Gifts Galore

Well, Christmas has come and gone. It was a good one. I was given seasons 4-7 of The West Wing. I love this show so much. It's such a smart, funny, well-acted show. I also got a bunch of Best Buy gift cards. I spent those today when I went to buy an external hard …

Wal-Mart is the Seventh Circle of Hell

It's been a couple years since I stepped foot into a Wal-Mart. Not since I lived in Springfield have I gone into one of those horrendous stores. I was out doing some Christmas shopping on Saturday and I needed to pick up some cold medicine. There was a Wal-Mart right …

St. Louis History: The Maroons

Another post about St. Louis history. This one involving my favorite sport, baseball. Many St. Louis people may already know this because a St. Louis baseball fan isn't just a fan. We are usually historians on the topic.

Today we wear Cardinals' Red, but it could …

Books That Should Become Movies

Sometimes when reading a book I think how great a movie it could be. Of course, with some books, others see the same potential and make a horrible movie out of it (Michael Crichton's Timeline is a superb example of a great book and horrible movie). Now, I'm usually …

So Long MySpace

I've had a MySpace page for a long time now. I've had it before MySpace became the huge thing it is now. I'm not quite sure why I have it. I never use it. The only people I really have friended on there are rappers (that have friended me via various websites like …

Who is My Candidate?

I just took a test to see who my ideal candidate would be, meaning who represents my interests best. No surprise here. Barack Obama represents what I believe in. We have an 84% similarity rating. The two we disagreed on were gay rights and medical marijuana, which I …

An Absolute Gentleman

I was browsing some best books of 2007 lists and found one by an author named R.M. Kinder that lives in Missouri. The book, entitled An Absolute Gentleman is about a serial killer. I went to Amazon.com and searched for it and was instantly hooked and had to buy …

St. Louis History: Jack the Ripper Died in St. Louis?

One of the most infamous serial killers ever might have come to St. Louis. Jack the Ripper, the serial killer that terrorized London could have been an American and he might have died here in St. Louis.

In 1903, St. John's Hospital stood at the corner of 22nd & Morgan …

Tupac Shakur Legacy

I was at the mall Christmas shopping today and came across a book while waiting in line to check out. It was in the Bargain Books section. The book is Tupac Shakur Legacy. Originally priced at $45, I picked this gem up for $4.99. It's kind of sad that it went for …

Testing a New Design

I'm testing a new design here. Things can (and probably will) break off and on today. I really like this design and hope I can get it to do everything I want it to do.

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Tupac: The Best of...

Interscope Records recently released two separate Tupac CDs entitled 2pac: Best of Thug and 2pac Best of Life. I love Tupac's music. I have been a fan of his for years and have every album he's released, as well as numerous books on him. This is getting out of hand. …

Winter Break

I am so ready for winter break. I'm getting burnt out by these kids. The other day I had five kids enter on the same day. They have all been bouncing up and down on my last nerve. They are just as anxious to get out for winter break as I am. What makes it worse is …

Holiday Parties

This weekend was a busy weekend. Friday night was happy hour with people from work. A couple people who don't usually show up came out and it was fun. I really enjoy the people I work with, even though I never get to see them throughout the day. I'm with the kids …

This Day in History- First airplane flies

In 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft. Orville piloted the gasoline-powered, propeller-driven biplane, which stayed aloft for 12 seconds and covered …

Twas the Week Before Christmas

and all through the school, kid after kid were acting a fool. The teachers were grumpy and pulling their hair, with the hopes that winter break soon would be there. Today I had to remove a kid from ISS. He couldn't control himself any longer. On top of that, I also …

Traffic Spike

These past few days I've had a huge influx of traffic. The reason behind it is someone stumbled upon an article I posted back in 2005 and liked it and thus it was shared with thousands upon thousands of people around the internet. On Tuesday I had about 900 visits, …

An Absolute Gentleman

I was browsing some best books of 2007 lists and found one by an author named R.M. Kinder that lives in Missouri. The book, entitled An Absolute Gentleman is about a serial killer. I went to Amazon.com and searched for it and was instantly hooked and had to buy …

St. Louis History: Jack the Ripper Died in St. Louis?

One of the most infamous serial killers ever might have come to St. Louis. Jack the Ripper, the serial killer that terrorized London could have been an American and he might have died here in St. Louis.

n 1903, St. John's Hospital stood at the corner of 22nd & Morgan …

Tupac Shakur Legacy

I was at the mall Christmas shopping today and came across a book while waiting in line to check out. It was in the Bargain Books section. The book is Tupac Shakur Legacy. Originally priced at $45, I picked this gem up for $4.99. It's kind of sad that it went for …

Who is My Candidate?

I just took a test to see who my ideal candidate would be, meaning who represents my interests best. No surprise here. Barack Obama represents what I believe in. We have an 84% similarity rating. The two we disagreed on were gay rights and medical marijuana, which I …