Continuing the series of posts I started Monday, today is the video I mentioned yesterday -- of Hippos at the Kansas City Zoo. We came upon the hippos with one of them out of the water, eating. It was the first time at the zoo that I think we have see the hippos anywhere but … Continue reading Hungry, hungry hippos
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KC Zoo: Tram to Africa
Unlike our other trips to the zoo, we splurged on the $10 all-transport pass (Reduced to $9 -- due to the heat the tram to Africa was free). So we could ride the tram, train, sky safari, boat and carousel as much as we wanted. Thus transport is going to feature prominently in this, and … Continue reading KC Zoo: Tram to Africa
KC Zoo: Sea Lions
(Continuing posts on a visit to the Kansas City Zoo). One of the popular shows, and also one of the closest to the main gate, is the Sea Lion Show. Because we had watched the bird show at 10 a.m., we had missed the morning Penguin feedings, but we had time to get to the … Continue reading KC Zoo: Sea Lions
Zoo Week
Today was the hottest day of the year so far -- a perfect day to head out to the zoo. Well, it was, but not because it was hot. It was the second "free admission" day for people who are in the counties that pay taxes to support the zoo. So we got there around … Continue reading Zoo Week
Panda Express
Okay, an update on the all season dining plan. It only includes specific restaurants -- but that seems to be a majority of them. But one of the significant holdouts was the Panda Express at Worlds of Fun. But no longer. Yesterday we got an e-mail that they had added Panda Express to the plan. … Continue reading Panda Express
Cinderella — Surprisingly Traditional
(Note: Potential Spoilers ahead -- read at your own peril!) Fortunately the production of Rodger's and Hammerstein's Cinderella at Kansas City Starlight this week did not live up to its billing. The ad blurb stated: The new tour of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella delights audiences with its surprisingly contemporary take on the beloved tale of … Continue reading Cinderella — Surprisingly Traditional
Tornado Warning: In Comfort and Connected
As our family was sitting in the car last evening, with the dog, inside our basement, as the tornado sirens were going on outside, I pondered how different our circumstance was from 15 years ago. When we bought our current (second) house, one of my requirements was an underground space that we could use as … Continue reading Tornado Warning: In Comfort and Connected
Veritasium and Smarter Every Day
Okay, this is another of those link to something else posts, "saving" me time while I work on other edits. That said, this is a very interesting link. These two websites on science and knowledge conducted the same experiment in two hemispheres to see if the corialis effect was true. I've been a subscriber to … Continue reading Veritasium and Smarter Every Day
The $2K dining plan
Well, All Season Dining progresses apace, and our savings continue to rack up. And Paisanos's Pizza was finally open today -- we saw it at lunch but went elsewhere because we weren't in the mood for pizza. Price per meal is now down to $1.83. My goal when we purchased the plan last fall was … Continue reading The $2K dining plan
Electronic Expenditures
Two small occurrences yesterday, coincidental, put me into this train of thought -- not a new thought, but one I've run through in various permutations before. We spend more money today on electronic services and devices that didn't even exist a few years ago. They didn't even exist, and now we "can't live without them". … Continue reading Electronic Expenditures
At The Rainbow 