Kansas and the Kansas City Royals

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Ever since I was a child, I have been a fan of George Brett. If you don't know, he was a famous Kansas City Royal baseball player back in the day. One summer, in the Oregonian, there was the Brett Report, an article highlighting his accomplishments. I believe he was hitting close to .400 that summer, ergo the hype. I cut out every article and saved them somewhere because my name was plastered all over the paper. Yesterday, I got to visit KC and attend a game in the stadium where he played. I even got to walk across George BRETT bridge. I was giddy. I can't describe how giddy I was. Just ask Anna about the voicemail I left. GIDDY.

And then, while waiting in line for a ticket, a young guy walked up and handed me an extra. A great seat to - about 10 rows off the 3rd base line in right field. Kansas City ROCKS! They lost, but the game was great and I had a wonderful time. GIDDY!!!!!

I stayed at a really nice hotel last night that didn't have Wifi, so I'm in St. Louis at a Starbuck's stealing bandwidth. Bear with me.

Yesterday's drive - about 12hrs and 660 miles - took me from Nebraska to Colorado and across Kansas to Kansas City, MO. I got a road report from my parents (also doing the trip) that I80 in Nebraska was under construction, so I cut down through NE Colorado to hook up with I70. That drive through NE Colorado was amazingly beautiful. Mostly farms and corn and wheat, but at one point, I thought I was arriving at the beach. There were all these small hills that has scrub brush and looked sandy. The towns I rolled through were quaint and cute, just what I was seeking on this trip. I did get some great photos of signs and some abandoned building, another goal of this trip.

Kansas. What can I say other than it had a lot of anti-abortion billboards and plenty of nodding donkeys. A quick trip across with the help of audiobooks. Yesterday was Clancy, today is DeSilva and some NPR.

I'm in St. Louis now and heading to Indianapolis and finally Cincinnati. Wish me luck.

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