Dear Jim Thorpe,

I don’t know what kind of man you were, if you liked to party, or even if you liked to have a good time. But today I think you would’ve been proud of the town that now bears your name. Because of today Jim, I’ve now completely changed my opinion on parades. See, parades as a rule suck and going to one is pretty much a death sentence. But the fact is on a Sunday afternoon in early March what else is even going on? So thanks for kicking off my spring…I’ll see you next year.