Best Day of Her Life. EVER. Mine is still to come.

Most of you I think get the general idea of this blog. I pick fly shit out of pepper about something that has caught my interest....anything really......because it is so sojoco to insert your own wisdom into other's stupidity or pain.

So last night I picked up my copy of Leawood Lifestyle and see it is the Summer Bridal issue (yawn). I start by skimming over the editor's letter from Lisa Harrison.

She writes about her wedding day being the best day of her life. Shit. I mean I've heard that before but it just hit me upside the head like Stacy Koon's nightstick on Rodney King.

Is it really a woman's most important day? I understand the whole growing up dreaming of the wedding, the church you grew up in, blah, blah, prince charming, blah blah but your most important day? Ladies, is this a universal truth?

If it is true then it is. I'm not slamming Lisa Harrison. I should be thanking her for helping me finally understand it after 20 years of marriage. If it is...........I am proclaiming it possibly being one of the saddest truths of human civilization with the second that instant replay could have fixed Galarraga's almost perfect game yesterday.

I can't imagine the best day in my life coming in my early 20's. That is like Office Space. That might be effed up.

I don't want all women to think I'm a cave man but I'm going to call it straight and strong here like cask strength whiskey. I might speak for all guys. While my wedding day was great it probably only barely makes the top 5.

Things that might rank higher than my wedding day:

1. Children's birth: An amazing and surreal experience. Definitely number one.


2. First Real Job: Sorry but yes. I think getting that first real job offer or promotion and realizing you are gonna make it out of your parents house and make them proud.


3. 10th Anniversary: I don't know but I just realized at this point I've got a good marriage and a good life.


4. Losing Virginity: That was a pretty big deal.......if only a few seconds :-)


5. Jayhawks Win 2008 National Championship: Okay...that's a joke. Not really.


6. Moment 5: I'm saving for the future.

Saving moment 5 is really my entire point. It is the big point not the other things I've arbitrarily put on the list. There are some other personal moments that were pretty good too that I won't share. God, I hope I haven't had my best day yet. That was a good one but really, I was so immature, so young, I really am amazed I got it right. I mean....at my age shouldn't I be looking forward to several moments better than my wedding day?

Is it really your best day? Face it. Most of you aren't greeting Brad Pitt at the altar......you take that most important walk of your life and your dad hands you off to a goof like me......or Will Ferrell. And really.....this clip which is really well put together says it all.

New Leawood Lifestyle Magazine

Leawood has a new magazine. October is the second issue. It has been a quiet roll out but mine arrived in the mailbox. Pretty interesting that the new model for magazines is FREE considering magazines are folding everyday.............even an institution like Gourmet recently closed up shop.

If you haven't seen it it follows the same idea as 435 South yet much smaller......for a smaller area.

I checked out the website and saw they still had the premier issue on the sight so they might be working with a kitchen table staff but Leawood people are reading it.

So it makes me think if this is the future? Deadwood Daily newspapers can't make it and are making layoffs and some simply closing their doors yet magazines like 435 South and Leawood Lifestyle seem to have no problem getting enough advertisers to make money. The key is FREE and pretty good quality. Magazine subscription and newspaper sales are extremely soft but people read these. Soft news. Feel good news. Society news. Do I know anybody in these pictures from last month's charity event? Okay, so maybe it really isn't news.

I'll admit, we read these magazines at our home. You know I'm a wine lover and this issue has a nice article about a Wine Flights Bar..... However, I'm not sure where you would get an issue if you don't have a Leawood mailbox. Congrats to them on their new business venture. Starting with a feature on the first family of Leawood, the Dunn family, proves they know their local politics if nothing else.

Made me think though..........does every JOCO town need it's own magazine or is it just people who live in their own little Lifestyles of Rich and Famous that get one?

Some ideas for other upstart magazines........love to hear your (better) ideas.

1. Gardner's Trailer Park & Meth-Times

2. Mission Hills Really Rich, Old, White Lifestyles

3. Olathe's High School Football Monthly

4. Overland Park Annexation Monthly

5. The Stilwell Don't Tread on Me

Can't we just send all the KCK gang bangers to Shawnee Mission Park to handle this deer problem?