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How to Pronounce ‘Olathe’, Kansas

Kenton Ross — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:53:20 +0000

Many people from outside the local area seem to have a hard time guessing how to pronounce Olathe, a Johnson County, Kansas suburb in the Greater Kansas City metro area.

When I first moved to Kansas City in 1986, at a party I pronounced it OH’-lath – which folks responded to with a peculiar combination of rolling the eyeballs and shifting weight while staring at their shoes – but nothing was said – as these were a generally ‘poh-lite’ bunch who considered it rude to correct others in public.

To save you time and discomfort, here’s the way it is pronounced by the majority of locals:

There is one notable exception – it seems that if you are selling used cars on cable TV commercials and want to fit in, you should pronounce it more like this:

Editor’s note: In an attempt to educate as well as entertain, this excerpt is included from Wikipedia:

Located in northeastern Kansas, Olathe is the fifth most populous city in the state, with an estimated population of 120,000 in 2008. It is the county seat of Johnson County, Kansas. In a study released in 2005, Johnson County had the third highest EBI (Estimated Buying Income) in the nation.

As a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, Olathe is the fourth-largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. In 2008, the US Census Bureau ranked Olathe the 24th fastest-growing city in the nation.The same year, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Olathe #11 on its list of the “100 Best Cities to Live in the United States.”

Fancybox Photo Viewer

Kenton Ross — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:21:03 +0000

Kaj Bjurman

There are numerous plugins available to view images in attractive ways. Here’s a sample of the “Fancybox” plug-in that offers several ways to customize the view.

How to Embed Video in your WordPress Post

Kenton Ross — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:18:23 +0000

This post uses a plug-in called Video Viper Quicktags which makes it fast and easy to embed video from various social video sharing sites like YouTube, Vimeo, Google Video, etc. If you want the rest of the world to see the video on your site, this is the right plug-in.

If you want to lose the YouTube watermark or would prefer to keep your video private (for sharing with your readers) you can use the Flowplayer plugin. It is highly configurable and has some other options available. See More Cool Things About FlowPlayer

David After the Dentist

Click here to view the embedded video.

Audio Test File

Kenton Ross — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:38:41 +0000

This is an audio test file for podcasting.

To learn how to embed a compact audio player into a WordPress post, visit our tutorial: How to Add an Audio Player to a WordPress Post