Late Winter, Early Spring (When Everybody Goes To Mexico)

I'm almost dug out from snow-mageddon. I'll be back Monday to poke alligators with sticks and post more mediocre witty commentary.




'Late winter, Early Spring' was written & performed by John Denver, Mike Taylor, Dick Kniss, and sub-titled 'When everybody goes to Mexico.' It's the fourth movement of the 5 part 'Season Suite' from John Denver's 1972 album 'Rocky Mountain High.' It's rumored to be the only instrumental ever recorded by John, and I think it one of the most beautiful guitar duets ever recorded.

Give it a listen and let me know what you think.

Saturday Saunter

 Leawood (Kansas) Reverend Selected to Deliver Inaugural Prayer Sermon.
(no word yet if anti-religious bigots will demand 'separation of church/state' from Dear Leader)

Sioux Chief Manufacturing sues U.S. over ObamaCare.

"The Peculiar (Missouri) -based company wants relief from provisions of the act that require it to cover abortion and contraception in its self-insured health plan, contrary to its owners’ Catholic beliefs."

Bank seeks judgment in U.S. Rep. Cleaver's(D-MO) business loan.

"Bank of America sued the Cleavers and Cleaver Co. LLC last March, claiming they had defaulted on a 2002 loan to buy and operate a car wash in Grandview. In the initial lawsuit, the bank asked for $1,526,738 to end the default. Grandview Auto Wash remains open.

But the filing Thursday said the amount owed has increased nearly $86,000 because payments still aren’t being made. It isn’t known when the judge might rule."

11 years and no judgment? The congressman is obviously a member of the protected class.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/18/4018212/bank-seeks-judgment-in-cleaver.html#storylink=cpy

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2009: Christmas Trees Banned at U.N. Climate Change Conference

Anybody seen the Grinch?

"The Danish Foreign Ministry has turned down an offer to use Nordmann fir trees as Christmas decorations inside the Bella Center here, and the English-language Copenhagen Post says it’s because Danish government officials don’t want to offend non-Christian participants in the U.N. climate change conference."

What a farce. The U.N. ostensibly claims to represent all of the world's people, including an estimated one billion Christians. Yet, during one of the most celebrated holiday's in Christendom, in a historically Christian nation, that is a major exporter of live Christmas trees to Europe & America, in a city that's abuzz with yuletide decorations, holiday festivities, and lit up like - well, like a Christmas tree - some Danish Foreign Ministry secular-crat gives offense so as not to offend.

Hmm. I wonder who these "non-Christian participants" would be at the U.N.?

But all is not lost! Thank the Lord the traditional Christmas tree in Copenhagen’s City Hall Square is off grid & peddle powered.

Krykee. It's not easy being wack-a-doodle green.

Saturday Saunter

 A quick look around the inter-tubes:

It maybe legal, but it's not very smart:  Judge upholds KCMO's new streetcar taxing district

Local NPR affiliate  KCUR Offers $120 Walt Bodine Coffee Mug

KMBZ's angry white man Chris Merrill Has a New Job in San Diego

Who knew? Kansas City has a burlesque festival. (racy, but sfw)

Hard hitting newspaper man Don Surber says goodbye to blogging, but will still keep his day job.

Cherokee, schmerokee. It’s Elizabeth Warren’s neo-bolshevik heritage that disturbs me.

His pressed and creased jeans makes slack fetishist David Brooks happy, but truth be told ‘We have kind of a metrosexual president.’

Brutal hypocrisy alert:
Homosexual Anti-Bullying Speaker Curses Christian Teens.

'Unexpectedly':  US Economy Misses Mark, 1st Qtr Growth at Tepid 2.2%

Alternative Headline:
Are You Better Off Now Than $5 TRILLION ago?

 I'll take 'an Obama appointee' for 500, Alex:
Who Is EPA Crucifixion Chief Al Armendariz?

Obamaville:  U.S. Homeownership Hits Decade Low


I blame PMS: Woman kills man by squeezing his testicles over parking dispute.




 TY IP, TY L, TY DR, TY TKC, TY MWD, TY HA

Saturday Saunter

Cartoon round-up edition.

TY TS, TH, IOtW, & DS

Saturday Saunter

A brief look around the inter-tubes.

MSNBC, the Faux News Network (Ol' Joe Goebbels had a TV Network... Ee, I, Ee, I, Ohh).

Current TV fires 'Worst Person in the World,' replaces him w/ Client number 9.

Unpaid bloggers' lawsuit vs Huffington Post Dismissed.
(Alternative headline: Uber-Liberal Mega-Blog that champions wealth redistribution & workers' rights pleased uber-liberal bloggers who champion wealth redistribution & workers' rights won't get paid for their efforts.)

Miss Universe Disqualifies Transgender Contestant.
(You can cut it off n pump 'em up, that's your prerogative, but don't pee on me then insist it's raining!)

Reason number 247 California needs to slide off into the Pacific.

Obama Makes Election Year Call for Higher Tax Rates (of course).

5 key questions for the Supreme Court in Obamacare decision.