National Do Something Nice Day!

Happy National Do Something Nice Day!

Now, you know what to do---get out there and...

Why I Can't Bear To See Ignorant Racism

One of the reasons I most hate to see or read or hear blatant, ugly, ignorant racism is partly, furst, sure, because it's just ugly and wrong.

But the 2nd reason is because those racists in this country, usually white, have no idea of our own nation's history and the wide ranging scope of that racism and of our history and what mostly black Americans have gone through in this country nor, again, our own nation's history.

From the history of slavery in this country and how much it has influenced how we got to here, to today and to where we are but then, after slavery and after our Civil War. It's why people need to study it and be shown what took place. far too few know now as they ought.

Douglas Blackmon's "Slavery By Another Name" was illuminating for me and a lot of us who watched it.

Last evening, I saw this, "The Help."



Too many people just don't know. Too many people don't know our history.

And for a blogger in this city to allow ugly, ignorant, racist comments in his comment section just perpetuates that racism, that ugliness and that stupidity.

The blogger should know better.

A Happy Kansas City Birthday

To Ms. Ida McBeth. And thank you for sharing your wonderful voice and talents with us.

Entertainment Overnight -- Moonlight Sonata

Happy birthday to a local, fellow blogger

A very happy birthday wish to "Just Me" blogger, Donna.

I hope it's a great one for you, filled with family, friends, great food and some terrific memories.

Enjoy.

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A Sunday suggestion

With thanks and a tip of the hat to friend-blogger Donna. Enjoy your Sunday, y'all.

Oh, hell no

If what BlogKC says is true, it's time to go ballistic.

"Real estate developers are asking KCMO to annex over 300 acres of rural Platte County just north of the Kansas City International Airport for a large suburban-style housing development called 'The Lake at Tomahawke Creek.'”

No, no and hell no and here's why:

The city of Kansas City, Missouri is broke, folks.

We have no money.

We have a poor credit rating now--and it's slipping.

We have too much sprawl now.

It's in the flight path of the airport and (as BlogKC reported) "the airport is warning that it will be noisy for anyone living there..."

"The site is far from existing city services..."

I think that's enough right there.

No.

No.

The answer is no.

Are we clear here?

Link: http://blogkc.com/archives/2009/11/city-asked-to-annex-300-acres-of-sprawl-north-of-kci/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Blogkc+%28BlogKC%29

Addendum: And since when do you make the name for an American Indian tool (tomahawk) British by adding an "e" to the end? Does that make any sense to anyone?