July 2008
JulyJul 24 Thursday 08
Nancy Evans Kelly
I woke up feeling wretched from too little sleep and too much beer. When I was riding the 57 down to Brookside I looked up at the red flashing marquee on a passing bank, and noticed the date: July 24th. It occurred to me right then that my mother would be sixty years …
JulyJul 23 Wednesday 08
Transit Validation
I left the office at almost exactly 5pm, and found a parking spot by the curb in a posh neighborhood about a block from the bus stop at 63rd and Ward Parkway. I wonder if there are any legal implications with leaving my car in front of a wealthy person's house …
RSS Wonkiness
Apologies to anyone that subscribes to my RSS feed. I noticed today that there were some outstanding issues with validation and dating that needed to be fixed. With a little help from an online validation service, and a helpful coworker, the feed is working properly, …
Fed Up, I love the 51
I'm sick to hell of commuting. I hate I-70, US-71, I-435, and the highway-like streets around the suburban office park where I work. I hate paying sixty dollars to fill my tank every two weeks. I hate running up the miles on my car doing nothing better than getting to …
JulyJul 21 Monday 08
A New Hope
I woke up at 8:30 or so on Saturday morning, and after a bit of phonetag met Geoff at 12th and Wyandotte. We walked from there to J.E. Dunn's office for a prearranged hardhat tour of the construction site for the new Performing Arts Center, just south of the loop. It …
JulyJul 15 Tuesday 08
National Public Radio
Years ago, when I was still working nights, I listened to Kansas City's NPR affiliate on my drive home from work in the morning. I enjoyed the interesting commentary on current events in its ability to make my tedious commute from the middle of nowhere(Lenexa, KS) to my …
JulyJul 8 Tuesday 08
Looking for Ideas
I am exhausted today. I almost called into work and took one of my comp days today. I have comp days from working on the 4th of July, and from working the worst maintenance window ever, the next night. I haven't been out in Kansas City since Jeff's birthday on Thursday. …