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I just haven't gotten to it. There will be a thread.

Downtown KC, in Missouri is centered around the Crown Center. Probably the best area for seeing much in the city, with several museums and safe waling areas. Jack Stack is the BBQ place all the locals will want to take you for the iconic Burnt ends and cheese corn. I personally like their Lamb ribs better, but usually get the pick 2 comps plate. Boulevard Brewing has a great location near the Crown Center as well if you like their beer. Their women's soccer team is wildly popular, and home matches are supposedly a blast, though I have not been when they have had one. It is a little farther out, but I had one of the best steak I have eaten anywhere at the Golden Ox. They also have short sightseeing or dinner cruises on actual riverboats on the Mississipi there if that is your thing.
We were a bit disappointed with SLC when we went last year. See the Mormon Square and drive out to see a big lake and/or the salt flats. Very nice people and good food, but hitting the mountains and National and State Parks is worth more time than the city. We did have a great dinner at White Horse Spirits in SLC, sampling small plates. Go ahead and get the egg fries.
In Seattle, I'm sure you'll see Pike's Peak Market. Staying in that area is probably the best bet if staying in Seattle as they work hard to keep that area clean and safe for tourists. Piroshki Piroshki pastries there are that good. The asian food and sushi in Seattle is better than most places on the east coast - if it's high rated on google it will be good. And you can't go wrong with local Salmon or Crab, though they will have that Asian style at the Asian restaurants. We enjoyed the Chinchilla glass exhibit at the needle. A day trip up to see the locks if the salmon are running is also pretty cool, or a boat excursion in the bay if the whales/orcas are around then.

Some of y'all act like this guy is going to be a starter. Hes a cheap spot bench player who can shoot. He might play 10 mins a game and you hope you get a 3pt or 2 every game

Most auxiliary services on campus (Schiffert, Cook Counseling, etc) are wildly overburdened. They can handle basic illnesses but not much else. And the demand is extraordinary. They do the best with what they've got. We can't expand services without massive increases in cost. Auxiliaries have to pay for themselves, so it would require a huge increase in student fees to cover it. And of course, everyone will scream about that, so the fees stay lower than they should be, and people scream about the services...repeat.

Yeah, feels like a bench guy who can come in and hit spot-up threes (or at least keep the floor stretched) as needed when the starters need a breather.

Ive never heard any one have a positive thing to say about shifert, are we sure it is amenity and not just the bare minimum put on place to over some government mandate? (or insurance reduction?)

IF you find that you need to stop for the night between the distilleries and StL, there is a little city of Paducah where I spent 5 years. There's is a great little restaurant called Max's brick oven cafe for dinner and Kirchoff's bakery for a bite in the morning before you hit the road.

Road tripping one way across the country to Tacoma in July with wife and dog. 14ish days to play with. Intended route is through Kentucky (no recs required), St Louis, KC, maybe Omaha, Cheyenne, Salt Lake City, Boise, and Yakima. Anybody got recs in or around those places, or worthwhile stops along the way? Would also appreciate any Seattle/Tacoma insight.

So far only plans are quick stops at distilleries in KY, Cards game in STL, Cheyenne Frontier Days, Salish Lodge in Snoqualmie, and Mariners game. I've heard St. Louis and Omaha both have good zoos.

I love Fall of Civilizations. I save it for long road trips while I have some time to think about things. They actually keep me awake during long stretches. BTW, while you may it sounds like the monotone is a bad thing, I think the reading is very well done. Plus, he brings in various voice actors and tries to recreate what ancient languages/songs/texts may have sounded like.

Every time I drive up the mountain (the trip is obligatory when we have guests) I swear we're taking the railway next time. The road doesn't require superhuman concentration but the driver won't be enjoying the views until parked at the top and out of the car.

Fair's fair. He went on to play for a better team and balled out. If I was in his shoes, I'd consider his years in Blacksburg as wasted opportunity. There's no realistic way to say our team was good those years.

Bingo...we are at the just trying to find 13 guys stage now.