The greatest: Staff picks for KU’s all-time bests

My bad. I must have messed up with our electronic archive.
Here's a pic of the REAL Ray Evans.

http://www2.ljworld.com/users/photos/...

July 30, 2012 at 12:15 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Two-wheeled stratification

Good question, Roe, though my teen daughter recently informed me she has no real interest in learning to drive (yay!) but wants a scooter (facepalm). She thinks they're "cool."

May 14, 2012 at 12:19 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Stupid is as stupid does — and hops and flies and …

Now, Roe, I don't want this to devolve (evolve?) into a dogs-vs.-cats debate.
So let's just suffice it to say,
Dogs rule,
cats drool.

April 23, 2012 at 8:52 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Scissors o' death

That's probably for the best. I was always taught not to run with scissors.

December 12, 2011 at 6:22 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Road acne

Bing bing bing. We have a winner!

November 29, 2010 at 3:34 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Like KU against Buffs, Mecham ‘got hot’

According to TVGuide.com, it will air at midnight Wednesday, as the story above says.
I think the confusion stems from the whole midnight/noon a.m./p.m. mixup.
Technically, midnight Wednesday is Wednesday morning, but to most people it is Tuesday night.
Whatever ... in this case the replay is on two hours after Tuesday night's 10 o'clock news.
Or ... just let Mr. Tivo handle it.

November 8, 2010 at 3:23 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Put a lid on it

Roe:
I could embellish all I want. My wife would hear my story and not need any "I like your helmet" euphemisms to assure me that, yes, I am a dork.
And thanks for the link. I knew I couldn't be the only one to make that connection.

August 23, 2010 at 11:11 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Ride. Of. The. Year.

Nope, not a family name. It's just a name my wife and I (my wife) settled upon (she demanded) after lengthy discussion (yes, dear) and serious consideration (whatever you say). No, seriously, we just thought it sounded good, plus I think there might have been a pretty good third baseman by that name.
I don't own a saddle or a shoe of the same name, though I probably should.

August 20, 2010 at 12:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Blatant bike bias

bearded_gnome:
Thank you, too, for a classy argument.
I won't belabor the point except to say, I thought it a good fit. Had I been told a bike-appropriate route would not be a good use of their limited resources, I wouldn't have had an issue with it.
I respect the folks of MOW and their mission and in no way am I trying to tell them how to do their jobs.
I simply figured, perhaps naively, that it wouldn't much matter whether I deliver by bike, Hummer or hovercraft, and I didn't try to get them to bend their situation to fit me. I initially asked if I could be fit into their situation and was told I could. Then I was informed -- politely -- that I couldn't.
In no way did I mean for this to reflect poorly on MOW. My overwhelming reaction to this is disappointment that I won't be able to help in the way I had envisioned -- and originally was told I could.

August 16, 2010 at 10:32 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Blatant bike bias

bearded_gnome:
I have to disagree with you.
I didn't ask MOW to rearrange itself one bit. When I first contacted them, I expressed interest in delivering by bike and said logistically it would be easier and faster if I had a route by the hospital, where the meals are prepared, or somewhere between the hospital and my home.
Whether I deliver by bike or not, the MOW folks probably try to accommodate people geographically as much as possible. Had I been told the only available route was in, say, Eudora, that obviously wouldn't be practical by bike and I wouldn't have considered it.
I didn't ask them to rearrange anything, nor did I ask any existing volunteers to vacate their routes. I simply asked if there was a route that would be close to the hospital or my home and was told initially that shouldn't be a problem.
I realize organizations like MOW have limited finances and volunteers and had hoped to add to the available volunteer bank, at least.
And I didn't pass judgment on their work.
Had I been told meals need to be delivered within a certain amount of time to be safe, then the onus would have been on me to prove I could meet the deadline or, again, it wouldn't be practical by bike.
Instead, I was told something about not being able to handle the trays. I didn't ask them to change the way they package their food to accommodate me, and if I hadn't been confident -- thanks in part to the examples set by Austin and Portland -- that I would be able to haul their meals by bike, I wouldn't have pursued it.
I was confident that I could have helped them in their mission without either of us having to change the way we do things.

August 16, 2010 at 8:33 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )