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
St. Louis
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
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
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
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
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
Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me
My favorite show on NPR is Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me, and we attended the live taping of Saturday’s show....
April 18, 2010
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
Kathy Griffin at the Fox
It’s been almost two years since we last saw her at Touhill, and she’s won a second Emmy since then...
July 13, 2009
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
Kathy Griffin is Still Hilarious
Welcome Kathy Griffin fans! I’m not exactly sure why, but ever since I wrote my review of her performance a...
October 19, 2007
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
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
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
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
