![The Hazards of Hoops](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b3e40a_7e67c9406a1f442c984988b121b6b298~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/b3e40a_7e67c9406a1f442c984988b121b6b298~mv2.webp)
The Hazards of Hoops
Spring has arrived in our little corner of the Commonwealth with all the Sturm und Drang of a Wagnerian opera, to quote my neighbor Herr Fri
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b3e40a_515007174cf049efa10786ad5d29c798~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/b3e40a_515007174cf049efa10786ad5d29c798~mv2.webp)
![Hallow's Eve in Augusta, Kentucky](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b3e40a_515007174cf049efa10786ad5d29c798~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/b3e40a_515007174cf049efa10786ad5d29c798~mv2.webp)
Hallow's Eve in Augusta, Kentucky
Autumn has once again arrived upon the banks of my beloved river town. The leaves are changing, the cold wind is blowing, and Augusta is...