Matt Staub
@staubio.com
Jaded KCMO urbanist. Marketing agency owner. Curious person. Creative generalist. Traveler. Visited 49/50 largest US metros.
Because there is still enough scarcity in supply that speculating on real estate is good business. Building more destroys that strategy.
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Because there is still enough scarcity in supply that speculating on real estate is good business. Building more destroys that strategy.
Also, being dependent upon your debt machine for transportation is more rugged than powering your own mobility by waking or biking, because that's for sissies and poors.
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Also, being dependent upon your debt machine for transportation is more rugged than powering your own mobility by waking or biking, because that's for sissies and poors.
It's going to be tough to replace the quality of her feet. Among the very best.
November 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
It's going to be tough to replace the quality of her feet. Among the very best.
Thought I'd ace it, but first attempt was 33! Turns out I don't know the names of the streets that don't exist downtown because of the west bluffs!
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Thought I'd ace it, but first attempt was 33! Turns out I don't know the names of the streets that don't exist downtown because of the west bluffs!
This is fantastic. Thanks for doing it!
Any sense for why Current's revenue is so off the charts? Better attendance and merch sales? And is it sustainable when everyone has a closet full of teal and we're having a mid-table season?
Any sense for why Current's revenue is so off the charts? Better attendance and merch sales? And is it sustainable when everyone has a closet full of teal and we're having a mid-table season?
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This is fantastic. Thanks for doing it!
Any sense for why Current's revenue is so off the charts? Better attendance and merch sales? And is it sustainable when everyone has a closet full of teal and we're having a mid-table season?
Any sense for why Current's revenue is so off the charts? Better attendance and merch sales? And is it sustainable when everyone has a closet full of teal and we're having a mid-table season?
I think a lot of regular cyclists do their own maintenance, which eats into the business model. And no doubt online retail is a factor. It would be interesting to see what their projections were and how far they fell short.
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I think a lot of regular cyclists do their own maintenance, which eats into the business model. And no doubt online retail is a factor. It would be interesting to see what their projections were and how far they fell short.
No politician is going to mention this huge budget albatross because it is bad politics. Perhaps it is time to make it bad politics not to mention it.
November 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
No politician is going to mention this huge budget albatross because it is bad politics. Perhaps it is time to make it bad politics not to mention it.
It's one thing that they harbor these predictable thoughts. It's another that they feel like it is a good idea to share them. Retrograde is all the rage.
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
It's one thing that they harbor these predictable thoughts. It's another that they feel like it is a good idea to share them. Retrograde is all the rage.
Agreed. It just feels like the game has grown dramatically since then, and we're in a world of million dollar transfers now.
November 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Agreed. It just feels like the game has grown dramatically since then, and we're in a world of million dollar transfers now.
Good point, thank you.
And I don't see the Longs resting on their laurels when it comes to setting the standard in this league.
It was just so addictively fun to be so good.
And I don't see the Longs resting on their laurels when it comes to setting the standard in this league.
It was just so addictively fun to be so good.
November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Good point, thank you.
And I don't see the Longs resting on their laurels when it comes to setting the standard in this league.
It was just so addictively fun to be so good.
And I don't see the Longs resting on their laurels when it comes to setting the standard in this league.
It was just so addictively fun to be so good.
They do a difficult and dangerous job and the public recognizes that. But that also means that they can leverage that goodwill to heavily influence the political and budget process to outsized advantage.
November 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
They do a difficult and dangerous job and the public recognizes that. But that also means that they can leverage that goodwill to heavily influence the political and budget process to outsized advantage.
Salary caps are built so there aren't teams that dominate like we did this year. And while we can't expect to be spoiled like that every year, I worry we also can't expect to keep strong teams intact. We gotta win next year.
November 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Salary caps are built so there aren't teams that dominate like we did this year. And while we can't expect to be spoiled like that every year, I worry we also can't expect to keep strong teams intact. We gotta win next year.
So, when the team has to catch up with what these players are worth, there's no way we can fit that all within the salary cap. Unless they love it here so much they're not vying for the best possible contracts.
November 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
So, when the team has to catch up with what these players are worth, there's no way we can fit that all within the salary cap. Unless they love it here so much they're not vying for the best possible contracts.
A draftee that reinvented her game to be among the best wingers in the league. Etc.
All of these players had unknown or not-yet-established value and now could be attractive to even the biggest clubs in football (without salary cap constraints.)
All of these players had unknown or not-yet-established value and now could be attractive to even the biggest clubs in football (without salary cap constraints.)
November 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
A draftee that reinvented her game to be among the best wingers in the league. Etc.
All of these players had unknown or not-yet-established value and now could be attractive to even the biggest clubs in football (without salary cap constraints.)
All of these players had unknown or not-yet-established value and now could be attractive to even the biggest clubs in football (without salary cap constraints.)
Young players not yet proven becoming nailed on USWNT stars or best XII honorees. An obscure goal machine plucked from the obscurity of China to be known as one of the best in world football. A previously unremarkable CB becoming the best in the league.
November 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Young players not yet proven becoming nailed on USWNT stars or best XII honorees. An obscure goal machine plucked from the obscurity of China to be known as one of the best in world football. A previously unremarkable CB becoming the best in the league.
Do we die in fires less often than Europeans, whose fire departments don't fight for wide streets and where mid-sized buildings don't require multiple extra stairwells?
November 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Do we die in fires less often than Europeans, whose fire departments don't fight for wide streets and where mid-sized buildings don't require multiple extra stairwells?
Safer buildings are an undisputed good. But not every requirement enhances safety, and many make building certain kinds of much-needed impossible or prohibitively expensive.
November 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Safer buildings are an undisputed good. But not every requirement enhances safety, and many make building certain kinds of much-needed impossible or prohibitively expensive.