There is an odd phenomenon here in the KC area - a large concentration of Mizzou grads in Johnson County, KS - even though it’s the heart of KU country.  It leads to weird things like what I saw yesterday. First a personalized JO license plate that said “MU” and then a second one that said “TIGERS.”  I suppose I can understand the desire some folks have for posh suburbs, but I have to ask myself “haven’t these people heard of Lee’s Summit or Platte County?”  They can get the same beige McMansion, but for less money and with better schools.

Please don’t tell my wife about this new gadget.  If she hears about it I might never see my iPod again.

Mary graduates from MySpace to a “real” blog - lifeinthemiddlechainring.blogspot.com

Bike to Work Week is May 14-18, just in time for thinking about how to deal with predictions of $4/gallon gasoline.   Learn about KC’s Bike to Work Week or find one in your own city.

Michelle and I attended the inaguration party for Kansas City’s new mayor and city council.  It was a great party with lots of people watching, and really exciting to see a new era of leadership step up.

Jeff joined us at a screening of Helvetica, a documentary about the ubiquitous typeface and visual design in general.