My Big Adventure

“2691 Ridgeway, please.”

“Sure thing lady,” the gruff cabby replied.

The…

shoppin’ with the dog

There were a couple of letters to the editor today in the Kansas City Star about a recent ban on bringing pets to the City Market. One letter was a complaint, and one was a “thank God it’s over” letter. Need I mention that the City Market is primarily an outdoor food market? After the Brookside Art Fair this year, there were letters complaining about the large numbers of people with dogs at the art fair. OK, call me Dr. Scroogelittle, but I don’t want to spend an afternoon at a crowded art fair, where in addition to maneuvering through throngs of people I also have to dodge their dogs and try to avoid having my sandled feet bathed in dripping strings of dog slobber. Ditto for the City Market.

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