"Buddy" is one step down from "Chief"

Guys, Have you ever been in a bar and somebody calls you Buddy? Like, "Hey Buddy, stop dancing on the bar." or "Tell your passed out Buddy he can't sleep in here.." Now juxtapose Buddy with someone who calls you Chief. "Hey Chief, stop dancing on the bar." or "Tell Chief over there unless he wants to own a used Golden Tee machine he should stop banging on it." See the difference?

Tonight Sheri, Tom, and I had a run in with a Chief at John's Upper Deck. This 250 lb guy (note the little 'g') was soo drunk and out of control he yelled at the bartender for another drink, fell down and managed to get his pants down around his ankles before anyone could get him up and out of the bar. Somehow his Buddies got this guy down 2 flights of stairs and onto a bench outside of the bar and left him there. Now he wasn't passed out, in fact he was holding a conversation with some random Buddy. I don't know what they were discussing but I can guarantee it didn't have anything to do with hygiene, alcoholism, or the belt he should have been wearing.

This is a mixed blog so bear with me during the subject changes.

A HUGE shout out goes to all of my girls who competed and completed in their first triathlon on Saturday August 9th. The WIN for KC Women's Triathlon was held at Smithville lake and 10 wonderful ladies I'm proud to call my friends entered. Mother Nature herself couldn't have asked for more perfect weather conditions, with clouds to cover the sun and a cool temperature to keep spectators and athletes alike comfortable. I'll let the pictures tell the story.Click here to see the pics.

"Welcome to Will Rogers World Airport, enjoy your stay!"

I went to Oklahoma City for work a couple of weeks ago. It was my first time to the city and I must say I was mildly surprised. It's hard to get a feel for a city when you are just visiting for a short period and you have no residents showing you around. But OKC was nice. A revitalization effort is continuing downtown and there is much hubub about the NBA team the Seattle Super Sonics moving to this sleepy Midwestern town. Rumor has it the name is changing to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The area of rebirth is called Bricktown. There are new shops, a minor league baseball stadium paying hommage to Micky Mantle, a river walk, as well as plenty of bars and restaurants. I'm not sure how or who initiated the revitalization but it was interesting to note the differences in their efforts compared to what Kansas City is doing. OKC isn't perfect but neither is KC. We can learn from each other.
Until next time...

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