Thank You Wave Wonders
About the zipper merge… Nothing diffuses road rage quite like the Thank You Wave. We are big fans, especially when you’re driving in an unfamiliar area or when things get heated, you know, like when a driver has clearly misunderstood the assignment of lanes in a “zipper merge”. Proper execution of the zipper merge is to use every inch of …
Park It Forward
Here’s 👀 @ you, downtown Lawrence, KS! When you park somewhere with metered parking, the task always seems to take longer, or there are distractions which delay a return to the car. Just us? OK, nevermind! If you’re good about getting back to your car, drop a coin or two into the expired meter next to you. When that owner …
Be AND Keep the Change
AND Vote Tuesday in Kansas When you’re buying a snack or pop (we’re in the Midwest and yes, it’s pop) from a vending machine, pay cash, and leave the extra change in the trap. It’s a nice little surprise for the next guest! It’s not much, but a great example of how this can go a long way is at …
Follow an issue/specific bill in Congress
Inaction ≠ Inaction Back to the Bingo Board for another action-step for civic engagement: Follow an issue in Congress. What’s your passion? Is it immigration? Public education? Voting rights? River and dam maintenance? The Lesser Prairie Chicken? Hey, we get it! Happy serving!
Boast Board
Don’t just say it, put it on the wall! This week features another shout out to the University of Kansas Medical Center for a great idea anyone can do! Spotted in a waiting area AND inside the appointment rooms: Ideas: Happy serving!
Presidential Preference Primaries
(Flyover Version) Many of our readers are familiar with Presidential Preference Primaries – especially our large-state subscribers. However, for those of us in “flyover country,” our Electoral College votes are so few and the outcome is mostly pre-determined due to a wide margin of party registration, that many of our states choose to opt-out and save the money. It costs millions to run an election ($4.7m …
Grocery Giveback
Be kind, rewind the payback Your VoteSharp Team is safe and sound. It was a spectacular day in Kansas City, 60° and sunny with clear blue skies. We watched the event from a local hangout and loved the community-building atmosphere – we cheered, sang, and clapped to the live coverage. Travis Kelce and Chris Jones made fools of themselves and …
Swipe Right
If you’ve had children in the last 20 years, you know the absolute horror of entertainment complexes (Chuckie Cheese, Dave & Busters, Power Play, Main Event, etc.). The lights. The sound of constant high-pitched or yo-yo-like bells, sirens, tinny music. The smells. The screaming and running. The germs. And that’s just the line to buy your tickets! Here are a …
2 Birds 🦩🦩
Hats off to Punxsutawney Phil Shout out to the groundhog today. We aren’t usually fans, but if he’s saying spring is on the way, we are here for it. Not as much as we are here for #Traylor or another Chiefs Super Bowl bid, but 60° on February 2 gives us all the feels for Phil today. 🏈 GO CHIEFS!!! …
☃️Do you wanna build a snowman?
Snowy Serve60Sharp! As seen on Facebook – it’s the only thing that brought a smile to this dreary, school-canceled-for-the-187th-time week. In other words, this week’s Serve60Sharp is weather-appropriate! The next time school is canceled or it snows on a weekend, take your kids/grands to a local nursing home, assisted living, or other residential facility with ground-floor windows and make snow …