With all the negativity on the news lately it might be hard for some of you to find reasons to be thankful. When that happens just remember that you are a JOCOIAN and you are blessed to live in a county full of growth, inclusiveness and prosperity. It could be worst
1. Knowing that your dinner was purchased by you and not by elementary school kids from a different state and county.
2. That your county doesn't fall under the protection of Omega "Racist" Man
3. Public Schools aren't a nationwide joke
4. We have a neighboring county that will continue to flip the bill on our entertainment venues.
5. Oklahoma Joes BBQ is better than Gates or Bryants
6. We can typically live in the county that we work in.
7. We watch "A Christmas Carol" and feel bad for Tiny Tim. KCMO kids are envious of all that Tiny Tim has.
8. We don't have a single street named after a corrupt politician let alone 2.
9. We have no idea who the spouse of the Mayor of Overland Park is.
10. Our shopping district isn't built by an open Septic Tank.
11. We were smart enough to vote against BiState.
12. Our police departments don't have to order crime scene tape and chalk by the pallet.
13. It isn't NEWS if a grocery store opens in our county.
14. We can laugh everytime someone says that KCMO has "culture" and diversity and that is why they live there. The reason we laugh is becuase we know that the people saying that live in the most segregated city in the midwest and couldn't tell you how to get to the Art Museum.
15. Our kids play with Super Soakers in the summer ,not AK47's.
16. Take your kid to work day doesn't involve standing on a corner.
17. Parks Board nominations don't make national news.
18. We don't have two arenas without anchor tenants.
19. They aren't called they Overland Park Royals and the Leawood Chiefs.
20. The number 117 isn't associated with the number of murders and high school grads we have.
