Well… it’s new to me and is almost new.  It’s a 2003 Suzuki Intruder Volusia 40th Anniversary Edition with only 409 miles on it. The details of the trip are on my LJ page.

Received an email addressed to me and 30+ other people. I guess I wasn’t the only one to complain.

Mayor Bunten sends the following response:

“Thank you for your e-mail. As I left a meeting last Friday, I was shown the Hallmark card and asked to respond. I spoke sincerely when I said I thought it offensive.

My reference to West Virginia was to suggest the card was proposed by someone unfamiliar with our city, certainly not to disparage in any way the great state of West Virginia.

It turns out, by the way, that the card was suggested by a native Kansan.

Best wishes.”

Donna Freel
Assistant to the Mayor

Kan. Mayor Calls Birthday Card ‘Offensive’

“I find it offensive,” Bunten told The Topeka Capital-Journal. “It’s probably drawn up by somebody from West Virginia who hasn’t been here.”

Don’t start with WV, you two-faced hypocrite. You don’t like it when someone says something “offensive” about Topeka, so you turn right around and do the same thing by attacking West Virginians as if we’re the dregs of America.

I have one thing to say to that, Bunten:

This isn’t Kansas, Toto. So don’t jump off the porch and start snarling at the big dogs because the cat slapped you. We have to deal with little dogs like you all the time; and we’ll put you back in your place under the porch.

I’m sending this to Mr. Bunten. If you’re so inclined to register your displeasure, you can contact him at:

Bill Bunten
215 SE 7th, Room 352
Topeka, KS 66603-3914
785-368-3895 Tel
785-368-3850 FAX
bbunten@topeka.org