School dance season is coming up and Sonora was getting ready, but maybe not. I don’t know what was going on with the kids here, but they were getting along wonderfully with lots of laughter. In anticipation of my upcoming motorcycle ride, I wanted to get some seat time. Turns out that the ferry to … Continue reading “August – 2023”
Like too many nights, we didn’t want to cook dinner. It was almost time to take Corvin to college and we just wanted a relaxing time together. Sonora picked Panera (St. Louis Bread Company) for dinner. We went out to get our food. The kids are getting along fantastic and we’re having wonderful conversation. Sonora … Continue reading “Dinner And Pizza – 8/30/2022”
My job involves a lot of science, a lot of learning, and a lot of teaching. On this weekend, Hannah G and I traveled to the Urban Stream Research Center at the Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville, Illinois, for a bit of all three. (Warrenville is “in Chicago” the way Webster Groves or Chesterfield is … Continue reading “Chicago Mussel Workshop – 8/27/22”
Today is the first day of school for my girls. Sonora and Coty are both starting their Junior year of high school. I can already tell its going to be great. As most kids are, they are both a little nervous and a lot excited. Coty has been in the country for 4.5 days and … Continue reading “First Day Of School – 8/22/2022”
50 years ago [yesterday], my parents were married. They are celebrating 50 years of being together. They planned a grand adventure for kids and grand kids, but COVID got in the way of their plans. Even with the huge list of friends, co-workers, and extended family, they skipped the traditional large party. They opted to … Continue reading “My Parent’s 50th Anniversary – 8/20/2022”
Before the last school year was out, Sonora got the idea of getting an exchange student. She liked the idea of a student from Japan. From what we understood of exchange students, somebody would show up for two weeks. Then later, Sonora would get to go to Japan for two weeks. All fun in a … Continue reading “Coty Arrives – 8/18/2022”
Part of Danelle’s work at NGRREC is research. (I know the description following won’t be totally accurate) One of her current research projects is a 10 year study of fresh water mussels. This study was put together with dedicated volunteers passionate about this subject along with professional experts on the subject. I was lucky enough … Continue reading “Sangamon Double Weekend – 8/13/2022”
Today was our 165th Sunset Race. We had a decent turn out of people and phenomenal turnout for the weather! I had my phone out and got some great shots of my fellow paddlers. JoJo in the front of my canoe. A selfie in the back of the canoe with Eric in his solo canoe. … Continue reading “Sunset Race 165 – 8/12/2022”
Its a day that my wife thought would never come. I’m selling my second unicycle in a year! Since I started this crazy hobby, I’ve continually added new unicycles to my collection until I got to the number 7. Yeah, that is even a lot of unicycles for me. With my recent addition of a … Continue reading “Big One Sold – 8/10/2022”
I paddle through the summer at Creve Coeur Lake on a Tuesday night 5K paddle race. The group is very friendly and active paddling around the St. Louis Missouri area. Today they wanted to paddle on a back channel of the Mississippi River. Its about an hour drive from my home and it was somewhere … Continue reading “Dalbow Loop – 8/7/2022”