Good Morning From Detroit

It's a beautiful day in the Motor City.

This city really surprised me. I thought we were going to have to find the good stuff- to look for it. But no. Downtown Detroit is a really excellent place. As Jeff offered via text message, "it must have been the super bowl." …

McDonald and Schlafly

I drove home in the rain yesterday. It would seem that rain has an adverse effect on Kansas City's stoplights, because I sat impatiently idling at Swope and 59th, and again at Swope and Benton for minutes longer than usual. It almost made me angry. Almost.

I got home, …

Free to Be ... You and Me

Through the waning audacity of the Russians, I managed to get my hands on an album we used to sing along to when I was very little. I would venture a guess that the last time I'd heard any of these songs was 1986 or 1987. No more recently than 20 years ago have I heard …

Erin's Wedding Pictures

Oh right, I owe you pictures. Here they are. Enjoy.

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Wanted my Ticket

This must be a busy flight I'm waiting to board. a guy just offered to give me a jaw-dropping amount of cash to switch with him, plus the cost of changing my flight. I'm in the C group, which means I'll probably sit between two fat people.

Let it officially be known that …

IM IN UR FONTZ

So, since Vista came out, I've kinda sorta given up on keeping up with current games and things any more, if that's the direction they're going to take. The adoption of Vista takes us into a world where I don't want to be. So with that in mind, I have installed

My List: Part 2

If you'll recall, I had a list in progress. So without further ado, let's wrap this up!

#5 Come Back Inn - Madison, WI

One weekend early in 1996, my brother and I, along with my cousins Vince and Casey, piled into the gigantic pink conversion van and drove up to …

My List: Part 1

Inspired by a local blogger and his impressive top 20 list of his favorite bars, I thought I'd go one further(in my mind), and run down my favorite beer bars. Beeradvocate has their own list, which I believe is based on a system that determines points though ratings …

Ecomm Window Tonight

When I started planning my big trip, the group that was planning to go(that then numbered four), agreed that the best time to do the trip would be for the week of the 4th of July, to take advantage of the holiday time off. I put in a vacation request, which was filed …

I Paid Them to Screw Up

I got my computer back today. I am not happy with what happened. nothing was damaged, mind you. If that had been the case, I would probably be writing this from jail, for throwing a chair through the window of the place where they worked on it. I picked it up on my way …

A Trip, eh!

First, an administrative notice. I haven't posted the pictures from Sarah's weddding or from the big party this past weekend, because my computer's in the shop. All I have at home is my Linux server, and my work laptop, should I choose to plug it in and change its …

5-Day IPA

In the St. Louis exurb of O'Fallon there is a brewery that bears the town's name. As of late, this small brewery has been building a reputation for producing truly exceptional beers. For a party that we recently held, we acquired a keg of their delectable India Pale …

The End of an Oncall

I'm on call this week, though I'm handing the pager off today. It's been a relatively slow week, especially compared to last time. But on Wednesday night I received lots and lots of pages- one about every 45 minutes, thus never allowing me to enter REM sleep. The last …