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Dixie and I got together with some old friends that we had not seen in a long time. We had dinner at the Mexican Barrel House, and the food was great. The company was even better. We talked about impending retirement. We talked about our kids. We just got caught up, and it was really nice to see all of...
Last week was the Schlafly Art Fair, and we figured there’s no reason we can’t go to two art fairs in a row. That’s what old people do, right? So we headed down to Clayton and got there when they opened at 11. We spent an hour or so walking around looking, and we almost bought a piece to hang...
Every five years, Boeing has a Family Day, where they invite all employees at the St. Louis site to bring their kin to see just exactly what it is we do here. The last time we did Family Day, was the day before we left on our trip to New England, and that was when the kids were still interested,...
The Schlafly Art Fair in Maplewood has its roots in a conflict that arose twenty years ago with Anheuser-Busch regarding the St. Louis Art Fair. It’s a much smaller affair, but perhaps more intimate (except for the live bands), and caters to local artists exclusively. We saw some really interesting work there today, as Dixie and I took advantage of...
This show shares a lot of DNA with another show we saw earlier this year at the Fox: Spamalot. What with the winks to other Broadway shows, and the humorous references to life in medieval times, it clearly was influenced by Eric Idle’s creation. But, where that one takes its cues from Monty Python’s greatest movie, this one takes its...
On Thursday I got notice that they were giving away free tickets at work for the GnR concert at Busch Stadium on Sunday. I texted Josie to see if she would want to go, and by the time she had responded 5 minutes later, most of the tickets were already claimed. But we got a couple of seats behind third...
The Minifig Shop has been in Kirkwood for a number of years, and I’ve taken the kids there a couple of times. Today they had the grand opening of their second location in Chesterfield, so Josie and I went to see what they had. It’s a much larger store, so they have a lot more inventory, and they hired a...
One of the last shows of the season is Meet Me in St. Louis, so Josie and I went down for her last show before she moves to Columbia. It was a really good show, although they had a technical glitch during the trolley song, which took a few minutes to rectify. We’re going to miss our summer visits to...
It was our turn at the Muny this week, so Noah and I went to see Newsies. It was a good show, and while the songs weren’t quite as memorable, the choreography was excellent. Really talented cast.
As part of the America 250 celebration this year (which has been lackluster at best, thanks to President Camacho), the Union Pacific railroad sponsored a nationwide tour featuring the last operative “Big Boy.” So I dragged Noah down to Union Station, in the 100-degree heat, along with 10,000 of our closest friends, to see it. It was still pretty cool.
After having visited The Home of the Brick in Billund, the bar is set pretty high for me, and I’m not sure I will get much out of these Lego displays anymore. But the St. Louis County Library was nice enough to celebrate my birthday with Lego Night at the Clark Branch, so I figured I had to go check...
This is probably the last year we will have season tickets at the Muny. I hate to lose the great seats, but there are rarely more than two or three shows each season that we want to see, and it’s such a hassle exchanging the tickets. Linda has said she’s done, so in the future I think we’ll just buy...
Because Noah was having some friends over today, and both Dixie and Josie found errands to run outside of the house, I figured I better find something to keep myself occupied too. So I went down to the History Museum and visited the exhibit on the Mill Creek neighborhood in downtown St. Louis. The neighborhood, which was a black metropolis...
We are two for two with Stages St. Louis at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center. Last summer we saw Austen’s Pride, which was really good, and this time it was the Putnam County Spelling Bee, which was very funny and had some talented performers. Stages has also applied for an ECF grant this year, so we may be going back...
This tradition of organizing movie night excursions for my coworkers goes back 30 years at this point. But, with the exception of a movie night reunion with the old crowd back in 2023 (to see The Marvels), it’s been quite a while since this was a regular occurrence. I’m hoping to revive the tradition now that I’m on MQ-25. Tonight...
Tonight, our ECF chapter was invited to a reception at the St. Louis Zoo to celebrate the WildCare Park donors. ECF has given $150,000 so far towards the upcoming opening of this unique safari attraction in North County. Dixie and I went, along with a few others from the committee. We had some good food and listened to some good...
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