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Some coworkers were discussing the movie 300 earlier today, noting that it brought in a staggering $71 million last first weekend (nearly enough to cover KCMO’s TIF tax bill for a year).
For those of you not paying attention to current events (or for those of you in Independence), 300 is the new motion picture adaptation of the comic book graphic novel by Frank Miller. It depicts, in a loosely historical account, a battle between the ancient Greeks and ancient Persians.
Let me be clear, I haven’t seen the movie yet. And based on my Supermodel Wife’s taste in cinema, I probably won’t see it until it comes to HBO and I can DVR it.
But I have read/heard a lot about it. According to my many inside sources* it’s essentially a wall-to-wall fighting fest with generous doses of CGI animated gore. Like Apocalypto without the storyline.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that. […]

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One of the annual traditions my family has developed is attending the Brookside St. Patrick’s Day parade, which always takes place a week before St. Paddy’s Day.
Admittedly, I’m not much of a parade guy. But being able to expereince them through the eyes of our 4-year-old makes them much more enjoyable.
Anyway, does anyone else think the Brookside parade is loosing a little of its lustre? I dunno, it just seems like there used to be a lot more pagentry, more effort put into making the floats more festive. I seem to recall more costumes and costumes that were more elaborate.
To me it seemed like this year’s parade was just a bunch of politicians in fancy cars. There were only a couple of floats.
I don’t know if it’s because some of the local stores are being run out of Brookside, but I got the impression that the businesses that did […]

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