Miserable Cities: 2010

Filed under: Cleveland, Saint Louis — jac @ February 22, 2010 - 12:20 pm

America’s Most Miserable Cities

  1. Cleveland
  2. Stockton, California
  3. Memphis
  4. Detroit
  5. Flint, Michigan
  6. Miami
  7. St. Louis
  8. Buffalo
  9. Canton, Ohio
  10. Chicago
  11. Modesto
  12. Akron
  13. Kansas City
  14. Rockford, Illinois
  15. Toledo
  16. New York
  17. Sacramento
  18. Youngstown, Ohio
  19. Gary, Indiana
  20. Philadelphia

I live in the St. Louis metropolitan area and have lived the Cleveland area. I also have ties with Canton and Chicago. Again, where did I go wrong?

(This list is from Forbes, so take it for what it’s worth)



#45!

Filed under: Chappell's Show, Saint Louis — jac @ January 21, 2010 - 8:23 am

America’s 75 Worst Commutes

#45, I-270, St. Louis
Weekly hours of bottleneck congestion: 89
Worst bottleneck: Southbound, Dougherty Ferry Rd/Exit 8
Length of worst bottleneck: 1.26 mi
Weekly hours of congestion on worst bottleneck: 15
Speed of worst bottleneck when congested: 24.5 mph

Commuter Buzz: “Replacement of the current design with the diverging diamond interchange will not only improve the flow of traffic along the 270-70 corridor, but it will also be a national example of innovation in highway safety and design,” Maryland Heights Councilwoman Mary Nichols told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Fortunately, my daily commute on I-270 is north of Exit 8, plus I’ve chosen my work hours to avoid the worse of the traffic.



The Rams are terrible…

Filed under: Saint Louis — jac @ November 29, 2009 - 3:25 pm

It’s hard to believe the St. Louis Rams have actually won a Super Bowl in the last decade…



More on K-HITS 96 and JC Corcoran

Filed under: Saint Louis — jac @ November 19, 2009 - 8:08 am

K-HITS 96: Station Releases Corcoran, Kruze and Others to Pare Costs, Boost Ratings

There’s a bit of irony in that JC Corcoran is now a blogger…

keywords: KHITS, K-HITS, J. C. Corcoran, Carl “the Intern” Middleman, St. Louis, radio, Captain Carl’s Daily Blarrrg, fired, stupid decisions



K-HITS 96: Station Releases Corcoran, Kruze and Others to Pare Costs, Boost Ratings

Filed under: Saint Louis — jac @ October 26, 2009 - 12:35 pm

(via email)

FOR RELEASE ON: October 26, 2009

Contacts:
Kristi Carson, 314-613-7841
Joan Lee Berkman, 314-726-3484 or cell: 314-799-1204

K-HITS 96 RESTRUCTURES PROGRAMMING TO OFFER MORE MUSIC

Station Releases Corcoran, Kruze and Others to Pare Costs, Boost Ratings.

St. Louis, October 26, 2009…… K-HITS 96, St. Louis’ only radio station playing exclusively classic rock hits from four decades, today announced a major shake-up in its daily programming. Effective immediately, The Showgram, K-HITS morning talk show, will be discontinued and replaced with an all-music format hosted by St. Louis radio veteran Rick Sanborn. Changes are also being made to the station’ss late afternoon show. Long-time station personalities Katy Kruze and Carl “the Intern” Middleman have been let go. While J. C. Corcoran will not be on the air he remains under contract with Emmis Radio until December 2010. Showgram personalities John Ulett and Laurie Mac will remain in mornings on K-Hits with Rick Sanborn.

This sucks. It’s like being a moron is a prerequisite for going into radio station management.

keywords: KHITS, K-HITS, J. C. Corcoran, Carl “the Intern” Middleman, St. Louis, radio, Captain Carl’s Daily Blarrrg, fired, stupid decisions, feedback@k-hits.com, John Beck, Rick Balis

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Another sad but true story

Filed under: Humor, Saint Louis — jac @ October 26, 2009 - 7:53 am

And by true, I mean completely false ;)

COURT RULING: St. Louis, MO – October 26, 2009

St. Louis, MO (AP) – A seven year old boy was at the center of a St. Louis courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him.

The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt, in keeping with the child custody law and regulations requiring that family unity be maintained to the degree possible.

The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried out that they also beat him.

After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the Judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have custody of him.

After two recesses to check legal references and confer with child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the St. Louis Rams, who the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.

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St. Louis Rams

Filed under: Saint Louis — jac @ October 11, 2009 - 4:07 pm

The Saint Louis Rams bring “bad” to new levels of badness. This team just oozes rottenness from every bad play… Simply bad beyond all infinite dimensions of possible badness.

Well maybe not that bad, but lord, they aren’t good.*

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Magic Numerology

Filed under: Cleveland, Saint Louis — jac @ September 1, 2009 - 3:23 pm

September 1, 2009:

  • The St. Louis Cardinals magic number is 22.
  • The Cleveland Indians magic number is 44.

I leave it up to the reader to ponder the cosmic significance of the Indians’ magic number being twice that of the Cardinals’ on this date…



Effing Hot

Filed under: Saint Louis — jac @ June 27, 2009 - 10:31 pm

96.8 degrees Fahrenheit

Not quite 3 digits, but close…



Miserable Cities: 2009

Filed under: Cleveland, Saint Louis — jac @ February 12, 2009 - 7:34 pm

America’s Most Miserable Cities:

  1. Saint Louis
  2. Miami
  3. Buffalo
  4. Detroit
  5. Flint, Michigan
  6. Modesto, California
  7. Cleveland
  8. Chicago
  9. Memphis
  10. Stockton, California

I’m currently living in one of these cities and used to live in another. Where did I go wrong?






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