated discovery of Beyond 495 who blogs from Townsend and goes by the handle Mariposa. She has organized her blogroll according to "Badass Mass Blogs" and "Kickass Blogs." Right on.
Beyond 495 may also be the best name in the MA political blogosphere. Thats because it is so difficult for some to imagine anything beyond that circumference of Bosto-consciousness. To suggest to these poor souls -- to actually travel beyond 495 -- can be like proposing to mount the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Beyond 495 generously provides a map for these reluctant travelers right in her logo. The map only goes as far as I-91 -- but I guess its better to break it to them gently. The vastness of "western Mass" beyond 91 might be too much for some folks to take-in all at once.
But I have good news for wary 495 insiders. There is actually sustenance available for those foolhardy -- nay, adventurous -- souls who attempt to cross the Commonwealth Divide at 91. Having traversed and settled out here in the vastness, and having consulted my field notes and my journals, I can confirm not only the existence of but I have actually sampled an exotic sandwich called "West of Woostah," at Sylvester's restaurant in Northampton -- just beyond 91.
posted by Frederick Clarkson at 4:59 PM
3 Comments:
Thanks for the welcome. I do like it here.
The extreme NW corner of Mass is a beautiful place.
WF
Fred, I am completely grateful and humbled by your kind comments. I also appreciate that you really "get" the point of the title of my blog which is that there is a lot going on out here west of I-495. I've been telling every candidate that I meet that there are plenty of votes out this way, but they have to come out here and work for them. Then they say, uh... where are you from...?
Thanks again for the welcome!
You are very welcome, Mariposa. We pioneers of the MA political blogosphere are all in this together.
Back in the day, Northampton was the fronteir outpost of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Now, we might as well be in Wyoming as far as some are concerned.
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