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A Face In The Crowd
I got Anne out on the bicycle today. She was still laid low from her cold on Friday, so this Friday off together was not as much fun as the last one was. I got out on the bike yesterday, … Continue...
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Not Quite Pink Flamingo
The rot has set in and I’m not sure if it will ever leave again, anyway, another Friday, another day off. At least for me it was. Anne was the teacher of English as a second language, which entailed...
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Night Racers
Strange photo, if I do say so myself. It was taken at night, with a flash. The camera couldn’t keep up with some of the fast-moving riders, so they appear somewhat ethereally in the image. Those are...
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Are You A Turtle?
“You bet your sweet ass I am”, is the correct response to this question. The origin of this Q&A dates back to WW II where some unnamed American pilots formed a drinking club called the Ancient and...
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Bike MS 2015
Last weekend, Anne and I successfully completed another Bike MS ride, our 11th and 14th respectively, at least as close as we can figure. This ride used be called the MS-150, because there was once...
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Window Dressing
The rest of her day went much better, after she fired the entire second grade. There was much weeping and caterwauling after the dismissals were announced, but she tried to make it clear to the...
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Shop Till You Drop
When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping. This last Saturday, there were two new shopping experiences to choose from here in the Lou. IKEA had its grand opening in midtown and the Strange Folk...
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The World In Your Cup
Today’s original plan involved taking in the Botanical Garden’s Best of Missouri festival and the adjoining Shaw Art Fair, but the weather today was cold, grey and blustery. We thought that we had...
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Get Your Free Porcelain!
Available at the Missouri Botanical Gardens, while supplies last. Today was another play day. Let me rephrase that, today was another day of training for my next phase of life, retirement. Anne chose...
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Happy Halloween!
So, it is finally Halloween our spooky little holiday, but you know what is really scary? Tomorrow, the Christmas decorations go up. I biked in the park today. It has been a wet and somewhat blustery...
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Cherokee Street and Osage Oranges
Today or rather tonight is the holiday Día de Muertos, the Mexican holiday that we call the Day of the Dead. Saint Louis Magazine had the hours for the Cherokee Street celebration beginning before...
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Angel Street
Anne and I had Rep tix on Friday night, the play was “Angel Street”, but is more commonly known as “Gaslight”, which was its original, British title. When the play came to Broadway, its title was...
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Top-Down, Bottom-Up, Round & Round
We launched relatively early this morning and marched over to the high school for the annual MRH pancake breakfast. We sat with Dave’s former English teacher. He seemed impressed with Dave’s studies....
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Psychopaths
At the end of yesterday’s light I was out on the cycle path and it was crazy, but it was beautiful too. It was seventy degrees in mid-November and there were lots of people out there in the magic hour...
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Resolutions
Resolutions? Me?? Just what are you implying? That I need to Change?? Well buddy, as far as I’m concerned I’m perfect the way I am! – Calvin & Hobbes First, we would like to thank Jay & Carl...
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