The Kansas City Vlog:  20230306 to 20230312 Boorish Slice of Life

20230306 Monday The Night Shift - shooting at 35th and Prospect at a bus stop and having mint tea at Cafe Cà Phê.

20230307 Tuesday The Night Shift- we are in the Power and Light District after doing live Bumpback shots preceding the beginning of the Big 12 tournament.

20230308 The Night Shift - Big 12 at the big downtown arena starts today and we will be busy here all week. It is my birthday and I celebrate by having brekkus and cawfeee at Town Topic on Baltimore in KCMO. I talk about the meaning of the term, boogin.

20230309 Thursday The Night Shift- Talking about live shots at the Big 12 tournament downtown

20230309 The Kansas City Vlog- Tea at Cafe Cà Phê

20230310 Friday The Night Shift - In the early morning hours downtown is crazy as people are filing out of the big sports bar. I am checking on an accident call at 13th and Grand. We are live at Barney Allis Plaza. I get tea afterwards.

20230311 The Kansas City Vlog-Rainy Saturday - the fam is playing Clue to decide who gets to pick the movie tonight. I hook up my new antenna for my scanner radio. I didn’t want to stay around the house so I went to Retail Rebel. I get things for the kids, mostly. I have tea and do a River Market driving tour before heading home.

20230312 The Kansas City Vlog_ Sunday. Choich, Westport Coffeehouse and Filipino Dance Practice, plus another trip to Retail Rebel.

20230309 The Jefferson Highway Between Trimble and Linden, Missouri

On my way home from work, I had to visit north of Smithville, Missouri to drop a colleague off in Trimble, Missouri.  Realizing I was on the Jefferson Highway, I decided to shoot a driving tour on the Jefferson Highway through Smithville.  While in Smithville, I stopped to have coffee at Cornerstone Coffee House.  

The Kansas City Vlog: 20230227 to 20230305 Boorish Slice of Life

The second to the last day of February is yucky. I endeavor to be ahead of the curve and get my KCI media parking pass early, but the airport police are busy with the new terminal. There is a threat of severe weather as I do this. The rain does not help much to put out a vagrant house fire on Flora in KCMO. I am live at the old KCI terminal B. I recall old memories as many Kansas City residents do. It would be a shame to see such public works of art destroyed. I do one last walk through and admire the Brutalist Modern Structures which are still in many ways ahead of their time. I have mentioned that I have some ideas for uses for the old terminal buildings. I believe terminal B could become a capsule hotel for those times when peoples flights get cancelled or delayed, like the big meltdown that happened at the end of December 2022. It can also be a good convenient spot for a ground transportation hub to get people in and out of the city and to the airport. People could be close by and have a better option than sleeping on terminal floors when their flights do not connect. Terminal C could be a readiness/emergency preparedness facility/USO facility as well a a convenient place for the MEPS. With the infrastructure all ready in place and with little modification, all the military units in the area could make good use of this building. If there were ever a major disaster in the area, having this facility for coordination of emergency and contingency forces would be of great service for the metro. Since the airport is right there, all of these uses would be a perfect fit for this terminal. USO could use this facility for helping troops depart and come home. Military units could use this facility for their readiness needs as many deployments begin and end at a commercial airport. This terminal could serve the needs of US troops deploying and arriving home in a way that does not entangle them in the confusion and congestion of the main terminal. They could arrive as normal at the main terminal, and then catch a bus to Terminal C to be processed and welcomed home. As for deployments, all of their needs and processing can be accommodated in their own space with members of their unit temporarily setting up shop and making sure they have everything they need. In a similar fashion, the MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station) which has similar needs to a deployment station could be set up in the old terminal. The linear design of the terminal could ease the process as it is a logical layout for the recruits entry into the military. As for USO uses, with so many other military needs being met in the same building, it would be very convenient for the USO to set up shop in the same facility for their uses. Many military functions take place at commercial airports, and having a close by facility could make many of these needed functions seamless and economically viable. Those are a few of my ideas, I am sure many other people have ideas as well, other than tearing down buildings with a lot of life left in them. Remember, we need to reuse and recycle rather than demolish only to find we have to build the same type of facility in the same spot and many times the cost.

Continuing with my week, I am at the end of a busy day I pursue a fix for my right rear tire. I end up going to Discount Tire, which has a policy of doing minor fixes for free. Many other places are nearly impossible to get into. I do some bargain hunting at Retail Rebel and I get a bunch more junk to load into my car. On Tuesday we are at, can you guess? Yes, we are at the new terminal. There are some impressive features of the new design but that does not mean I would like to see the old terminals thrown out. Kansas City cannot celebrate for long it seems as three KCPD officers are shot trying to serve a warrant. This kicks off an operation 100. The three officers survive, but the shooter took his own life. I take the old Westport road in Independence on my way out of my work day. I kvetch about gas stations with no real facilities for the public to use. Cafe Cà Phê is calling for a hot drink and a dog nut. The first indications of spring are sprouting in our yard but we know it is fake spring. Thursday brings us doing a follow up live shot of the three injured police officers. We go live from the government quarter of downtown KC as going live from a place where even the police are not safe is not a healthy idea. I've had a stressful night with my personal life, so I stress eat at Winsteads -- the best steak burger in town. We have steamers at Cafe Cà Phê. Actually I have Vietnamese hot chocolate. Friday finds us with a rainy night and an uneventful evening where I livestreamed. I get danishes and cawfee at Headrush in Gladstone. Saturday we celebrate our dawgs birthday at their favorite, Three Dogs Bakery. Stella was born in March 2013, and Jimmy was born in February 2015, so we split the difference and celebrate around the first of March. We have brunch at Vietnam Cafe in Columbus Park. Retail Rebel calls our name on ten dollar day. I celebrate the beautiful weather with a walk in the River Market area followed by a cup of tea at Cafe Cà Phê. The dogs have no idea why we are singing to them and giving them treats and making them wear silly hats. Sundays have become one of the busiest days of the week for us with one kid serving and one kid singing in the choir and Sinag Tala dance plus a grocery run on a nice fake spring day.

The Kansas City Vlog-20230220 to 20230226 Boorish Slice of Life

20230221 The Kansas City Vlog: Lent Begins In Kansas City -- Mardi Gras

20230221 The Kansas City Vlog:  Mardi Gras Steamer

The Kansas City Vlog: 20210213 to 20230219 Boorish Slice of Life

20230213 to 20230219 The Kansas City Vlog Boorish Slice of Life

There was a crazy week in Kansas City for some reason.  It is time to get the best steakburgers in town.  I'm spending a lot of time at Union Station for some reason.  I kvetch a lot about people who commit crimes in Missouri and then drive fast to KCK for sanctuary.  I shop local for Valentines.  Meanwhile, I'm having brekkus.  What is it about the west bottoms of Kansas City that makes people thing apocalypse?  Wednesday is the day of the big parade.  The celebration could not last long though, as on the same day tragedy visits the city.  We also suffer when winter weather sneak attacks us.  Friday brings cold and a fire at an abandoned middle school.  Kawfeeeeee.....  Busy Saturday.  Brunch buttfey for Sunday.  Altar server lessons for the kids is at 14:00.  We finish the week at Retail Rebel.

The Kansas City Vlog: 20230206 to 20230212 Boorish Slice of Life

20230206 to 20230212 Boorish Slice of Life

This busy week begins with a fire.  Part of our job is to ask the fire captain in charge important information about the fire.  Winter is a busy time for "vagrant" house fires.  Abandoned houses and buildings become homes for squatters who set up camp as they do not wish to go to emergency shelters during the cold weather.  In desperation many of them light fires and light their shelter on fire.  They are usually long gone before the fire fighters arrive.  Vagrancy can be defined as harmful acts against oneself or others usually but not always as a result of homelessness or houselessness.  Abandoned properties provide shelter to vagrants and all the problems they bring to themselves and others.  Keeping properties empty for long periods of time is criminal.  I got to talk to an experienced fire chief.  Why is it our football franchise is not called the Fire Chiefs?  The stories I hear are a great perk of my occupation.  Speaking of perks, we were the last people to get to use the completed southbound lanes of the John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil bridge, other than construction crews.   I do an impromptu tour of Union Station.  As things change, even though possibly visually booring, I roll on the Broadway Bridge as it exists before it is altered.  Tuesday is a cityfari.  There is another word I've invented.  It means to explore a city as a wild place -- almost a natural environment.  I kvetch about the inconvenience of a major bridge being blocked as I get a steamer.  Grandview has a shooting call -- 

MEDIA RELEASE

Shooting

February 08, 2023

On 02/08/2023 at approximately 2:50 AM, Grandview Police responded to a shooting in the Victory Apartments located at 12322 3rd St., Grandview, Missouri.

Officers made contact with the victim who had suffered a serious injury and then taken to a local hospital. The suspect fled the scene and has been identified as an acquaintance of the victim. The victim is expected to survive.

Grandview Police Department is investigating and searching for the suspect.

Anyone with information about the crime is asked to contact Crime Stoppers Greater Kansas City TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).

I then drive to the other side of 135th for a car chase that had been going on all evening it seemed. We are spending our lives at Union Station, it seems. The place is lit up very pretty. In this part of the country, the weather changes quickly. I go to visit the Dentist. The "light snow"has become a February Surprise snow. We end up at Dagwoods which is a nice place to have a warm cup, a hot plate and a nice view of the winter weather outside. Friday brings me as a roamin' gnome. However, a big fire derailed our adventure. Time for haystacks. I discovered that Dagwoods version of a haystack is called a Dagwood. The afternoon brought us shopping for a phone as my wife's phone went kaputt. Saturday brings a much needed clean up for my work home. I run other shopping errands and end up at another great city diner -- Hayes. Sunday was a fun day for us and the dawgs. Cafe Ca Phe is very busy. Vietnam Cafe is busy too, and on such a nice day the dawgs and I enjoy a little walk around Columbus Park. Everyone else is eagerly anticipating a big sporting event, Yay Sports Team! We get some necessities at China Town Food Market. Because of some big sport team event, we find ourselves looking fruitlessly for an open store. We also was our family bus. We were cheering for a deer to cross North Broadway to catch up with the rest of its herd. A war broke out as I tried to get sleep for the busy days to follow.