Wednesday, March 26, 2008

WHERE WHITE PEOPLE GO WHEN THEY GIVE UP.


Joplin, Missouri.

I had several ideas on my drive back today on how to make this post entertaining but came to my senses halfway through typing it out. The simple fact is that the town sucks. It smells, it is vacant and it is knee deep in WT. Having never been there until today I had no idea what to expect. I like small towns so I went to Joplin (for business) expecting that I would like it. I was picturing a smaller Springfield but what I saw was a ghetto full of white people.

FEMA needs to head down there and hand out checks to people.

I now know why in my 100+ trips to Southwest Missouri that I have never gone through that place and have always taken Highway 13/7.

Monday, March 24, 2008

Charlie Browns Easter - Well sort of



For some reason it is funnier this way.

LET US HOPE THIS IS YET ANOTHER WRONG PREDICTION


The blog that this comes from is typically wrong on most predictions so lets hope that this little tidbit falls in line with all of the others.

Tonyskansascity has an "inside" source telling him that KCMO plans on increasing the earnings tax. If this happens it will mark the beginning of the end of KCMO. With vacant offices, better parking, lower crime and less crowding the biggest benefactor of such an action would be Johnson County. The corporate moving vans packing 435 West & I35 South would bring traffic to a standstill.

As a resident of Johnson County you would think that I would be excited about the thought of the sudden shot to our tax base, but you are wrong. It is important for downtown KCMO to be strong and instead of taxing businesses/people more they should be cutting taxes to attract new businesses. Who the hell was the last big corporation to move its HQ to KCMO from a different metro area? That along with the decades of handouts to special interest groups, church's and "civic programs" is the reason that they have no money.

Does KCMO really want to penalize the people that bring money into the city for their inability to manage their books. The companies/people didn't create this problem, THEY DID. Let them be the ones to take the hit.

JUST AS PREDICTED

The NAALCP is going to keep their convention in Kansas City despite their attempts at (pardon the pun) blackmailing the Metro. While others in this town want to make our city out to be South Africa, the NAACP came to their senses and realized that following the lead of "La Raza" would be idiotic.

This along with the failed recall of Funkhouser continue to destroy the credibility of local bloggers who have made Race Baiting & racist attacks their calling card.

XM & SIRUS GET MERGER APPROVAL


I realize that this only matter to those of us willing to pay $10 a month for radio but it is still good news.

ADVERTISING ON A BLOG?


Lately I have been getting emails from some pretty legit companies that are seeking to advertise on this blog. Do I want this place to start looking like the outfield wall of a minor league baseball team? It all depends!

I have chosen one to start talking $$$ with to see if it worth wild.

KU NOTE


Remember when Villanova's head coach Jay Wright cut Chalmers & Collins from the Pan Am team? Well he hasn't.

Things of note


1. Moving is officially done. With the exception of a few boxes in the garage it is over!
2. Patios are expensive. The first estimate I got was $2500. I know the guy so I think it was pretty accurate, just not what I was expecting. So patio plans are on hold for now until we get a master plan together for the backyard. This could include new deck, patio and outdoor kitchen.
3. We still haven't had a fence bid.
4. The catfish living in my 10 gallon aquarium has been sent packing. He will now be residing at a grade school along with the rest of our fish. This makes room for the return of The Gecko.
5. My car is getting close to 100k in miles (in 3 years). I have to get some repairs done but might look into something new instead.
6. I have been pleasantly surprised by the amount of people in my neighborhood that ride cruiser bikes. I have counted 3 Harley's and 2 foreign cruisers so far.
7. The Cat is still alive & my older dog is nearly deaf.
8. The next couple of weeks will be spent working on putting together some new personal goals. I did this 5 years ago and can finally say that I have hit them all. The three main areas of focus will be retirement, college for the girls & my career path. At some point I would like to go from making millions for others and make them for myself.
9. Along the lines of goals, I will be heading down to Springfield, Mo this week for business. Those of you that know me know that I can hold a grudge. This will be the first step in the getting even process with a man that screwed my family. I will be taking steps over the next few months to steal every ounce of business that this man has down in that area and put him in the same situation that I faced 6 years ago. This won't be a silent campaign. I want him to know exactly who did it. I have had to put this on hold due to noncompete contract issues but those are all gone.
10. The Giant BBQ's that I have had in the past are history. This was a hard decision for me to come to but it has become clear to me in the past several months that it isn't & wasn't worth it.
11. Did they show Charlie Brown's Easter this year? If they did I can't believe I missed it.
12. I can't believe that Jericho was canceled. This was one of the few shows worth watching on TV. I am hoping that a cable channel will pick it up.

Sunday, March 23, 2008

INCREDIBLE ARTICLE BY JASON KING


This article about the Jayhawks is a must read.

COLLINS MOVE


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AWESOME KU VIDEO

YOU KNEW IT WOULD HAPPEN


I have been saying it since before the college basketball season started. There is noway in hell that Kansas State can been taken seriously as a college basketball program. It was funny seeing the HS coach and his one & done players get manhandled by a real basketball team on Saturday.
I am sure that the good folks in Manhattan are already working on a collectible DVD about their epic rise to #3 in the Big 12, the retirement of Beasley's jersey, . Now they can get back to being a um, uh "football school"? I am sure that Ron Prince will not let them down.

Fitting how this photo taken of him pissing down his leg would resemble what his attitude did in the tournament.

QUICK HITS - EASTER EDITION


On what is one of the most religious days on the planet it is no surprise to find religion in the headlines. Here are a few of the most interesting.

1. Pope helps Muslim come to our side.
2. Muslim now fears life.
3. Clinton campaign calls Richardson, Judas.
4. Chinese blame their slaughter of monks on the Dalai Lama's plan to destroy Olympics.
5. 15 year old nailed to cross.
6. Militant Church Leader now says that Rev. Wright was "LYNCHED" by the media.
7. AntiChristian films are ok but antimuslim films get pulled.

WHEN HOMESEXUALS KILL


It causes confusion when reading the story on the internet. "The boyfriend of the man" threw me off on this Metro tale of murder. Not that there is anything wrong with homosexuals killing people, it is just not something that you read everyday. It is good to see every segment of the metro chipping in with its push to become the most dangerous metro (per capita) in the nation.

IN: KNIVES - OUT: SANITY


We have all become accustomed to shootings in the metro. They happen from cars, in retail stores, outside of schools, while on the toilet etc... but this year there has been an increase in attacks involving knives. This Easter our local crime underworld has provided us with two more to add to your scorecard.
1. Woman

2. Man

When does the police chief of KCMO start taking some blame? Why is this guy getting a pass? I guess as long as it stays on the East Side the problem really doesn't exist in his eyes.