Sometimes you must need to paddle on the river. Today was one of those days. Jo Jo, Mark, and I went out. We got upstream. After a while,we took a detour on Fishpot Creek. The water was high and we were able to paddle back a ways. We stopped to try and identify a very … Continue reading “3/22/2020 – Meramec Paddle”
Corvin and I took my nephew, Mark to see Peter and the Wolf at the SLSO. We made an afternoon of it and showed him lots of fun! Once we got inside Powell Hall, we got our seats and focused on the show. It was a short afternoon, but the three of us shared lots … Continue reading “Peter and the Wolf with Mark – 2/23/2020”
Fort Jackson is in Louisiana. I’ve seen it on maps when dreaming about the Mississippi river and random paddling journeys I want to take. I’ve talked of a motorcycle trip there over a long weekend just because it looks interesting. The opportunity to visit came when Corvin and I were visiting Louisiana on our 27th … Continue reading “Fort Jackson – 2/16/2020”
We got a new cat and we named him Brawndo. If you’re wondering about the name, it came from my favorite movie, Idiocracy. Brawndo is a pure bred Maine Coon. We were picking him up from a breeder just west of Kansas City. We drove through an ice storm the night before to ensure that … Continue reading “Brawndo – 1/17/2020”
I had a work trip that took me to New York City. Technically the trip was in Hoboken, NJ. Our hotel and customer were both along the Hudson River. This provides a clear site to Manhattan Island, or what everybody else knows as NYC. I won’t talk about the work trip as its work stuff. … Continue reading “New York City – 1/12/2020”
That a great month. I finally ended my no-shave November. I started with a goatee. It didn’t take long before that was too much and I went to just a creepy mustache. It did keep me warm on some winter walks! Poor Coat Rack never gets any peace, but Sonora is happy! A great month! … Continue reading “December 2019”
The best thing about Christmas is kids and family. This Christmas, we got both of them in spades. My sister Holly is in KC now, allowing us to see them more. David and Lindsay are just adorable! We had a fantastic time hanging out as a family. Meals, and gifts exchanged, we also managed to … Continue reading “Christmas in KC – 12/23/2019”
Sometimes you look back at the photos taken and wonder what you were thinking. I’ll let you bet the judge of this one. Sonora does love Coatrack! I put up Christmas lights and may have overdone it. Uncle Hiatt would be proud! Hogan Haake
We had a weekend trip planned for Echo Bluff State Park. Echo Bluff is a fairly new state park in Missouri. We were going there to celebrate the Missouri Stream Team’s 30th anniversary. We shared a large cabin with two other couples and had plenty of space! This is actually a duplex. First floor is … Continue reading “Echo Bluff – 11/23/2019”
Having property is nice, but its also a lot of work. If you have improvements, then they have to be maintained. In our case, we were out there, caulking to keep the rain from rotting everything out. Ahh, Danelle sitting on the job. I’m probably in trouble based on the look she is giving me. … Continue reading “Waterfall – 11/17/2019”