Hibernation

This blog is having
Opinion, Jokes and Stories from KC






Alonzo Washington, a community activist in Kansas City, called Topeka's new chief "evasive" and said that when Miller led the KCKPD, he was more interested in protecting the area around the new speedway than protecting the lower-income areas.Thing is, there might be hope because people always leave KC and go on to greater things. Think Walt Disney and all his kick ass work as a Nazi sympathizer or Neil Smith holding John Elway's umbrella. So I wish the guy luck and hope the does a better job in the State's Capital than he ever did in the KC metro area.
"He certainly didn't go the extra mile to reach out to the high-crime areas," Washington said. "In terms of being an innovator or someone to bring together the community, I certainly didn't see it."

Riley takes a very aggressive and angry tone when speaking about Missouri's Junior Senator (Jim "No" Talent). His comments were absurd and totally unacceptable, especially when coming from an elected official.Two problems I have here . . . Terry Riley's angry tone is the least of his shortcomings. His biggest concern should be that his district is a dump . . . Literally, for bodies, asbestos and trash. Additionally, the whole "Black people should vote for _____ because I'm Black and I'm getting a favor in exchange for this endorsement" is really an insulting strategy in this day and age . . . It's embarrassing for a KC politico to be that obvious.









I don't mind the biomechanical side to these, but I really think megatron looks retarded for some reason. Mainly because he retains no iconage from the original. To me this would be just like making optimus prime transform into a weinermobile or a log cabin. I know michael bay wants to keep this updated for the new generation, but all this is going to do is piss off the old folks that made it popular in the first place....and seriously how will a toy of that work exactly?I don't know much about design and I hate all those "kids today . . ." bloggers posts but I have to say that I fear for the future when even the toys for the youth of today look like something out of an S&M movie.






"And despite a season-long duel with the Pittsburgh Pirates, it appears the KC has triumphed in the bid to be the worst team in MLB this year."It's an important achievement and anything less would have been used not only to sell more season tickets but also to probably raise taxes or make sure that even more parking money went straight to the County. As long as the Royals are the worst team in baseball there's always less danger of them trying to get a better deal here or someplace else . . . In much the same way that you should only start worrying that your spouse is cheating if they begin to change their underwear more often or lose weight.






All this liberal boohooing and handwringing is coming from the very same sportswriters that have elected NOT to vote BUCK into baseball's prestigious Hall of Fame. Well if all of you sage and just writers really wanted this old codger to be able to smell the roses while he was still breathing you would have voted for him. No sense in giving a Black any credit while they are alive anyhoo I guess. Just look at how 3-6-MAFIA acted.It's true and it's also important to realize that if Jason Whitlock is your biggest ally (figuratively and not regarding his big fat ass) than you're really dealing with a lost cause. Of course, I think it's important we celebrate the baseball history of this town even if it's not in the Hall of Fame . . . Seeing as how the Royals season is history around June and this time of year is usually when the worst team in baseball is around 100 games back.

































Police said the two women were in a parked car in the 3500 block of Walnut Street when a man walked up and fired 10 to 15 shots. The women attempted to drive away, but they hit a parked car in the process.The gheys pioneered the whole silence = death movement back when Ronald Reagan could remember what social issues he planned to ignore. This was important step in making the gheys politically active so that they could one day attain ineffectual leaders who didn't really stand for anything but the advancement of their own careers.
The shooter fled in a silver vehicle.
The women were taken to local hospitals, where they were pronounced dead.
One of the women was seven months pregnant. Officials said the unborn baby also died.


The 'hood payed as much taxes as anyone before the center city's 'revitalization' began. The taxes that are associated with lousy city services, low grade consumer goods and half azzed supermarkets. Now the city is telling the 'hood to pack up their bags again if they can't take the weight of this new development. I am all for new development, but how about letting me develop some small businesses with affordable commercial space? How about letting me develop some skilled workers with training centers that teach long term construction skills like welding, millworking, carpentry and plumbing?Also, check the post for a rather frightening comparison of redevelopment and Joan Rivers . . . Which simply proves that you can slap a coat of paint on anything but that doesn't mean you should have sex with it.






Recently we received a $3,000.00 CommUnity Impact grant from The Home Depot and we are beginning to utilize these funds for flower beds on the 55th block of Troost this coming Sunday, August 20th. On Sunday with the help of 40 volunteers from Rockhurst's Financial Service Project, we will be cleaning that block and also installing 4 x 6 timber flower bed retainers around all the tree wells on the west side of this block. Additionally, we will be planting red mums in the newly created flower beds (approximately 12 2-gallon mums per each tree well). Anyone wanting to help is welcomed to join this group.Anyway, I think they're marketing the event all wrong, they should have come up with something like "A great opportunity to role play as a Mexican gardner, only without the smell, 12 children and the Feds chasing you around."

















The Kansas City, Mo. School District (KCMSD) is the 2006 recipient of the $250,000 Best Buy Teach Award for demonstrating exceptional creative use of interactive technology to help make learning fun for its K-12 students . . . The district was selected for the top honor based on the strength of its ROOTS (Reaching Out with Opportunities in Technology for Students) program, a district-wide initiative to deliver more authentic learning experiences for students through use of consumer electronics.I don't know what this sounds like to you but I'm guessing somebody found a way to attain a grant for playing Grand Theft Auto and then participating in a group discussion.




















Representatives of labor and the Catholic Church on Wednesday advocated passage of a ballot measure to raise the minimum wage in Missouri.Unions and the Catholics want to regulate minimum wage in this country which is odd because they had a hard enough time regulating themselves AND priests have never seemed to clear on the whole minimum age requirement.
State election officials Tuesday certified petitions seeking to raise the minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.50. The issue will be on the Nov. 7 ballot.

Katherine Kelly, co-director of KCCUA, says that the two-acre farm currently leased at 42nd and Gibbs Rd. near Interstate 635 in Kansas City, Kan., is being sold and since the organization has a need for more acreage to expand its educational programs, the search is on for a new location.I wish them good luck in their search for land. They're white so they have a shot. Sadly, they aren't growing lofts or condos so TIF money won't subsidize the venture and there aren't many Lebanese people around so they can't indiscriminately kill women and babies in order to take over some land for a short amount of time.
A new farm must be found within a few months. "We're putting out the word and asking people to help us find a minimum of two acres of arable land plus ideally some existing buildings for our office and educational programs," says Kelly.