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Allow me to explain… It’s been kinda krazy since I escaped the gravitational pull of the Arizona desert and limped back home. It wasn’t easy, nor pretty – especially with the lion’s share of my cash tied up in a … Continue reading →

The flip side of what they call Sin Taxes … I’m not talking about the sales tax you pay when you buy a Playboy or Playgirl magazine. Actually you can’t buy either now. Playboy – in magazine form – died in … Continue reading →

For years KU had the w0rst NCAA Division One football program… Coach after coach failed to remedy matters, until three years ago when the Jayhawks snagged a dude named Lance Leipold from the University of Buffalo. Leipold was only 37-33 … Continue reading →

Was a time, baseball was huge… I shoveled snow, mowed lawns, saved my money – anything to get a buck to buy a 24 count box of baseball cards. With luck, I’d get cards of childhood heroes like Mickey Mantle, … Continue reading →

I moved back from Arizona late last summer, re-started my car career, and after not feeling the glam in Topeka this time out, retreated to Lawrence where I’m now at Crown Volkswagen / Crown Toyota. (So feel free to call, text or … Continue reading →

For the record, this is not me ragging on the Kansas City Star – yet again… It’s comment habitué Rainbow Man doing the honors, plus my two cents. Check it. “I just miss the way The Star was,” Rainbow begins. “It … Continue reading →

Real deal or marketing schmooze, you make the call… Seems like the entire world – as we know it anyway – is bent on cashing in on Chiefs star Travis Kelce and pop star Taylor Swift‘s budding, presumed romance. But … Continue reading →

Former Star scribe Jason Whitlock pompous, condescending, rude? No way. Must be thinking about some other loser. I mean, he did fit that description during his years in KC sticking it to Chiefs honcho Carl Peterson, Kevin Kietzman and other sporty … Continue reading →

Nothing like a handful of ne’re–do-wells to piss off the gentry… Like Lawrence Journal World reader Chris Chapin. Chapin’s letter to the editor was published a few days ago. “I’m very disappointed in the direction Lawrence is headed,” he begins. … Continue reading →

Countdown to a meaningless election, anyone? On June 20th, uninspiring KC mayor Quinton Lucas will take on – wait for it – mayoral wannabe, Clay Chastain. That’s how far Kansas City’s political fortunes have fallen. We have a mayor who … Continue reading →