Be calm! The title of these webby-words has nothing to do with some weird new promotional idea involving KMBC personalities. Anything along that line would probably do more to drive viewers away than entice them. No, I'm referring to the exhibit making its United States debut next year at KC's very own Union Station. It consists of some 250 actual bodies and body parts amazingly preserved. The idea is to see how humans are put together and what the body can do in terms of bones, muscles and, as scientists say "all that other gooey, stringy stuff." I guess it is quite a sight. I'm not sure I'll attend. Just this past weekend I had to scoop up a long-gone possum in our backyard and that maybe about enough life-like, dead stuff for me for awhile. If I'd been thinking, I would have put up a sign in the front saying "Possums Revealed" and charged admission. Extra if you spell possum with an "o."

In Dublin, Ireland at the National Museum, they had an exhibit of Bog Bodies. These are ancient people who somehow, by accident or nefarious means, ended up trapped in the peat bogs. The bogs work their preservative magic and the bodies hold up rather well. It was fascinating even though several observers pointed at me and said "Well, this one here really doesn't look that real."

Actually, the point of this bloggy-poo today is to reiterated what you've heard on our newscasts. TheKansasCityChannel.com is now KMBC.com. What does that have to do with "Bodies Revealed" and bog bodies? Nothing but I thought "Web-site Changes Name" didn't sound as enthralling.

However, just to tie this together, I've heard that, with the new HDTV at Channel 9, all of the anchors will be required to attend Bodies Revealed...for make-up tips.