Last week, the oldest fair west of the Mississippi kicked off in Platte County. This week it is Wyandotte County’s turn. In fact, just about anywhere you go this time of the year, you have either just missed, just in time for, or in the middle of a fair!
When I was a little cheesehead, I [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Fair Fare
July 30, 2009
Breakfast of Chump-ions
July 29, 2009
Wednesday on FirstNews, we had a story about eating healthy for breakfast. I must admit that the information, while compelling, did not necessarily entice me into eating a bowl of grain every morning. It did, however, get me thinking about my personal breakfast history. And, in keeping with the wide use of the InterWebs to share every picayune [...]
July Jump Around
July 28, 2009
July, 2009, will go down in the record books as one of the five coolest ever. If you’re a pool-ster, that may not be the best news but for lots of folks, the fewer 90+ days we get, the better. My mom, my wife, my oldest and youngest sons all prefer it to be chilly [...]
A New Bottom Line
July 27, 2009
First things first: Thank you to everyone who sent in messages of condolence and comfort after reading the story of Casey, last Monday. Leaving the story up for a week was not entirely because I am lazy…although Casey would have told you that I am. I just wanted to let as many folks as possible [...]
My Friend
July 20, 2009
In the Summer of 1999, my wise wife, Jessica, decided it was time we added another dog to the household. Checkers, the reigning pooch, was starting to show her age and needed a playmate. So, one Summer Sunday evening, I found myself driving to a pristine little farm north of the river. They had one Golden Retriever [...]
