(Note: Potential spoilers ahead in this theater review.) We attended the Thursday evening showing of Disney's "Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical" as put on by Kansas City's Starlight Theatre. It was a show well worth seeing -- so like, and yet so unlike the Disney movie of the same name. You will recognize many familiar … Continue reading Starlight’s Mary Poppins: Magic and Puppetry
The Cure to California’s Water Woes: “Star Wars”
The water situation in California is getting perennially severe. I have read several different stories and commentaries about possible solutions, and how popular or practical they are. The most obvious solution is also the least politically possible. The state is along the shores of a limitless supply of ocean water. Yet the potential costs, in … Continue reading The Cure to California’s Water Woes: “Star Wars”
Re writing (wrestling) history
The purveyors of a sanitized past, in their attempt to ensure the entire past be seen only through the lens of the current age's political correctness, have decreed that anyone who oversteps the bounds of their correctness be erased from history. Such it seems is the reaction of the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) in the … Continue reading Re writing (wrestling) history
A Blast of the Past #16: Christmas in Missouri. circa 1997
The above picture is probably the iconic family picture from Christmas 1997. Here Carly isn't quite a year, and sits so sweetly with the M&M candy cane held in her hands. That was a year where we had a live tree, as you can see above. The big wrapped packages were the parts of the … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #16: Christmas in Missouri. circa 1997
Case Closed (practically — the technical term is “suspended”)
Just under a month ago I wrote a post about my experience in being run off the road while riding my bicycle. In that time I have heard nothing about what the police have done to investigate, and whether or not they located the perpetrators, or simply closed the case. The officer who took my … Continue reading Case Closed (practically — the technical term is “suspended”)
KC Zoo: Penguins
(Final post in a series on a day at the Kansas City Zoo) After finishing the carousel ride we hit the last main exhibit -- the Penguins. The Penguin habitat includes two main sections: one for cold water penguins and one for the warm water penguins. Back in April Betsy and I had seen the … Continue reading KC Zoo: Penguins
Sunday Evening Meditation
I had planned to get something together ahead of time for this Sunday's post, and then I was going to do something quick midday. Now it is evening, and I still don't have a post up. So I'll just do a "short" meditation. Our church had a meeting today of the parents of students in … Continue reading Sunday Evening Meditation
KC Zoo: Carousel
The Zoo has a carousel where instead of horses the animals you ride on are various zoo animals. It is a very good idea in principal, but unlike the carousels we ride at the amusement park, it is very slow. It needs to be faster. The central part of the carousel had a lot of … Continue reading KC Zoo: Carousel
KC Zoo: Australia and the Tiger Trail
From the Australia train section you can head in two directions: Down the Tiger Trail or to Australia. We chose the Tiger Trail first. A new exhibit had opened on the Tiger Trail since Betsy and I had visited in April. The Tiger Trail used to have cages for the great tigers, but since they … Continue reading KC Zoo: Australia and the Tiger Trail
KC Zoo: Train to Australia
We began our transport series in Africa on the Sky Safari, transferred to the Tram, and today I will talk about the next step: the Train to Australia. The tram was a full-size tram, but the train is more of a child-size seat. It begins by going through a short tunnel that actually heads away … Continue reading KC Zoo: Train to Australia
At The Rainbow 