Archive for April, 2009

I Love Stormy Weather
April 30, 2009

Okay.  I know what you’re thinking, “Did I stumble onto some blogerrania that actually deals with climate, atmospheric and meteorological issues when all I really wanted was more drivel from that pudgy noodle-noggin on KMBC?”  No.  You are still in the right place for drivel.  Actually, by the title, I mean I love Stormy Weather…the [...]

School Is Cool
April 29, 2009

First, imagine the next sentence set to a bass-driven beat and sung by Johnny Cash.  Okay?  Here goes: “I’ve been to Stilwell…Kearney…Leavenworth…Odessa…Olathe…Lee’s Summit…Overland Park….I’ve been everywhere, man.  I’ve been everywhere.”  Hey, if they can use a great country song to sell motel rooms, I can use it to tell you about my most recent school [...]

Cogito, Ergo Dumb!
April 28, 2009

It goes in cycles around our house…the game-playing, I mean.  I’m not talking about the psychological warfare that is a natural part of having four teenagers in the family.  I am talking about real games…board games, in particular. 
For awhile, we were heavy into Scrabble.  When the kids were little, it was a challenge to build [...]

Bravo Bennett!
April 27, 2009

The great Tony Bennett comes to Kansas City this weekend and you can already feel the town starting to swing.   When it comes to keeping the Great American Songbook relevant, Mr. Bennett is the reigning champ.  Thanks to him, Gershwin, Mercer, Porter, Berlin and Arlen can still be heard soaring out of CD players, whispering from [...]

No Kidding Around
April 23, 2009

Thursday, April 23 is Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day.  Used to be just Take Your Daughter To Work Day.  Most of us call it Take Your Child To Work Day.  The kids I know call it Maybe We Can Talk Our Way Out Of Going To School Today Day.
Some workplaces really go [...]