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Happy In Bag: August 2005
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Wednesday, August 31, 2005. I never considered myself a coffee snob. Until now. Posted by Happy In Bag @ 7:57 AM. Tuesday, August 30, 2005. It was the perfect chance to run away with the circus. The performers and their support crew were inside nearby Kemper Arena. It would have been a simple matter to become a stowaway in a Ringling Brothers train last weekend. What would I be escaping from? Alas, I knew that beyond the dismal abyss of the West Bottoms,. Posted by Happy In Bag @ 7:50 AM. For every squir...
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Happy In Bag: September 2005
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Friday, September 30, 2005. The possibility of a new way of life was revealed to me yesterday. Recent events compelled us to try camping, something we’d never attempted. It was all unicorns and rainbows. Save this photograph, I won’t reveal the site we selected, except to say it’s part of a public system. I now consider the location a secret refuge should I need to suddenly leave town but can’t locate my passport. Posted by Happy In Bag @ 2:16 PM. Thursday, September 29, 2005. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,.
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Happy In Bag: March 2006
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Friday, March 31, 2006. Take a look at that priceless view. I snapped this photograph from my room at the Westin Hotel in Vancouver, B.C. The company will sell you a night’s stay for $225.00 U.S. dollars if you beg for the lowest possible rate. But thanks to Priceline, I paid less than a third of that during spring break. Posted by Happy In Bag @ 7:21 AM. Thursday, March 30, 2006. Vote Yes, You Provincial Twits. I don’t know if the proposal is a fair deal for taxpayers. I don’t if the rolling roof wi...
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Happy In Bag: July 2005
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Sunday, July 31, 2005. My review of the. CD for Punknews.com follows. Grime, the new hip-hop mutation out of London, isn't just the sound of today. It very well may be the sound of the next decade. Many people will recoil from grime's cold, threatening vibe. But those who dismiss grime will be missing a revolutionary step on the ladder of popular music's evolution. Even if the grime artists contained on the stunning. Most of the ruthless recordings on. This is the sound of danger in 2005. With its threat...
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Happy In Bag: January 2006
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006. Where's the Fat and Lazy Animal? Among the proposed improvements to the Kansas City Zoo is "a more convenient entrance." Apparently, walking an extra two hundred yards along a remarkably attractive path from the parking lot to the zoo’s gate is too taxing for our community. That would be sure to pack ‘em in. Posted by Happy In Bag @ 8:35 AM. Monday, January 30, 2006. I’ve switched grocery stores. I’m now a Hy-Vee man. For the past couple years I’ve roamed the wide aisles of my ...
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Happy In Bag: October 2005
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Monday, October 31, 2005. Honest Injun, It Was Racist. I was a four-eyed bookworm living in a Chicago suburb during the Nixon administration. In addition to Halloween, my favorite autumn rituals were reading. And making our family’s annual trek to Lawrence, KS, for Thanksgiving. In John T. McCutcheon’s. Even as child, I was aware of the cruel irony of being served by these beautiful women for whom the holiday surely represented staggering tragedy. It’s clear today that both. Posted by Happy In Bag @ 8:03...
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Happy In Bag: November 2005
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Wednesday, November 30, 2005. Why Is This No Longer the American Standard? Don't you prefer full-length urinals? Posted by Happy In Bag @ 8:50 AM. Tuesday, November 29, 2005. Walking With the Ghosts. Aside from my strong desire for UMKC’s men’s basketball team to humiliate Missouri tonight, I don’t really care about the Kangaroos. Yet I plan to attend several of their home games this season for a reason unrelated to sports. I’m in love with Municipal Auditorium. Posted by Happy In Bag @ 9:03 AM. Most Kan...
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Happy In Bag: February 2006
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Tuesday, February 28, 2006. No Worms In This Apple. There was no "restaurant row" on Kansas City’s 39th Street when d’Bronx first opened a block east of State Line. The informal deli’s food, just as it is now, was solid. Something’s changed, however, and it’s changed for the better. In its formative years, D’Bronx received more attention for its surly service than for its tasty offerings. The East Coast attitude has eroded; it’s a gentler eatery today. Posted by Happy In Bag @ 8:17 AM. Well, not really.
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Happy In Bag: December 2005
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Saturday, December 31, 2005. Minutes after his New Year’s Eve concert at Kansas City’s Folly Theater, I was stunned to see funk saxophonist Maceo Parker join us in the elevator of a downtown hotel. Maceo, your concert was great! I slurred. The rickety old elevator was exceedingly slow, giving me a chance to break into my James Brown routine for the Godfather of Soul’s former bandleader. "Maatheeeeo! I shouted. "Blow thaaat hooorn! The evening began so innocently. It must have been 1989, and the. I Love I...
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