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Showing posts with label Lawrence. Show all posts
Monday, November 17, 2008
Which do you like best?
Which (if any) would you hang on your wall? I'm just trying to decide which one to frame.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
The week off begins
I don't really have anything exciting to report. It is nice having the week of, that's for sure. I bet I'm doing better that these people:
This is the view from my window Saturday afternoon. For some reasons unknown to me, this woman dumped all of this stuff in the parking lot in the pouring rain. She tried to talk to him, but he just kept his head down while picking everything up. She apparently gave up, backed out of the parking spot, then sped down the alley while running over some of the possessions. Entertaining stuff.
This is the view from my window Saturday afternoon. For some reasons unknown to me, this woman dumped all of this stuff in the parking lot in the pouring rain. She tried to talk to him, but he just kept his head down while picking everything up. She apparently gave up, backed out of the parking spot, then sped down the alley while running over some of the possessions. Entertaining stuff.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Push the doors of science
This is why they shouldn't allow the people at the homeless shelter in Lawrence to use the internet unsupervised.
http://lawrence.craigslist.org/wan/722593461.html
Wanted: questionable doctors with cloning equipment
Looking to clone myself, possibly twice if we can make them the same age as me. In return, one clone for slave labor (Pays off in overtime fees anyway), and more then likely miles of protesters. Let's push the doors of science forward together.
(And no, I did not post this.)
http://lawrence.craigslist.org/wan/722593461.html
Wanted: questionable doctors with cloning equipment
Looking to clone myself, possibly twice if we can make them the same age as me. In return, one clone for slave labor (Pays off in overtime fees anyway), and more then likely miles of protesters. Let's push the doors of science forward together.
(And no, I did not post this.)
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
Party pooper
Lawrence is always pretty friendly. Don't get me wrong, people aren't doffing caps at every stranger, but conversations happen in public and they are usually friendly. For the weeks since the national championship, this has been at an all-time high. Downtown has an extra bit of energy; not sure how to explain it, but its there. With the weather turning warm again and more people heading outside and are in noticeably good moods.
I watched a bit of the Lawrence Half Marathon on Sunday morning and the friendliness seemed to spill over there, too. The spectators would clap and encourage the racers and some (alot actually) even said thank you back at the crowds....no need folks, you're in the middle of running 13 miles. At one point, a John Deere Gator drove along with two fire-medics who were there in case a racer would need assistance. Pat and I cheered them on, "you can do it, push!" They got a kick out of it, people around us chuckled when one of them responded, "yeah I'm started to work up a sweat."
So hopefully I'm painted the picture: This town basking in good vibes. Got it?
Well, not the whole town. The owner of Milton's is not feeling the love. Don't go there, ask for a table for 8, have 6 people there and expect to be seated. Your entire group has to be there. Our group even got to the table (for breakfast after the H-marathon) and when he saw that we weren't all there, he told us that he had told us "3 times that everyone needed to be here in order to be seated." He asked where the other 2 people were. We told him that they (1 H-marathon volunteer and 1 5k runner) were a block away and he said he didn't care. He had no problem making making us feel like dirt. None of us had a problem with making a scene. Alot of "we're-not-dealing-with-this-lets-just-go-someplace-else" talk was going around. We immediately walked out, straight to Wheatfields. My omelette was delicious there and we were treated like paying customers instead of no-good bums.
I actually liked Milton's before this. Too bad none of us will ever go there again. If we do, we're getting a table for 30 (I don't think that is even possible in that little place) and just drinking water for an hour.
I watched a bit of the Lawrence Half Marathon on Sunday morning and the friendliness seemed to spill over there, too. The spectators would clap and encourage the racers and some (alot actually) even said thank you back at the crowds....no need folks, you're in the middle of running 13 miles. At one point, a John Deere Gator drove along with two fire-medics who were there in case a racer would need assistance. Pat and I cheered them on, "you can do it, push!" They got a kick out of it, people around us chuckled when one of them responded, "yeah I'm started to work up a sweat."
So hopefully I'm painted the picture: This town basking in good vibes. Got it?
Well, not the whole town. The owner of Milton's is not feeling the love. Don't go there, ask for a table for 8, have 6 people there and expect to be seated. Your entire group has to be there. Our group even got to the table (for breakfast after the H-marathon) and when he saw that we weren't all there, he told us that he had told us "3 times that everyone needed to be here in order to be seated." He asked where the other 2 people were. We told him that they (1 H-marathon volunteer and 1 5k runner) were a block away and he said he didn't care. He had no problem making making us feel like dirt. None of us had a problem with making a scene. Alot of "we're-not-dealing-with-this-lets-just-go-someplace-else" talk was going around. We immediately walked out, straight to Wheatfields. My omelette was delicious there and we were treated like paying customers instead of no-good bums.
I actually liked Milton's before this. Too bad none of us will ever go there again. If we do, we're getting a table for 30 (I don't think that is even possible in that little place) and just drinking water for an hour.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
Why I live in Lawrence, Part 1
Why do I live in Lawrence? In no particular order I will explore the reasons.
First off, the Honk for Hemp guy. Go downtown on any weekend and he's there. Right across the street from the courthouse. And everyone honks. Everyone. There is even a website for the movement. Here: http://www.honkforhemp.com/ (there is even a schedule for when/where he'll be)
He is just one of many characters that make this Kansas town so unique and eclectic. I'm sure I'll find some others to share.
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