Since the CT90 qualifies as a motorcycle (just barely) it required insurance, titling and licensing. Cost of Insurance, Full Coverage: $8/month Cost of Inspection: $10 Cost of Sales Tax, Title, and License: $110 And since it qualifies as a motorcycle, it means that I have to have a motorcycle license. Cost of Motorcycle Permit: […]
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Tag: Missouri
Normally I would say something funny, but when it comes to the sign on a bar in an Amish town that shows what appear to be a Sasquatch and an alien with an 8-ball bracelet drinking beer–I got nothin’.
For years I have publicly criticized Kansas City and Jackson County for doing a poor/inadequate/shoddy job of clearing snow from their streets and roads, especially when smaller and poorer Lafayette County could seem to get theirs cleared. I make no apologies for that. However, when I went to work last Wednesday it was Lafayette whose […]
I have written before about 2nd Street Books in Osceola, Missouri—pretty much my favorite bookstore ever. Sunday morning after Thanksgiving this was all that was left of it: The entire building, as well as a couple of others, caught fire Saturday night. I bought a lot of my favorite books, and favorite editions of books, […]
Some people put plastic flamingos on their front lawns. In Windsor, Missouri, this person put a tiny Dairy Queen on his. I’m not knocking it; we would have gone except we were still full of amazing campfire-cooked bacon, eggs, and sausage.
While on vacation we tried out a Chinese restaurant my brother recommended, China Dragon in Concordia, Missouri. It’s a little place on the main drag—restaurant only, no buffet. The Food The food was very good, and the portions are large. I don’t know about you, but I’m picky about my favorite dish, pork lo-mein. Some […]
This entire non-window surface of this eastbound and down van is covered in spray paint. The occupants (or, vandals) are endorsing Leonard Steinman for governor of Missouri. The side of the van says, ‘Missouri news media are prositutes.’ It could be that they don’t know how to spell, or I suppose they could just be […]
“From the day that you’re born to the day you ride in the hearse things are never so bad that they couldn’t get worse.” Sam Duncan was an African American educator in Higginsville, Missouri from the 1950s-1970s where he taught a number of classes and coached several sports. The high school’s football field is named […]
Heather and I stopped in at the Bates City Café last week. Having lived in Bates City for one miserable year, I try to avoid the town. However, since the gas station became a Valero franchise it’s really the quickest way to stop and get gas between Kansas City and Concordia. When Heather and I […]
I stopped at Mel’s Diner on 50 Highway on my way back from Rolla last week. Mel’s is a little steel building with a ketchup and mustard interior. Service was decent, despite the large party they had in the back. I ordered the Kosher Corn Beef sandwich. The sandwich was fine , but when you […]