I’ve been interested in canoe racing for several years. Before the 2018 Texas Water Safari (TWS), I had previously paddled in the Missouri River 340 (MR340) 5 different times. From this experience, I believe I knew what paddling ultra marathons were all about. I wanted to add some other large races to ones I have … Continue reading “Texas Water Safari and Me – 6/9/2018”
The kids participated in their last orchestra together until Sonora gets into high school. It was in the Webster Groves high school gym. The Niemeyer’s came out to listen to the kids. Forgot to record the concert, but had fun with friends! Hogan Haake
The annual tradition continued this year. The group was a bit smaller, but Jake came out for the first time. We met Laura downtown as well. As normal, there was too much drinking by all, but we won’t talk a bout that. Ohh, and its the first year we made it out early enough for … Continue reading “St. Louis Mardi Gras – 2/10/2018”
What a super cold month! So cold in fact, there were pipes bursting all over town. One popped in my office building giving us some unexpected time off… I tried to turn my driveway into an ice rink. On a few of the warmer days, I got in some unicycle riding. My parents came in … Continue reading “January – 2018”
Nothing like winter time to bring out the fanatical paddlers. Surprisingly, there were 5 of us. I used my lobster claws (insulated mittens) to keep my hands warm as this was especially cold! Mark, Ken, JoJo, Jason, Hogan participated. Hogan Haake
January and February Sunset races seem the hardest to get people to show up to. This month we had repeat new people, Ken and Mark, to paddle with us. Mark is fairly new to paddling and we needed to share some warm weather gear with him, but its fun to have new paddlers! Hogan Haake
Seems like a stupid title for a post, but this winter was colder than many in recent memory. Maybe not by average temperature, but there was about a week long cold spell that hand hundreds of burst pipes around the city. I found this one near my office spilling a huge quantity of water! What … Continue reading “Winter Is Cold – 1/8/2018”
Sonora was recommended by her music teacher to participate in the St. Louis All Suburban Orchestra. This involved her learning new music on her own and going to several practices after hours with the rest of the group. We were lucky that my parents were able to come in from Kansas City for the weekend … Continue reading “St. Louis 6th Grade All Suburban Orchestra”
Danelle and I wanted a bit more storage space in our kitchen. We had a space where we put stuff on the floor, but that was just a bit messy. We decided a small cabinet on the end would do the trick. We went out to a local kitchen and cabinet store. We took a … Continue reading “New Kitchen Cabinet – 12/29/2017”
Danelle and I decided to go out on a date. So we headed out to Third Wheel Brewing in St. Charles to see Jack and Tracy , The People’s, playing. We had a great time hearing many of our favorite songs and being together! We didn’t try their beer as we’re not micro-brew people. Hogan … Continue reading “Date Night and The People’s – 12/16/2017”