Mississippi Flooding – 5/6/2003
Working downtown near the river, I get to see it changing every day. I just can’t seem to get enough with the flooding. Album Hogan Haake
Category: General
Pool Time – 4/16/2013
My current employer has a pool table in their 12th floor break room. It has a fantastic view overlooking the Mississippi River. Today, I played my first game of pool after 6 months of employment there. The game was against Ryan and I won. Hogan Haake
Gumball Pickup – 3/23/2013
Jake asked me to help him do a cleanup of gumballs at church. To be fair, he asked lots of people to help, but I was the only person that showed up to help him. Jake had his whole family with him. So without delay, we got out the rake and started cleaning up. We … Continue reading “Gumball Pickup – 3/23/2013”
Bacon Fest St. Louis – 3/23/2013
I heard about the Bacon Fest STL and decided that I would visit. It was held in Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis. I’m not sure what I expected, but it was a bunch of food vendors selling bacon type foods. Every food vendors had a huge line that we were not about to wait … Continue reading “Bacon Fest St. Louis – 3/23/2013”
St. Louis Mardi Gras 2013 – 2/29/2013
Ever since I discovered Mardi Gras in St. Louis, I try to never miss it. I’m still trying to get more people to join me each year. This year, I was able to get Ryan and Jeff with me. We planned to be there all of the day and enjoy the parade, but that wasn’t … Continue reading “St. Louis Mardi Gras 2013 – 2/29/2013”
The People’s – 2/2/2013
A good friend of the family is in a band called The People’s. Their music style is Acoustic and Americana. We went to see them after a long day of a basketball game and the Sugar Maple Festival. It was a family friendly event, so we headed to the SIP Salon in Clayton for a … Continue reading “The People’s – 2/2/2013”
Sugar Maple Festival – 2/2/2013
I received an unsolicited email from my father about a sugar maple festival not to far from my house. Following the link, I found that it was for the previous year. However, some persistent web searching showed that it was the first weekend in February this year. This sounded like the perfect type of outdoor … Continue reading “Sugar Maple Festival – 2/2/2013”
Rooftop Camping – 1/12/2013
A group of guys from church decided to get together and go for a winter camp out. I’m not big into the whole church thing, but it was a chance to hang out with Jake for the weekend. There was also a 10 mile hike somewhere I have never been before. I’ve heard of Hawn … Continue reading “Rooftop Camping – 1/12/2013”
St. Louis Auto Show – 1/26/2013
I’m a huge car fan, so I made a trip to the St. Louis Auto show this year. I had planned on going alone this year, but I ended up having the company of Brian and Kelly. We started looking at the expensive cars. Somehow I ended up getting photos of the cars and models… … Continue reading “St. Louis Auto Show – 1/26/2013”
Mississippi river at 34.34 feet 4/22/2013
Mississippi river at 34.34 feet at St. Louis Arch.