Welcome to route56.com
Welcome to my anchor point on the web. For over 20 years, I have shared various subjects regarding highway, railways, local radio, and more.
I chose the name “route56” in honor of the green and white variant of the US Highway shield that the Kansas Department of Transportation and its predecessor agency used specifically to mark US 56 from its creation until the mid 1980s.
Click on the links above to access the pages devoted to the history of local radio and Kansas Highways, along with other creative outlets.
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Latest Blog Posts
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SLT Column Posted
With the South Lawrence Trafficway back in the news, I have posted this column.
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10 years
With the repost of the “Allison and the train” photo and subsequent posting to the front page, I’m officially marking off the 10th Anniversary of my web presence. Allison Carson (or Allison Foster, as she was know before getting married) has always been in my corner, as well as a great friend. Her entire family…
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Parked…
More from the “Sports related people getting into trouble” department… Kurt Busch, driver of the #97 car for Roush Racing, was taken in for reckless driving this weekend in Phoenix, sit of today’s race. In response, car owner Jack Roush “suspended” him for the two remaing races he would have been in for Roush. He…
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Followup on cheerleading story
According to The Smoking Gun and WKMG-TV, the two Cheerleaders involve in a Bar Fight early Sunday were cut from the squad for “Actions Detramental”. The teammate that was “impersonated” has been suspended pending an investigation into how her DL got into the possession of the other girls. WKMG is also reporting that Penthouse is…
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Actions Detrimental…
According to this article at SI.com, two cheerleaders for the Carolina Panthers were arrested early Sunday morning in Tampa after getting in a barroom brawl. Patrons were complaining about the two taking too long in the little girl’s room, and accused them of engaging in extracurricular activity. One of the girls threw a punch at…
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Oh, Boy
Kansas wins against Nebraska in football, 40-15. And there was much rejoicing. Seriously, Nebraska never led, and considering the fact that KU had not beaten Nebraska since my dad was in High School… It is definitally a big thing. The revolution was not televised, I listened to in on radio with Bob and Max, with…
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T-shirts
A News Item that has appeared involves several young ladies taking offense to a series of T-shirts by Abercrombie & Fitch that, on face, portray the wearer in a potentially degrading manner. They are now calling for a “girlcott” of A&F. Me, I have never shopped for clothes in an A&F store… My casual wear…
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Beware of yahoos with loud toys
This afternoon, the day’s BNSF L KAN 0031 (“Local 31”) had arrived at the Lawrence BNSF Depot. During the train’s stay (setting and releasing cars), I heard what appeared to be a train horn. It sounded too close to be coming from the Union Pacific line across the river, and was definiteally not coming from…
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That wasn’t too bad
There have been nightmare stories about Dell’s support when things go wrong. This is not one of them. On Saturday, the LCD screen on my laptop gave out when the flourecent backlight refused to work. It only two conversations in Dell’s new instant message tool to confirm that the backlight was the problem… and only…
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Nasty flooding to the north
Flooding was a major problem yesterday into today, and a flood warning has been in effect for Jackson, Jefferson, and Northern Shawnee Counties. My Grandma, who live in Jefferson County on Perry Lake, was OK. Most of the roads leading to her house were dry; however, there was one low spot that may have flooded…