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Travel Report: Graduation Season and fighting a turkey Only in Kansas.
So we have a small leak and a mad turkey. The leak is fixed.” “Did you say a turkey?” I asked. “Yeah right there. And I’m not fighting a turkey for you Cole. Not today.”
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Travel Report: Wal-Mart after 9:00 p.m.
It happened again. Just needed one thing and time got away from us. We didn’t realize how late it was before we were already there. Wal Mart after 9:00 pm is an experience. It’s part circus , part hunger games and before you say not my monkeys not my circus, not it’s not. This circus…
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Conference update: it’s getting wild.
7:58 a.m. – We have had the first verbal outburst of anger. Profanity was used. It was not me. My mother raised me better. My father taught me better. If I had shouted out my profanity laced displeasure of a topic at a conference of elected officials, I would have been terrified to face my…
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Travel Report: Driving through Kansas-300 miles
It’s conference time in Kansas so if you’re a Kansan that means there is about an 85% chance that whatever conference you’re going to is in KC/Topeka or Wichita. If it’s not in one of the three metro areas, it’s most likely in Lawrence or Manhattan. But my meeting isn’t about cows, dirt, basketball or…
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Travel Report: People who see at your garage sale.
Having a garage sale always seems like a good idea, doesn’t it? But for us it always brings about a roller coaster of emotions. First it’s excitement to get some things cleared out. Then it’s annoyance at some of the patrons, or hagglers. Then it’s frustration that I have all this stuff to begin with.…