Apparently whoever ordered last night's/this morning's snowfall for this area apparently knows I'm not headed east for the holidays this year. A measurable snowfall before Thanksgiving? OK, so it's only one day before Thanksgiving, but still ... this is New Jerseyan in nature. I woke initially at about 4:50 or so this morning and felt wide awake, ( Read more... )

I just got done shaking a man's hand for about two minutes, non-stop, and another 30 seconds or so after that. His name is Charlie Klempnauer, and he was taken down to the ground at gunpoint last Friday by Olathe police in front of his home here in town. He's the one the police thought had phoned in the bomb threats to the bus company that serves ( Read more... )

OK, for those of you that speak poker, here's a few quips (I'll get to more human stories following ( Read more... )

A few things ( Read more... )

subtitled: I cast a ballot in the most important presidential election since 2000 and all I got was this lousy sticker.So, I got my election cherry busted yesterday. It only took me about 20 minutes, from about 10:20 to 10:40 a.m., to go from first standing in line to walking out the door, which was pretty good at my polling place ( Read more... )

OK, all 11 of you that read this on as regular a basis as I update, listen up ( Read more... )

I hate Halloween. For those that don't know why, long story short ( Read more... )

Just a quick note ( Read more... )

Hi. I do, in fact, still exist, contrary to recent indications. First off, let’s give me a mighty pat on the back, as I think the total number of people to ever read this has crossed the lofty double-digit barrier. I might have to ask for a roll call in the near future ( Read more... )

One year ago today - Oct. 6, 2003 - my name first appeared in the Miami County Republic. Of course, I didn't write anything in time for the paper published on my first day of employment, but it's in the staff box, located on Page 2. I still have a copy of that paper ( Read more... )