Last weekend, I took part in the 30-Hour Famine with the Youth Outlet at First Congregational Church of Webster Groves. The 30-Hour Famine is an event organized by WorldVision, a Christian humanitarian organization that fights poverty and hunger around the world. At our church, they needed a male chaperone, and I volunteered. (A couple*...
It’s Been 100 Days Since Christmas…
…And that means there are 100 pictures in my picture-a-day blog, Shoulpix. Well, not exactly. I’ve missed a few days, and I’ve made up a few days, but I don’t think I’ve made up as many as I missed. But to apologize, I’m giving you this post at half the regular price! Anyway, these...
Back From The Decaf World
Well, I made it. 46 days of Lent, without caffeine, and I survived. I woke up early this morning and brewed a pot of coffee—REAL coffee, not the “decaf” stuff I’ve been drinking for the last six and a half weeks—and set about to enjoy my day. And it’s a beautiful day. Life...
Ready Or Not, Baseball Season Starts In One Week
I had some time before work this morning, so I took a walk around downtown to take some pictures. I gravitated toward Busch Stadium to see how “Ballpark Village” is coming along, visit the statue garden, and see if the yard looked ready for baseball. Well, it might be ready, but it’s hard to...
Snow Globes
Oh what fun it is … to leave the flash on while you’re taking pictures in a snowstorm!...
The Ducks At Tilles
It was a nice enough morning, so I went over to Tilles Park to see how the ducks and geese were doing. They’re doing OK, it seems....
Howard Steamboat Museum
While in Louisville this week, I had the opportunity to drive across the river and visit the Howard Steamboat Museum in Jeffersonville, Ind. The museum is housed in an 1890s mansion built by Edmonds Howard. He was the owner of the Howard Shipyard, which built thousands of steamboats over many decades, until the yard...
Downtown Louisville
I’ve been in Louisville, Ky., the last three days for work; a couple of evenings I’ve been able to explore the downtown area a bit by foot. Here’s some of what I saw....
Not Much Going On At City Garden Today
Temperature right around 32 degrees. Steady snow falling that felt, really, like rain. And a cold, cold wind whipping around between the city buildings. Not a great day for City Garden, and for much of the time that I walked through today, I was the only soul in sight. A perfect day for black...
Inspired By Mitt
Sure, there are other reasons I wanted to try life without caffeine for a while. Lent was one, sleep issues another. But there was also something about watching this guy perform in the presidential derby last year that was pretty inspirational. He went toe-to-toe with the president of the United States and, in...