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Anniversary: Blog Your Way to the K

By On May 13, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Five years ago, the Royals stepped out of their traditionally tight control of their message and turned it over to a rag-tag group of bloggers. For a night.

It was 2011, and the Royals were in the midst of an historically bad decade of losing baseball. Their new manager, Ned Yost was grumbling through his […]

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We Participated In History… Poorly

By On May 3, 2013 · Leave a Comment

We have crossed over into the surreal.  Last month, we all watched in horror as events too impossible for a summer movie blockbuster played out on our television screens, our radios and our computers. The images were indelible and heartbreaking.

While we all had seen events such as these play out before – […]

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Share and Share Alike

By On March 26, 2013 · Leave a Comment

SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE 
Posted 3/17/13

I was talking with a friend recently about everything that’s wrong with social networking today. I think it’s great that folks seem to have embraced the idea of technology. Just a few years ago, I would never have dreamed of my mother sharing pictures of her grandchildren […]

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The First Step Towards Recovery

By On January 24, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Reprinted from the Rambling Moron Column at the Platte County Landmark.

THE FIRST STEP TOWARD RECOVERY 
Posted 1/19/13
It begins about 8 p.m. every night. Just as I am whisking my kid off to his nightly bath. I give it a glance. Maybe shoot a witty update out there. Once he’s done and I’m […]

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The Fans’ Voice Is Getting Stronger

By On January 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Reprinted from the Rambling Moron Column at the Platte County Landmark.

THE FANS’ VOICE IS GETTING STRONGER
Posted 1/11/13

For generations, the “fan” of a team has had some very minor duties – pay for admission and cheer for your team. In return, the expectation is that every team’s ownership should take that […]

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