Grand Opening in Overland Park

The Overland Park Soccer Complex hosted its grand opening ceremony on Saturday, August 29th. Expanding over ninety-six acres, the tweleve lighted fields are covered with synthetic turf, making this complex the only one of its kind in the United States.

This thirty-six million dollar complex will be operated by the City of Overland Park, under the management of Mike Laplante. A variety of tournaments have been scheduled for the months of September-November of 2009 and begin again in March of 2010. Visit http://www.opkansas.org for more information.

Plaza Apartment Residents Complain of Foul Smell

Residents at 621 Regis, a large apartment building on the Plaza just off of Ward Parkway, have been complaining of a foul smell coming from one of the apartments on the 6th Floor for the last week.

The cause of the smell was uncovered at 3:35pm today when police entered the apartment to find a the dead body of a middle aged male.

Neighbors on either side of the victim reported that he had often called for an ambulance to take him to the hospital for unknown reasons. The man appeared to be fine during the day and then he would become loud and incoherent at night - and occasionally rushed to the hospital.

Either the gentleman had a medical condition and should not have been left alone, or he voluntarily took his own life with alcohol or medication. There are no signs of foul play and the fact that his body had been apparently decaying in the apartment for days would suggest that he was alone at the time of his death.

Missouri Lawmakers Error and Ban Tupperware on Missouri Waterways

Earlier in the year, Missouri lawmakers passed a law to ban tupperware on Missouri's waterways. You're asking yourself, "Why would you ban tupperware." I know I did. Answer: your Missouri Lawmakers are as ignorant and care about as much as politicians throughout the country. The law, which banned tupperware, was actually aimed at banning styrofoam. Namely, those cheap styrofoam coolers used by people who got a sudden itch to keep beer cold and trailer trash. The idea was to ban such coolers that are left, abandoned, or broken and cause pollution on Missouri lakes and rivers.

While I strongly agree with the concept, how in the world could this be overlooked by the number of people that should have read this bill throughout. These are the people we elect and pay to represent us and they can't even take the time, or have a member of their staff take time, to read a bill they are voting for or against on behalf of the people they represent. Even worse, the Missouri State Water Patrol says they have no intention of enforcing this law. I agree, it would be stupid to try to enforce this law, but how many others are they going to ignore as well. Just goes to show you that in the end, none of it really matters.

I find this absolutely unacceptable. However, I also find it a sign of the times. I have some news for you. Your elected officials do not care about you. They care about money. They care about moving up in the system. They care about free bees. Yes, there is the token honest politician peppered in among the thieves, but they are few and far between. Years ago, I had a political science professor show the movie The Distinguished Gentleman in one of our classes. The movie starred Eddie Murphy and it kind of perplexed me at first. At the conclusion of the viewing, the professor, a long time political cog, let the class know that the movie defined how our political system really worked. If you haven't scene it, I highly recommend it. A good movie in it's own right, it makes a good point.

Regardless of your political views, republican or democrat or a mind of your own, this is shameful. If you live in Missouri, I would highly recommend contacting any congress person that represents you and let them know you think this is ridiculous. Am I making too big of a deal of this? Maybe. Take a minute to think if this had been something else that is more important such as sexual predators, illegal narcotics, or explosives. Hopefully, that woke you up if you needed it. While this was erroneous and fairly inconsequential, it could have been a very big oversight.

THE WORLD CUP IN KANSAS CITY!

Arrowhead Stadium could be the site for four games in the United States if wins its bid to host the world's biggest soccer even in 2018. Kansas City is now one of the 27 host city finalists.

Nine individual nations registered their intention to bid with FIFA by the February 2009 deadline: Australia, England, Indonesia, Japan, Qutar, Mexico, Russia, South korea, and the United States.

In October 2007, FIFA ended the continental rotation policy. Instead the last two tournament host confederations are ineligible, leaving Africa ineligible for 2018 and South America ineligible for both 2018 and 2022. Other factors in the selection process include the number of suitable stadia, and their location across candidate nations. Due to the number of bids received by FIFA, this World Cup is expected to be the most hotly contested bid ever, mainly due to the revision in FIFA's rotation policy.

The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 began in January 2009. These will be the 21st and 22nd editions of theFIFA World Cup. The executive committee of FIFA will announce their decision on the two editions in December 2010.

It's ALIVE!!!!!!!

I was listening to the radio this morning on my way to work when I heard it. I shook my head in disbelief. Now I've heard some good conspiracy theories before: JFK and the grassy knoll, the moon landing, and of course Elvis is still alive. Yeah, I heard he just invited Michael Jackson to his private island to remarry Lisa Marie and that Biggie and Tupac are going to dj the reception. Okay that last part was made-up. Lisa Marie would never do something that dumb, twice.

What I did hear about on the radio this morning was someone claiming that there was video footage of Michael Jackson climbing out of the back of the coroner's van alive and well. Being the skeptic that I am, I decided to see the footage for myself before jumping to any conclusions. Okay, I saw the footage and here is my conclusion: That was the worst 29 seconds of "video footage" I have ever seen. Clearly this videographer has never heard of steady cam or focusing. There are no real landmarks to authenticate where this footage is being taken. At least when the govenment faked the moon landing they stuck a picture of earth in the background of the photos. There is no way to tell when this event was "caught on tape" nor can you tell any details about the van because the genius behind the camera can't get the focus right....ahhh grainy pictures from the moon....seeing a pattern yet?

Whoever posted it to the site LiveLeak.com claims to have gotten it from a reliable source, a guy he's known for years. Yeah that's what everyone says when they really mean to say it was them. My only hope is that the Jackson family doesn't have to suffer too greatly when this conspiracy blows up. Unfortunately thanks to media and the internet somebody is going to suffer. We all remember the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction.

Check it out for yourself at http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9b8_1251194026