I invited my dad to come into St. Louis to see Puddles Pity Party and he accepted. So I purchased 2 tickets and waited for the anointed day. Dad came into town earlier in the day. We started out going out to dinner at dad’s favorite St. Louis restaurant. After a fantastic dinner, we headed … Continue reading “Puddles Pity Party – 10/10/2018”
My employer was kind enough to sponsor part of the DevUp conference this year. Additionally, they sent the whole development staff for professional development. It didn’t take long for us to get seats and get comfortable for the opening Keynote about the future of technology. Maggie on my right. Jeff on my left. They went … Continue reading “Dev Up Conference 10/9/2018”
We came out to waterfall to do some work today. All four of us came out. I brought the circular saw and the generator, Danelle brought the wire brush and some spray paint. After the requisite mowing/weed wacking, had the place cleared out in no time and were ready for the actual tasks. Corvin and … Continue reading “Waterfall – 10/7/2018”
Occasionally when the weather is perfect, Jo Jo and I go out paddling because its amazing outside. Today was one of those days. She claims that adventure just happens when I’m around, but I think the river gets all the credit. Today,we found a CRT TV floating in the river. So JoJo held it by … Continue reading “Paddle with Jo Jo – 9/30/2018”
We came into KC for the weekend because Holly and family were going to be in town. Somehow it ended up being a mini reunion with family. Its always good to see everybody. First off is a video of Holly (and Jim)’s kids, David and Lindsay. I got them to say “Kelly Clarkson” and “Welcome … Continue reading “Kansas City with Holly – 9/15/2018”
If you’re curious about our event, its always the second Thursday of each month. Events are announced about 1 week in advance posted at the following 2 locations. Scroll to the last post to see it. http://www.rivermiles.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1242272075/420#420 And on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SunsetRaceMeramec/ —————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I wonder how many more times I can say that the Sunset Race … Continue reading “118th Sunset Race – 9/13/2018”
Its been a while since I’ve talked about my office. We’ve had lots of new people, so it was time to bring a unicycle back into the office. There were not as many takers and I had trouble getting shots. Dave did give it his best shot and did decent. The real reason for the … Continue reading “Office Antics – 9/13/2018”
A quick video of Corvin running the Forest Park cross country meet. It rained the day before and misted during the day, so the course was a mess! Yep, it was muddy! Hogan Haake
We’ve been watching episodes of Netflix’s Nailed It recently. For those that haven’t see it before, the premise is simple. A professional baker is invited on the show and bakes a cake like item that they are famous for. Then they bring in 3 contestants that are not as talented and have them try to … Continue reading “Who Bakes A Shoe Anyway? – 9/3/2018”
It seems like its a never ending job to mix and pour concrete out at waterfall. This time, its a landing pad for the stairs we want to put in for the deck. Today’s job is 400 pounds of concrete (plus the water its mixed with). You can see from the bucket above that there … Continue reading “Concrete at Waterfall – 9/1/2018”