Buildings

Buildings I Designed in the 1980's.  Most were in Topeka, a couple near Daytona Beach.
I used felt tip pens on 8 x 10 paper.

A Few For Monday

Spring Cleaning

In Februrary .  Toby and Joan helping clean out vines.

Ideas

No Rest For The Weary

Work Work Work all Day, friend Toby here to Paint house interior.  It's looking good.
Basketball?  KU beat MU in overtime for the last game between the two teams ever.
KSU lost to Iowa State, Iowa State?

Some Favorite Things

How about an Airstream
or a '63 Buick Riviera
(the 56 Cad convertible behind isn't bad).

Ride Home

KSU Memorial Stadium

I have received $6m to renovate one side of the Memorial Stadium that was used for Football from 1922 until the 1970's.  The second floor consisted of dorm rooms for the football players, the lower level had concessions, offices, classrooms and the dorm mom's apartment.
One end will be the Purple Masque Theater with offices and classrooms occupying the rest.
I moved the last occupants out the summer of 2010 consisting of Ceramics and Sculpture areas of the Art Department.  This is an animated slide show.

Deck

Friend Toby is working on rear deck, among other spring chores around the house.
The gate was his idea and undertaking.  Look for the finished deck product in future entries.

Deck Renovation

Into KC to see Joan on Saturday and celebrate Aunt Bernica's B-day from St Louis.
Several Son's there, Toby came up home to work on my house.
Renovating a tired rear deck and will paint some of interior.  He should be here all week.
Following is an animated slide show of those happenings:

shopping

Would have been in the early sixties, a grocery store trip with my mother the week before Thanksgiving set an all time spending record.  I remember it well since I was the one who had to push the overloaded cart around and carry the groceries to the kitchen.  
She spent right at $25 that trip, an all time record for us.

First Snow - Spring Here?

This last week we experienced the first snow of the season, one inch worth.
Today it was 60 deg and after hearing this song on an oldies station, I wanted to hear it again and again so here it is set to a variety of recent web photos I've saved.
The singer, Andy Gibb, was the youngest of the Bee Gees who died at the age of 30 in 1988.

New Flint Hills Discovery Center.
Located downtown by the bridge into Manhattan.  This town has more construction per ca pita than just about anywhere.  Most is attributed to adjacent Ft Riley, KSU, Junction City and the growth in Manhattan.  
Building is almost finished (i.e. handrails missing), will open mid April. 
This is an animated GIF 'slide show'.

Kansas is flat and there's nothing there.  Slow down and you'll find a lot.

Obama Budget

Land is being cleared, utilities extended, fences constructed and design well underway for new $650m NBAF Fed facility to be located adjacent KSU in Manhattan, KS.  I can see it from my office window.  
Money now being spent is mostly from State contribution.  
Obama has pulled the remaining funds from his proposed budget, I'm sure it has nothing to do with politics.

Web Surfing

A Variety Of Photos 

It Had To Be You

Happy Valentines!
Tony Bennett and Carrie Underwood sing a 1920's song.

Golden Slumber

A favorite Beatles Song Of Mine that I set to computerized graphics in an Urban Setting

Still No Winter

Still No Winter.

Super Bowl

Neighborhood Party in my garage.  If anyone cared, the Giants beat the Patriots.
Open photo for animated GIF's

Cardinals

Dreary drizzly day didn't bother the birds.  Yard is full of Cardinals and Robins. 
MU over KU in Columbia and K-State over TX A&M 

Gina

An Old 60's Song

KSU Classrooms

Classrooms to be renovated this Summer 2012.  
Photos taken with an I-Phone with a 360 app.
I'll take "after" photos at the end of summer'
> Cardwell 101    360 image:
> http://360.io/dPb3H9
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> Bluemont 101    360 image:
> http://360.io/zZJchw
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