Smart, handsome, and funny… all words my grandmother would use to describe me. Others may argue that sarcastic, egocentric, and mildly entertaining are more accurate. Nebraska Native. KC Resident. menstrom[at]gmail[dot]comTumblr (3.0; @menstrom)http://menstrom.tumblr.com/“Some parents think it’s bad to use foul language in front of their children, you should...http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/31936639534http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/31936639534Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:07:48 -0500parenting<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9flpsnTsD1qznpcdo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9flpsnTsD1qznpcdo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>See that little red star just Northeast of NOLA—in the middle of Hurricane Isaac’s path? That represents the unfinished building in the aerial photo above. It’s also where I’m supposed to be right now (and next week). The next 72 hours will define just how shitty the rest of my year is going to be.</p>http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/30335596959http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/30335596959Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:46:00 -0500workHurricane Isaac“The idea behind the Morrill Act schools was simple and fundamentally American. Knowledge...http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/30329774857http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/30329774857Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:11:10 -0500Morrill Act<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m87d7chfz01rbvyw6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://lacucarachapress.tumblr.com/post/28659317615/a-new-postcard-for-our-correspondence-kits" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">lacucarachapress</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>A new postcard for our Correspondence Kits. #letterpress (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at La Cucaracha Press)</p></blockquote> <p>Bob the Bull!</p>http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/28708654407http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/28708654407Sat, 04 Aug 2012 13:00:26 -0500“There’s a woman I see who’s not my therapist, but she’s like an old friend who’s a therapist...http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/27336159885http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/27336159885Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:11:01 -0500figure it out<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6svpjsLRF1qznpcdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>USA! USA!</p>http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/26704906341http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/26704906341Sat, 07 Jul 2012 12:08:40 -0500merica<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6r592aVif1qznpcdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is the first year nobody wished me a Happy Birthday on July 3rd.</p>http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/26642294995http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/26642294995Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:41:26 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6jmcqJFuK1qz8b5wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://whatthehale.tumblr.com/post/26354535798/oh-em-gee-grooms-cake-from-recent-nebraskan" target="_blank">whatthehale</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Oh. Em. Gee. </strong></p> <p>Groom’s cake from recent Nebraskan wedding (I don’t know these people, but they must be awesome), replicating Memorial Stadium, created by Illinois company <a href="http://sweetdiscoveries.com/" target="_blank">Sweet Discoveries</a>. </p> <p>See how they did it on FB, here: <a href="http://on.fb.me/LsvjuH" target="_blank"><a href="http://on.fb.me/LsvjuH" target="_blank">http://on.fb.me/LsvjuH</a></a></p> <p><em>Holy INSANE! </em></p> </blockquote> <p>Would have been even better had they included the (in progress) East Stadium expansion. </p>http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/26441361606http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/26441361606Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:41:21 -0500“The area surrounding the CenturyLink Center has grown immensely in the four years since the...http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/26441193439http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/26441193439Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:38:52 -0500OmahaSwim TrialsOlympics<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m656jjFyvf1qznpcdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Annual ‘Murrica celebration attire has been acquired.</p>http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/25807904703http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/25807904703Sun, 24 Jun 2012 16:59:19 -0500<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_25329517493" src="http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/25329517493/audio_player_iframe/menstrom/tumblr_m5sf8lqkjK1qznpcd?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fmenstrom%2F25329517493%2Ftumblr_m5sf8lqkjK1qznpcd" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><b><i>Chuck Berry - Back in the U.S.A.</i></b></p> <p>Appropriate.</p>http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/25329517493http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/25329517493Sun, 17 Jun 2012 19:48:04 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5idreWsHj1qznpcdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The other window isn’t bad either.</p>http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/24953996759http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/24953996759Tue, 12 Jun 2012 04:17:58 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5hz3wqthz1qznpcdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Look who got a room with a view.</p>http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/24945549263http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/24945549263Tue, 12 Jun 2012 04:14:06 -0500PondicherryIndiatravel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5hdlnU6RC1qznpcdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Indian hotel slippers are not made for 6’-2” guys. In this country, I feel like a giant.</p>http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/24924601000http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/24924601000Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:30:04 -0500IndiatravelThe short story: My last day working here is tomorrow. My first day here is in two weeks. In...http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/24490013744http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/24490013744Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:42:36 -0500I will not be bagging groceries<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m52nm6guFY1qznpcdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’m an equal opportunity daddy blogger.</p>http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/24379142143http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/24379142143Sun, 03 Jun 2012 21:43:56 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m52n3ryR5U1qznpcdo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pimp.</p>http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/24378400854http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/24378400854Sun, 03 Jun 2012 21:31:05 -0500yes they are the shockersdaddy blogging“The same person who finds it difficult to introduce himself to strangers might establish a...http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/24306190736http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/24306190736Sun, 03 Jun 2012 07:50:49 -0500introvertThe best things I read on the internet this week: Bill Murray: The ESQ+A - by Scott Raab for...http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/24195971188http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/24195971188Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:50:36 -0500linkslong reads<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4t02rNFdp1qznpcdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2012/05/brownfield-beautification-campaign-just-750/2134/#" target="_blank"><strong>A Brownfield Beautification Campaign for Just $750</strong></a></p> <blockquote> <p>On a recent 24-hour visit to Memphis, Tennessee, I came across this cool art project right across the street from the Memphis Central Station train depot. A simple plywood fence had been built around a vacant piece of land and painted with the lyrics about Memphis.</p> <p>Formerly the site of a dry cleaner, this plot of land on South Main Street is now a vacant brownfield site. A few years back, a group of local artists and volunteers joined together to counteract the blight – one of the first impressions left on train travelers entering the city. Led by the local nonprofit the <a href="http://www.urbanartcommission.org/" target="_blank">UrbanArt Commission</a>, the group decided to transform the site into a monument to the city and its legacy as a birthplace of blues and soul.</p> </blockquote> <p>I love this idea… and not only because it includes the lyrics to one of my <a href="http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/14531044801" target="_blank">favorite songs</a> (and no, it’s not by Marc Cohn).</p>http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/24018502539http://menstrom.tumblr.com/post/24018502539Tue, 29 May 2012 16:37:39 -0500MemphisChuck Berry