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Tags Blogging · Blogs · podcast · Todd Ramsey · ToddBlog · wichita areaIf Leonardo lived today and he was an ardent fan of The Big Lebowski like say, Coach Rainbolt, he might’ve painted the Last Supper like this.
Tags Coty Smith · humor · It's Good to Be Coty · Leonardo da Vinci · The Big LebowskiThe McClenahans want to announce that Cora is going to be a big sister.
The first appointment with the doctor, a sonogram and a due date.
* The headline is borrowed from the title of the book A Broken Heart Still Beats: After Your Child Dies. Ed. Anne McCracken & Mary Seme
Tags A Broken Heart Still Beats · Cora Paige McClenahan · The MacsNancy has had some health problems and it has led her to write her own bucket list.
Tags bucket list · Nancy's WorldSpacefem finds Facebook, “a depository of uninteresting people” (especially the baby-centric flavor of certain unnamed accounts). She has also found a way to deal with (i.e. block) some of the mind-numbing aspects of its “colorful” quizzes and applications economy.
Tags applications · Facebook · journal of spacefem · social mediaAfter much contemplation the Mind of MandoRon has developed four categories of people according to their approach to email. Which one are you?
Tags categories of people · email · From the Mind of MandoronCody has a link to a collision of comedian, classifieds and email correspondence.
Tags Coty Smith · email · humor · It's Good to Be CotyUntil it becomes a habit that disrupts relationships and makes life miserable. Lisaq points to some relevant links on the topic and bravely tells of her own addiction to drama.
Tags 20-forty.com · Drama · lisaq · relationshipsMissylew says it is easy. And then lays out, with the help of 20 years of experience in finance and accounting, how it should be easy.
Tags economic difficulties · economics · financial crisis · Musings from the bayou to the plainsLori was one of the fortunate 5,000 who attended this years event. Pictures included.
Tags Flint Hills · It's Lori's World · photos · Symphony in the Flint HillsJaime shows off her new camera with a still and video.
Special guest appearance in the video by former (and hopefully future) blogger Mark McCormick.
Tags Jaime Oppenheimer · Kansas African American Museum · Mark McCormick · photo · stained glass · video · Wichita museumFor every child who has been potty trained there is a story from the parental unit(s). Some are funny, some are frustrating and some are mind boggling. Most of them are not done in triplicate at the exact same time. Maranda weaves the narrative.
(Correction– Maranda’s name was misspelled but is now correct. We apologize for the error. No trashiness was implied or intended.)
It sounds like trying to bob apples three at a time.
Day 2: Lily shines
Day 3: Like bobbing three apples at once
Day 4 & 5: The reason
Day 6: An unexpected turn of events
Tags Audrey · cute cubed · Isabel · Lily · potty training · The Wilson TripletsThe picture of one man standing in front of a line of tanks in Tiananmen Square, 20 years ago, is inspiring and heartbreaking at the same time. Poppypundit found a picture of the same event from a different angle that illustrates the context of this unknown man’s bravery.
If you want to know more about the picture Wikipedia is a good place to start.
Tags history · photos · Poppypundit · Tiananmen SquareDejavaboom has his reasons. As a blogger he, of course, posts them for you to read.
Tags Blogging · dejavaboom · Musement Park · Wichita bloggersMike likes what he finds in the 3.0 operating system but he wonders, “what took them so long?” He would like the new 3G S iPhone too if it didn’t come atattched to the initials A.T.& T.
Tags iPhone · Mike Vail · mikevail.org · tech reviewThe process, thought and otherwise, that moved Chandra to take her two week excursion to the media sensation that is Greensburg, KS.
Tags Greensburg · journalism · To Explain How I Got Here37 years ago this month the first Libertarian National convention was held in Denver, Colorado, five men were arrested for a fifth-rate burglary at the Watergate Hotel and the United States returned Okinawa back to the Japanese government. And Mathias entered the world.
Tags happy birthday · Mathias N OzPaul, the blogger not the apsotle, has some thoughts on self-righteous indignation. He quotes Dallas Willard, usually a good choice; and he quotes Anne Lamott, which is always a good choice.
Tags anger · Anne Lamott · christianity · Paul Hill · TangenceShannon Twitters. So does Justin Timberlake. Shannon has a thing for Justin Timberlake. Justin discovers Shannon’s thing for him. Squeeeing becomes a part of the Twitter lexicon.
Check out Shannon’s other blog Remarkably Clever. It has ideas you can use in tech, travel and daily life.
Tags Justin Timberlake · Remarkably Clever · shannon albert · Squeee · twitterWe at Douglas and Main love the Wichita Eagle. They have top notch reporters and without them we would be in the dark about many local events.
Could it be better? Yep. There is not enough local coverage. The local work is choked by a national chain that seeks to suck out every last dollar while pretending reality is a fog that will soon lift.
Then there is the whole thing about the fun times provided at no charge when you try to place an ad with the Eagle. Karen has lots more to say about that.
Tags Craig's List Wichita · Delano Bungalow · newspapers · The Wichita EagleJohn B. of Cycling in Wichita and Robert of River City Cyclist are putting together, “a map of Wichita that will show information that those of us who travel in the city via bicycle–not just bike-commuters–tell us they find useful.” They want to make this a collaborative effort and are asking for your help.
John B. is also scheduled to speak to the City Council on June 30th at 9:00 am.
Tags bicycling · Cycling in Wichita · River City Cyclist · Wichita bike paths · Wichita City CouncilThen feast your eyes on the pictures from the El Dorado twister last week.
Tags El Dorado · photos · Ruminations of Thunder · tornado · WeatherA fun little app for your Twitter kit.
Bonus mention of the Douglas and Main writing staff.
Tags My Yellow Umbrella · Twistori · twitterWant to see the next technological advance in wedding photography? Kevin reveals his “labor of love.”
Tags helicopter · Kevin L. Brown · photographyBill Wilson yawns, points to a Harvard study, and asks, “What’s the big deal?”
Cherp, with clear eyes and full heart, explains why Twitter isn’t a fad.
David Kamerer, without taking sides, points to the value of Twitter (as well as other social media) in Iran.
Tags Bill Wilson · Cherp · David Kamerer's Spoonful · Harvard · Iran · twitterAnd good riddance. Read the quote at trial & error.Follow the link at the end of the quote to get Anil Dash’s full thought.Read the links in his blog. Watch the video (it’s NSFW but it is on the nose and bonus funny). Then send a kind word to someone who is trying but hasn’t succeeded. Yet.
Tags Anil Dash · creativity · fail · trial & error · videoPatsy is no longer pondering for the Mental Health Association. She has a new job.
Tags Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center · Mental Health Association · Patsy Terrell · Patsy's PonderingsTake the “Beat Poets Tour of Denver” with Intern [life]. He has pictures.
Tags beat poets · Denver · intern[life] · TravelMore links to more local blogging minds. There are over 300 blogs on the roll now.
GoPlayKansas — A blog of the Visioneering Wichita Recreation Alliance. Let that be either encouragement or warning.
Leftwinglucy’s blog — A photographer’s view of life in Wichita.
There is No Box, There Never Was — She rejects metaphors and does art
River City Cyclist — More support for the bike rider in all of us.
The Writerly Stuff — A writer writing about writing. Sometimes. Sometimes he writes about other things.
Queen Mommy — Claiming her title one blog post at a time.
Really, Really Random Crap — She has another blog but uses this one so she can say things like “crap.”
Notes From the Whirlpool — Noted comedian James Gates continues his attempt to reclaim the internet from his evil doppelganger Bill.
Tags GoPlayKansas · Leftwinglucy's blog · Notes from the Whirlpool · Queen Mommy · Really Really Random Crap · River City Cyclist · The Writerly Stuff · There is no Box · Wichita bloggers · Wichita blogsMy Journey – One local man chronicles his battle with his weight.
Premeditated Scootin’ – A man, a scooter named Max; and their adventures.
Mare’s Happenings — A happily married mother of four with a three-year old grandson.
Chris from ICT — Some art, some technology and some punk. Ratios vary.
purrpleheat – Local woman who likes PR and non-profits. I think.
GrandmaW — Mother of three, grandma of five, who knits, crochets, cross stitches and works full time.
MANINCAGEJACKWILSON — A Shocker back in school for more schoolin’.
And yes, I have more to come.
Tags Christ from ICT · GrandmaW · MANINCAGEJACKWILSON · Mare's Happenings · My journey · Premeditated Scootin' · purrpleheart · Wichita bloggers · Wichita blogs