The Tournament Returns
Grab your pucks, faceguards, and band-aids… it’s time for this year’s 2007 Air Hockey Tournament of Champions! That’s right, for those of you who have been practicing all year in hopes to de-throne the reigning champion, Jimmy V – you’re time has come! The magic...
Read MoreI Might Be a Terrorist
This past weekend was the first time I have traveled by air since the latest wave of security restrictions rolled out and I was not quite up to speed with the procedures. Apparently you are now allowed to bring liquids onto planes, so long as you have no more than 4oz of said liquids per...
Read MoreTaco Town
I could talk about all the misery we are all enduring because of the ice… but instead I feel I should share my lunch experience from yesterday. There is a place in Carthage called Taco Town and its been there since the days when you only had to dial 4 numbers to make a local call. Most of...
Read MoreFluff McCoy 1988 – 2006
Fluff McCoy, 126 cat years, of Carthage, Missouri died at his home December 19th 2006 of natural causes. An unnamed brother preceded Fluff in death. Fluff is survived by his sister, Puff, of Joplin as well as many extended family members. At only a few weeks old, Fluff was adopted by his proud...
Read MoreI (Heart) Slow Drivers
This weekend while driving some curvy roads I was faced with something all Missouri residents have dealt with at one time or another. A slow driver who refuses to pull aside and let the mile-long train of cars pass by. Typically it’s farmer trucks or buicks with disabled license plates, but...
Read MoreCool Plant
So yesterday at lunch I decided that i needed to try my hand at gardening again. I had some success growing chili peppers and corn in suburban Kansas City, but last year I wasn’t so lucky. The few seeds that did sprout died shortly after. I attribute it not to my gardening skillz, but...
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