The Thin Man…Well, In One Specific Area November 5, 2009

Yesterday, on FirstNews, Donna Pitman was nearly rhapsodic about how great Donny Osmond looked for being in his 50s…as if, by age 50, a person should be appearing in Dannon Yogurt ads like those featuring residents of Soviet Georgia.  She’d say something like: “Wow!  Donny Osmond looks great and is in such great shape for [...]

Sunny Day…Everything’s A-Okay November 4, 2009

November 10, 1969 was the day our nation was invaded by a bunch of fuzzy, colorful, noisy, goofy creatures.  No, I’m not talking about the initial broadcast of FirstNews.  That happened some years later.  I’m talking Sesame Street!
I was not really a Sesame Street kid.  I was more of a Captain Kangaroo person.  Any show with [...]

Nice Wattle But Your Snood Needs Work November 3, 2009

Monday morning, as part of the kick-off to KMBC’s involvement with Harvesters Check-Out Hunger Food Drive, I was lucky to visit the scene of the action:  The Harvesters Distribution Center.  Before moving along, just a quick reminder that you can contribute to Harvesters in a whole bunch of ways over the next couple of months including the [...]

Heading Out The Door November 2, 2009

They have banished me from the studio this morning.  It was only a matter of time.  Actually, my daughter, Samantha, and I get to talk about all the great work done by Harvester’s in our area and how you can be a part of the outreach.  More tomorrow on this fun stuff.  And, a bit [...]

Ghost of Halloween Past October 29, 2009

As we head into this weekend for haunting, I decided to go bobbing for bloggles.  I came up with this one from 2006:
For many Halloweens, my lovely wife created the Halloween costumes for our four children. Early on, our oldest went out dressed like a giant pumpkin…sort of a berry on steroids. She also made a [...]