I’m not the only geek in my family.  In fact, my Uncle, on my mother’s side (he married my mom’s sister) is quite the geek – albeit in an old-fashioned sense.  Paul Pilgrim, of Dillon, MT, rocks a fully-loaded pocket protector, enjoys doing taxes, reads-up on tax law in his spare time, enjoys a multitude of motion-picture entertainment, runs an old-school parisian dry cleaning business and has been questing for a position serving his community in public office for at least 15 years (first as Sheriff and now as Mayor).

Paul is a simple man, opting for a ride on a fixed gear bicycle in the local Labor Day parade, while his fellow office-seekers waved and threw candy from the cabs of their Dodge Pickups.  This weekend, he deployed several handmade campaign signs, but has been known for his creativity in the past, employing keyrings bearing condoms in a past bid for sheriff.  See Paul campaign below, and even if you’re not a voting resident of Beaverhead County, don’t forget to fulfill your civic duty and vote when called upon to do so.

Vote “Geek” 2009!

-SnowytheGeek

**EDIT: Word from my Aunt Ruth (hopefully soon to be the First Lady of Dillon) is that Paul has been campaigning for longer than 7 years.  It was 7 years ago that the condom/keychain made headlines.**