Tag Archives: Missouri
The accident, part one
I was seventeen years old and a senior in high school. I’ve always been a bit of an overachiever and high school was no exception. That year, I was enrolled in sixteen hours of college credit through one local university, … Continue reading
Tagged Independence, memories, Missouri, my life
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fountains
I was born and raised near Kansas City, Missouri, colloquially known as the “city of fountains”. That worked out well, as I grew up to LOVE fountains. Technically I love water in general- swimming pools, lakes, rivers – and fountains … Continue reading
fort osage recap
Here’s a bunch of photos from our visit to Fort Osage yesterday. These were taken on my camera (not my phone). Since my phone battery was dead, I used the camera. (in fact, I need to do that more! Some … Continue reading
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Tagged Fort Osage, history, learning, Missouri, Missouri river, William Clark
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friday night storms
Last Friday, we had another big thunderstorm here. I’m quite accustomed to thunderstorms- in fact, I rather enjoy them! So I was more excited than anything when they forecasted storms. All day Friday, it was very “gray” – overcast and … Continue reading
hunting
I live in Missouri, which is definitely hunting county. Not in the big cities, I suppose, but in the rural areas everyone owns hunting gear. Rifles, Nikon rifle scopes, bows and arrows, you name it. I’m not a hunter, but … Continue reading
insomnia and spiders
Warning: Moderately icky post. Read at your own risk. Last night, I couldn’t sleep. I lay in bed, wide awake, wondering why I was awake, and quietly praying, “Lord, I HAVE to get some sleep!” because I have a doctor’s … Continue reading
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Tagged bed, hand, insomnia, Missouri, night, personal rights, quarter inch, randoms, Read, sleep, spider, stray hair, urban myth, Wolf, wolf spider
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quote of the day, 8-5-08
From Kenny Hulshof, winner of the Republican primary for Missouri Governor, in reference to outgoing President George W. Bush and outgoing Missouri Governor Matt Blunt: It’s easy to criticize a president whose career is over and a governor who is … Continue reading
why I won’t vote for clint zweifel
This is kind of a local thing. Clint Zweifel is a candidate running for the Missouri State Treasurer. He has this commercial that really bugs me, and I think I’ve figured out why… First, a little background. Missouri’s current governer … Continue reading
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Tagged Attorney General, candidate, Clint Zweifel, Governor, majority whip, Matt Blunt, minority whip, Missouri, news, randoms, State Treasurer, U.S. House
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even history doesn’t last forever
A historic building in Oak Grove, Missouri burned to the ground this week. Events like this always reminds me that, for all of our work to preserve buildings and artifacts, true history will only last in our memory. Buildings will … Continue reading
Posted in mini editorials, personal
Tagged artifacts, building, God, ground, Grove, history, memories, Missouri, my life, news, Oak, Oak Grove, oak grove missouri, photographs, true history, week
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floods, levees, wet wet homes
The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers are flooding… again. It’s a bad year for floods. Some cities right on the banks get flooded every year, but the rivers are rising even higher this year. I have told my parents, again and … Continue reading
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Tagged burlap bags, course, date, flood, flood water, House, Kansas City, kansas city area, location, memories, Mississippi, Mississippi river, Missouri, Missouri river, missouri rivers, naturaldisaster, news, north Kansas City, snow, state law, tetanus, The Mississippi river, The river, weather, year
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