while dabney is away visiting her mom, i thought i'd go and check out more of missouri with a quick trip to kansas city to meet ron. it turns out kc is a great meeting point for us since its between omaha and st. louis. honestly, he enticed me with the offer of driving me around all weekend and the promise of good bbq.
here's the evidence that he delivered on the latter.
i had no idea hallmark is headquartered in kc, but a visit to the visitor's center, which happened to be near our hotel, set me straight on the card company's long history. while there, we also determined that other than having the worst presidency in american history, george w. bush also managed to have the ugliest christmas cards of all the presidents. the kennedys had the most regal and classic, with the nixons coming in a close second. (sadly, i forgot to take a picture of the proof.)
an evening of cocktails, drag queens, and people-watching was followed the next morning by a visit to the very impressive nelson-atkins museum, where i couldn't resist posing by a shuttlecock. several of claes oldenburg's giant fiberglass birdies dot the museum's grounds. i just love them.
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