Phillipsburg Has a Blog About Books

Phillipsburg and Easton are located right across the river from each other, but the people in these towns have been archenemies for a gazillion years. For one thing, Pennsylvanians know that the People's Republic of New Jersey produces the worst drivers in the world. Every time one of us is cut off by some maniac, you'll hear one word.

"Jersey!"

Stateliners are equally convinced we Keystoners spend our evenings at the trailer park, playing dueling banjos and shooting squirrels.

Actually, at this time of year, we prefer ground hogs. They taste like chicken.

Once every year, during the Thanksgiving football game, P'burg residents are just shot on sight, especially if they park illegally. Survivors are chased back across the bridge after the game by cops with vicious dogs. Some folks just jump in the Delaware and swim for their lives. Others end up on the spit back at the trailer park. They taste like chicken.

But now P'burg has an unfair advantage. They've started reading something called books. The local library even maintains a nifty and active Book Lover's Blog. It has just recommended five "'beach reads' with a bit of an edge.

But first we Pennsylvanians must learn how to read.