doodledee

I'm in Kansas City for a couple of days. I've never been here before and it's much older and cooler to look at than I thought it would be. I'm staying downtown and my hotel is newer, but most of the other buildings around look like they're at least 100 years old. There are *tons* of railroad yards and old brick warehouse type places, most of which are either empty and near-blighted or else being renovated into 'urban lofts' and/or coffee shops. I did jog by a couple places that still appeared to house their original businesses, though. There was one that had a sign out front that said 'since 1883'. That's old.

Kansas City is home to Hallmark Greeting Cards and a monster Folgers Coffee roasting plant. It's also supposed to be the home of the best barbeque in the world, but the place we went to for dinner - Jack's Stack - was mediocre at best. This year's batch of Dave's Memorial Day Ribs (secret ingredient: love) kicked all over the stuff I ordered.

Home tomorrow for playoff softball. Go Yep.