Tag Archives: Kansas

Who’d a’ Thunk It?

While visiting the Lawrence(KS) Journal-World website to get the link for the previous gridiron post, I paused for a moment on the story on the front page: Obama has received more contributions from Kansans than McCain. The Google map on that link shows a lot of blue; I take it that these are the [...]

Another The Game

I meant to blog this yesterday; the laptop upgrade intervened. In what is The Game for Kansans, expatriate Kansans, and fans of intrastate rivalries in general:
Kansas 52, Kansas State 21
Kansans realize that this is The Game; back in the day, it might be the only game either team would win all season. Both programs have [...]

Autumnal Header Graphic

tbbs is graced by the photographic expertise of WSK_2005, aka Shawn Kinkade who got this beautiful shot of autumnal foliage at the Kansas City Zoo.
More importantly, Shawn made the work available under a Creative Commons license with the “free to remix” clause active.
I trust that my limited Gimp skills didn’t detract too much from the [...]

Is it just Me?

Seems like every time I visit this old blog, the West Virginia University logo is in the right sidebar. There are three graphics that display, in some sort of random order.
No matter. Go Mountaineers! Except for basketball season1, in which case it is, was, and ever shall be Rock Chalk Jayhawk!
And maybe [...]

One Less Feed

With the new gig day one approaching, I’ve unsubbed my Jobs in Kansas City feed.
No point pursuing that now; my future Kansas years may be as a beekeeper, and perhaps a small time truck farmer.
Nothing wrong with that. For now, there are Linux servers to stand up and maintain.
-k-
Update: I’m still, always have been, and [...]

The Power of a Kansas Handshake

I haven’t blogged anything about this, but, for four years now, my little bride and I have been the proud owners1 of 40 acres of Kansas farmland in Jeffferson County KS. We found the realtor online, and made a trip back there in search of housing/building lots for our emeritus years. We only wanted [...]

Out of Uniform

To commemorate last night’s Kansas basketball triumph, I’m forsaking my all-black garb for one day only. Today, appearing in a shabby cubicle near you, will be an old man attired in a tasteful white polo shirt, with an understated Jayhawk embroidered on the left breast.
It’s the least I can do. My little bride [...]

National Champions

The Kansas Jayhawks. Over a scrappy, tough, and worthy Memphis Tiger team. It doesn’t get any better than that.
Rock Chalk Jayhawk!
-k-tbbs tags: Kansas, kujayhawks, NCAA, March Madness

One Hour

Time left until the tip-off of the NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship game. I’m 110% for the Kansas Jayhawks, while trying to remind myself that at some level, this is just a game. I just want to see both teams play their best; that is what got them both on center stage tonight. I [...]

Seasonal Header Graphic

To commemorate the Kansas Jayhawks’ ascendance to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship game, I thought it appropriate to adorn the old blog header. From the Flicker, and Jeff Croft, this panorama of historic Allen Fieldhouse.
I loved this description of Allen that Jeff posted with the picture:
Feels like the Lambeau Field of college basketball, [...]