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Bad coffee is easy to find

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I think I need to add a category that is dedicated to coffee rants.

On the way into work this morning I realized that I hadn't stopped at  Caffe Moderne for coffee in a while.  So I parked in the 15 minute loading zone out back and walked to the entrance.  They've added a gate around some nice looking outdoor seating.  After much confusion, I realized I was smarter that the gate and figured out how to open it.  Then, I walked to the front door…..locked.  Apparently, Caffe Moderne has decided to follow the footsteps of other fine downtown Wichita coffee shops and not server coffee in the morning.   Maybe they're trying to cut overhead but it still baffles me (easy to do like a gate) why COFFEE shops aren't open to serve COFFEE in the MORNING.

I made the mistake of driving through the Dunn Bros across the alley.  Awful.  I can get burnt drip coffee with fake cream at the office and not have to pay ANYTHING for it.  How this place remains operational is a mystery to me.

A Starbucks would make a bundle downtown. 

Time marches on

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I haven't posted anything in a while.

My life is rolling along.  The boys are healthy.  Spring is coming.  And, Daylight Savings wasn't too much of a pain.

I have a bunch of pictures I need to upload to Abe and Leo's sites.  I did not inherit the attention to archival detail that my grandfather possessed.

I'm excited that baseball season is nearing.  I promised myself that I wouldn't attempt to keep three fantasy baseball teams afloat this year.  I think that may be a smart decision.

So far, I have $166.70 accumulated on MTURK.  I think I'm going to set my sights on a 32" monitor instead of a Wii.

This is all rambles. 

Should they stay or should they go?

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The Wichita Wranglers have a snowball's chance in Wichita of existing next season.  Springdale Arkansas has approved funding for a new stadium.  The team owners (Mork and Mindy Rich) are "on vacation" at a posh resort with their craniums crammed in the beach.

The sports broadcasters and writers in Wichita have covered all the points:

  • Attendance is down
  • The Wranglers are a AA affiliate for a Major League team that wouldn't beat most AAA teams
  • WSU has a better stadium, team, program, bigger fan base, and a coach who can't find somewhere else to go
  • Wichita can't keep professional sports teams

Frankly, I don't care about the Wranglers.  If they can find a better deal somewhere else, they should take it.  And, as a tax paying resident of Wichita and Sedgwick County, I don't think the interested municipalities should extend considerations to keep the team here.

There will be a team playing in Lawrence Dumont when the Wranglers leave (independent leagues I'm looking at you).  And the ticket-buying public won't care if the baseball on the field seems to be of "lesser" quality.  An IL team will work harder to get people in the stands and have an entertaining product on the field.

I'm more concerned with National Baseball Congress Tournament.  The NBC tourney is baseball in the purest form and needs to be kept in Wichita.

Tasty

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There is a reason I weigh 800 pounds.  Okay, there are several reasons.  The best one is that my wife is a FANTASTIC cook.

Last night, she whipped up some chicken scallopini:

Chicken

Yes, I took a picture of my food.  It was worthy of being saved for posterity.