St. Louis

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New Chicken Coop

Hard to believe it has been five years since we constructed a home for our first flock. Those birds developed...

April 30, 2017
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Home Cheep Home

In the middle of our other spring project, the timing was right to get our new pets, but that started...

April 27, 2012
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Cavalia

We were fortunate enough to get a chance to see the Cavalia show while it was here in St. Louis....

March 26, 2012
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Stone Soup Cottage

Having made reservations a full five months in advance, I had a long time to anticipate my wife’s birthday dinner...

July 29, 2011
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I Speak For The Trees

[continued from Part 1] After meeting with the contractor that Ameren dispatched to walk my property line and mark trees,...

June 12, 2011
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I Am The Lorax

I am not a fan of Ameren. Ever since I spent seven days without electricity in the throes of a...

June 11, 2011
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Sammy Scott’s

I don’t think I’ve ever written a restaurant review before, but since I’m waiting for Dobbs to change the oil...

June 23, 2010
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Missourah

This is addressed to those who routinely mispronounce the name of my home state. Some of you, inexplicably, are from...

June 15, 2010
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Great Holiday Theater

I’ve been lucky enough to take in a couple of great Christmas-time shows this season and I wanted to pass...

December 22, 2009
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Schmittel’s Nursery

Last week I wrote about our new trees. We bought them from Schmittel’s Nursery in Maryland Heights, and paid them...

June 13, 2009
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Wicked

I’ve never been a fan of The Wizard of Oz but Wicked is not only a clever re-imagination of the...

December 23, 2007
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Vehicle Warranty Scam

After searching for the phone number that appeared on the postcard I received (1-800-376-7044), I discovered this site and this...

June 7, 2007
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Spamalot

If you’re a Monty Python fan, you simply cannot miss Spamalot (currently playing a month-long engagement at the Fabulous Fox)....

November 11, 2006
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Kathy Griffin is Hilarious

We saw Kathy Griffin tonight at the new Touhill Performing Arts Center at UMSL, and she was her usual hilarious...

November 6, 2006
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Wanna Play Monopoly?

As I write this, there are still over 500 people in the St. Louis area without electricity, according to AmerenUE‘s...

August 12, 2006
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The Producers

Besides being very funny, The Producers musical (now playing at the Fabulous Fox theater in St. Louis) is visually stunning...

May 19, 2005