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Peace, Love, and Chocolate!
We recently learned, according to impeccable sources (AI), chocolate fanatics and others in the U.S. eat about 2.8 billion pounds of...
TheBetterHalf
Mar 18, 20242 min read


Chicken Cruelty or Just Fun in San Pedro?
Every iconic travel destination seems to have its own off-the-wall attraction: whether it’s the world’s largest ball of twine in Kansas,...
TheBetterHalf
Mar 12, 20242 min read


Sign for Our Times...in San Pedro, Belize
Everyone we've met in Belize has been polite, friendly, and smiley. We doubt that it's because of the signage in San Pedro, because the...
TheBetterHalf
Mar 6, 20241 min read


Burger and a Walk
One evening last week, a perfect spring night in February, Cute and I walked over to BLVD Tavern, a great little dining spot on Southwest...
TheBetterHalf
Feb 26, 20242 min read


Kansas City: You Gotta Have Heart!
On Cutest’s 25th floor balcony that overlooks the WW 1 Memorial’s north lawn, we had gathered. With friends and family, we watched the...
TheBetterHalf
Feb 19, 20242 min read


Super Chiefs! Worth the Wait!
Cutest got home from a warmer state in time to watch the game with friends. Cute, however, was driving home and had to watch it with...
TheBetterHalf
Feb 15, 20241 min read
Deliberate Delay of Game
Just a quickie here. Our normal Monday post will be delivered to you on Thursday. You'll see why, then. What fun!
TheBetterHalf
Feb 12, 20241 min read


Caskets and Boxes and Pie, Oh My!
Three Things You See in Key West that You Won't in K.C. No, one is not sunsets over the ocean. If you’re travelling in a foreign country,...
TheBetterHalf
Feb 5, 20242 min read


Some Keys to Key West
I have been fortunate over my lifetime to have visited Paradise South, more commonly known as Key West, Florida, many times. The last two...
TheBetterHalf
Jan 29, 20242 min read


The Power(line) of Shoes
So we were meandering across Alligator Alley (if 80 mph can be called meandering), on our way from Naples to Homestead before basing...
TheBetterHalf
Jan 22, 20242 min read


10 Exciting Places To Go in 2024 According to the WSJ
The Wall Sreet Journal recently said that a good trip starts with a spark of inspiration and lists "10 of the most exciting places around...
TheBetterHalf
Jan 16, 20242 min read


To Be or Not -- Is One Night Enough?
Cutest and I are at that time in life where staying up until midnight, whether it’s New Year’s Eve or not, is not usually our cup of tea....
TheBetterHalf
Jan 10, 20242 min read


AI: But Is It ART?
Recently Cute and I were at the marvelous Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA. Sacramento was a bit of a surprise all by itself and the...
TheBetterHalf
Jan 1, 20242 min read


Walking Through the Snow . . . Er, Rain
Earlier this week Cutest and I drove south from downtown to 8909 W 179th street in Overland Park, Kansas. What was there you ask? It was...
TheBetterHalf
Dec 24, 20232 min read


Ferris Wheel(er) and the Green Door
Of course Cute was among the first to buy tickets for the spinning Ferris Wheel in Midtown , 2485 Jefferson Street to be exact. You’ve...
TheBetterHalf
Dec 18, 20233 min read


A FUNKY BUTT & CHRISTMAS???
As you may have figured out, we like to go out and about, near and far, to experience the new, the old, the strange, the whatever. Last...
TheBetterHalf
Dec 11, 20232 min read


Christmas Reflections
“The Season” is in full force, as you know. If you are a Christmas partaker, many events, experiences, money-sucking escapades await...
TheBetterHalf
Dec 4, 20232 min read


Streetcar Joy or, So You Think Being a Blogger Is Easy?
It sounded like seasonal fun. Hitch a ride on the KC streetcar on Wednesday or Saturday and listen to live music. The occasion was...
TheBetterHalf
Nov 27, 20232 min read


Yoli and YOLO
We know you think that life is all glamor, excitement, and marvelous experiences for The Cutest Couple Ever. Well, we'd like you to...
TheBetterHalf
Nov 20, 20232 min read


A Bridge Not Too Far
What could be better than a drive through the Ozarks, soaking up fall scenery. That’s what Cutest and I thought, so we quickly put...
TheBetterHalf
Nov 14, 20233 min read
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