I certainly hope that by the time you read this column, things have truly shaped up around here…but as I sit here on a snowy and cold Monday, March 25, I have to scratch my head and think back a few weeks and columns to our furry little guy, the groundhog, and wonder at how […]

As surprises go…sometimes there is a negative associated with a surprise. The past few trips to Missouri has had some surprises, the worst was our transmission going out on the way home, almost catching the Suburban on fire, etc… and oh…the $3,000 bill that one gets with a new transmission. You probably can understand that […]

The truth is that we could have been shoveling the several inches of rain that fell upon Lebanon, Missouri as the U.S. was ‘springing forward’ this past Saturday night; knowing that the area has been drought stricken for a couple years, I am going to give the situation a casual but cold look the other […]

If wine is your ‘cup of tea’….then St. James, Missouri might just be a destination; I will add that not only is the famous winery located here at exit 195 on I-44 just west of St. Louis, but there is also some very good fishing. Meramec Spring Park is also just a few miles down […]

2012 is now behind us; I’m an optimistic person and can’t wait to see what the new year will bring…that being said, I spent the last 4 days of 2012 waist deep in moving water and it was exactly what the doctor ordered. I met Frank and my dad at 5am on Friday the 28th, […]