tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23884470.post1681122201250086395..comments2023-09-29T02:39:45.563-07:00Comments on kansas city soil: floyd hunterJoe Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17083716810017814859noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23884470.post-74138964672427059722007-04-20T15:07:00.000-07:002007-04-20T15:07:00.000-07:00Joe - I was just joking about removing your respon...Joe - I was just joking about removing your response. But hey - now it looks like Brad's picking on me. So really it doesn't matter much. =DKC Spongehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10447609824017385796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23884470.post-2837689044957883622007-04-19T13:39:00.000-07:002007-04-19T13:39:00.000-07:00I realize this, Joe - but I'm just saying . . . if...I realize this, Joe - but I'm just saying . . . <BR/>if you take down an anonymous post - take down your response as well. 'Cause it's hurting my feelings. A lot.KC Spongehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10447609824017385796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23884470.post-89755757659800552762007-04-19T12:20:00.000-07:002007-04-19T12:20:00.000-07:00But you're not anonymous. I mean, at least you hav...But you're not anonymous. I mean, at least you have a blog.Joe Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083716810017814859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23884470.post-42542861316556506912007-04-19T12:16:00.000-07:002007-04-19T12:16:00.000-07:00Joe - you have a point . . . when you know the rul...Joe - you have a point . . . when you know the rules of the game, it's a lot easier to win. But I'd just rather be a part of changing the rules so that I can be proud of the game I've played - and actually enjoy playing with the people who show up. (There would be plenty of players sitting on the bench if I made up the rules. =)<BR/>ps - now that you've removed the anonymous comment, it looks KC Spongehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10447609824017385796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23884470.post-27310873841472693422007-04-19T09:47:00.000-07:002007-04-19T09:47:00.000-07:00A classic indeed. but the issue is not the positio...A classic indeed. but the issue is not the position held by these folks, but the resources they bring to the table - ie investment. substitute developers in our modern era for the industrialists. KC is the last of a dying breed of family run cities that thrive on corporate and civic networks and cronies. But change comes to every city and it's happening in KC too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10334588887222997585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23884470.post-44496635541561256362007-04-19T00:46:00.000-07:002007-04-19T00:46:00.000-07:00Actually, I'm pretty sure I'm third rate. But that...Actually, I'm pretty sure I'm third rate. But that's still quite a promotion.Joe Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083716810017814859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23884470.post-81557429814117721852007-04-18T22:00:00.000-07:002007-04-18T22:00:00.000-07:00You know you have arrived (at least to 2nd Rate) w...You know you have arrived (at least to 2nd Rate) when people start dishing dirt anonymously on your blog. Congratulations Joe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23884470.post-81617681571908764212007-04-18T08:10:00.000-07:002007-04-18T08:10:00.000-07:00One knows you're a writer when you list newspaper ...One knows you're a writer when you list newspaper columnists as Third Rate. Seems to me that no matter how hard they try, they're never really part of the game.KC Spongehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10447609824017385796noreply@blogger.com