Back in the mid 1990’s when I first contemplated a move to the Kansas City area I mentioned this to more than a dozen friends and co workers while I was still living in West Hartford, CT. In every case but one all these people strongly suggested that I should not move to Kansas City. Only one person said I would like it and gave it his endorsement.

Fast forward to 2013. Well, I have to admit, given all through problems I’ve had here through the years it is evident that I never should have moved here. I could write a real rant on a myriad of issues and reasons why I should not have moved here but instead I will just mention one topic which is more than ample reason to relocate. The Money Pit effect. I’ve found the careless and lazy behavior along with the sheer ignorance and stupidity of many of these people has wreaked havoc with my life. They have cost me thousands and thousands of dollars and I have found this effect is never going to abate. This is not to say everyone around here is a creep or bad, but sadly, good people are in the minority here and it is evident the culture and work environment that exists here is less than conducive to trying to get ahead especially if you are intelligent, hard working and conscientious. If you are a shallow, addle brained, pretentious, child like adult then you seem to be able to excel in the work place and in your social life.

So yes, I was wrong about this place and the people here. Live and learn as they say. At least there is light at the end of the tunnel and I will have more to say about where and when I will relocate this Summer. It will definitely be a step up from the Kansas City area.

Finally have a chance to write a short review of this portable cooktop. I wish I had more time to give a more detailed analysis but I am just too busy right now with a number of different things going on with my life.

First, I have found you have greater control over the cooking temperature than with a standard stove top. You can change the temperature on the digital display in five degree steps which allows for more precise cooking. With this feature and this technology you rarely have to worry about burning the bottom of a pan especially if you use the Duralon non stick pans that can be ordered with the cooktop. I have not found any Duralon 3 quart or larger saucepans to date and have only used the two frying pans that I ordered along with the standard stainless steel pots and pans that work with this kind of cooker. Cooking pasta just became easier and I no longer have to worry about it sticking to the bottom of the pan during the boiling process.

Before purchasing one of these units, make sure you have compatible cookware. You will see some symbols on the bottom of some frying and sauce pans. Those that have 3 looping curls that look like ovals strung together indicates a compatible cooktop for the induction stove tops. The Perfect Green cookware with Duralon by NuWave is ideal for using with these cooktops.

I found a small, inexpensive yet great sounding solid state amplifier that works fine with the Castle Conway 3 speakers. In light of this development, I am no longer offering these speakers For Sale. I will be keeping them.

I have a pair of Castle Conway Three towers that I would like to sell. They are ten years old and work fine. Aside from a scratch on the cabinet of one speaker, they are in excellent condition. You can view the spec’s and see a photo of what the speakers look like (minus the front grill) here.

These speakers are still manufactured today and cost around $2,000.00 USD. I am willing to sell the pair for $250.00 plus shipping. If you live within a few hours drive of Kansas City I will personally deliver them to your door for the price of the gasoline needed to get to and from your location.

I am selling them because this particular type of speaker is not compatible with my new low powered tube style integrated amplifier. I need to replace them with a new speaker that works well with a tube type amplifier.

If interested, please contact me at wilwradio(at)mac.com Substitute the @ sign for (at) when typing the email address in your email client.

Why I have not dated any women in Kansas City


It has been brought to my attention that a number of people in the Kansas City area are puzzled as to why I don’t have any real desire to date any women in Kansas City. Normally I would let something this insignificant fall by the wayside and not even address the matter. But then I got to thinking, “well these people seem overly concerned with my personal life and how I choose to live it, therefore I should give them a completely honest run down as to why I have not asked any members of the opposite sex out while living here.”

• For starters, I only intended to stay in Kansas City for one to two years while I saved some money and moved on. Unfortunately a number of setbacks arose and I ended up staying here far longer than I ever intended.
• I’m not a “love ‘em and leave ‘em” type of guy. I’ve noted that casual relationships are very common in these parts and considered acceptable behavior by society. Well, not in my world or social circle. This kind of behavior is not only frowned upon but looked down upon as well. I have my reputation and self respect to consider.
• I have talked to a lot of women in Kansas City over the years and I’ve found that I have very little in common as far as interests, hobbies and compatible personalities are concerned. In short, a good, long term relationship is built upon these aspects plus character, honesty and mutual trust.
• The women here that seem attracted to me are not my type. I don’t run into this issue in my native region of the northeast. Seems to be a problem in the Midwest and especially around Kansas City. Most of you seem to have the same personality traits as my brother’s ex who is a psychopathic control freak and overly manipulative. .
• I can count on one hand the number of women I would have been willing to date here provided that I was going to settle down here. Unfortunately I suspect that none of them would have gone out with me. I am not about to date someone I believe does not possess the right personality traits or temperament to not only deal with my own personality but also to be able to coexist as partners as well.
• I don’t like overtly aggressive women. I was born and raised in New England and virtually all of the women I ever dated were more refined and less aggressive than the women I have known in Kansas City. One was an exception and I dated her for a while and that turned out to be a mistake. The cultural differences between myself and the people of the Kansas City area are alarming and merit concern on my part because I don’t want to get into a situation where I am going to be castrated and subservient to the woman.
• Every guy I have met here that either got married to a local gal or involved in a long term relationship but wanted to or still wants to move seems to be stuck here. Men are unwilling to get a divorce or leave their mate to move to an area where they would be happy. And since women seem to like Kansas City and are unwilling to relocate, I see no reason to get involved if for no other reason than this. You will not get me to stay here. I am relocating and I am not interested in a short term relationship culminating in my departure without you.
• I’m a little concerned that more than one married woman over the years has come onto me. I look at it this way. If you are going to fool around and possibly leave your current husband, then you are likely to do it to me as well. Having seen two people very close to me in my social circle get ruined by fooling around on their spouses, I have learned by watching the mistakes made by others, and don’t intend to make this same mistake myself.
• Quite frankly, I can do better elsewhere and especially in the northeast. By that I mean finding someone with a compatible nature and who likes some of the same hobbies and interests as I do. We probably share a similar cultural background and will have an easier time coexisting and won’t butt heads due to serious differences in lifestyle choices, personalities etc.
• Also, I don’t like to fish off the company pier which also seems to be a common practice in Kansas City. Mixing business and pleasure. I am not about to date someone that has a title with the power tthat goes with that title to fire me. I would date someone I meet through work that cannot get me fired.
• You’ve been watching too much prime time TV and commercials. It has warped your mind and in turn the relationships that you see between men and women on TV now are gender bent to say the least.
• I’ve heard there is something called a “honey do” list around here. Try to give me one of those and it will have to be renamed “honey won’t”. Forget it.
• To the homosexual crowd. Homo you don’t. Don’t touch me. That does not float my boat either.
• To be honest, I can tell I am not well liked here by most people and certainly this holds especially true with most of the women. Why should I attempt to date someone if they don’t like me? I have grown tired of your nasty behavior and I don’t like the way I’ve been treated by many of you, especially those in my age bracket.
• In many cases, I am actually sorry that I ever gave you any of my personal time. My mistake. So many of you are full of yourselves and think you are God’s gift to humanity. I can do without that in my life.
• Personally I don’t think it is anyone’s business in Kansas City whether or not I should date or for that matter conform to your way of life. Stay out of and stop polluting my personal life and space with the problems that you create and worry about your own lives. When I settle down some place, I may date again and if I do it will not be someone in my age bracket with a lot of baggage from bad relationships either with a current boy friend or husband or from bad relationships from their past. My name is NOT Phil Lander.

In summation. Unless someone of the female persuasion in the KC area that I find interesting is ... a) interested in relocating to a better area of the country and ... b) wants a long term or permanent relationship, I believe you need to look at other men. In other words, if you older than 32 years old don’t bother talking to me if you are only interested in going out and playing around. And to anyone else, if you want to go out but want to stay in the KC region, don’t waste my time. If you are aggressive and unladylike i.e. ill mannered, obnoxious and rude, don’t bother. Many of you behave just like the old Eddie Haskell character from the Leave It To Beaver TV series. I don’t attract women like you in other areas of the country and I don’t want to have a combative relationship with you.

I sincerely hope this message sinks in especially to the people in Kansas City that I know will read this and whom know me. I will NOT be staying here much longer. I bought a home in another state and I intend to move there as soon as I am able. I want to live closer to my family and some of my friends and to accomplish that task I need to move several hundred miles away from Kansas City. Also, I need to live in an area where I can develop my low power AM radio station. Kansas City is not the place for it nor any community near it. That’s a topic for another day...