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Month: July 2019

  • Review: Crawl

    So the lastest movie we went to see was Crawl, because Gary read that critics likened it to Jaws. First off, while it’s no Jaws, it’s also no Annabelle Comes Home. Unlike Annabelle, the “jump scenes” actually made me jump. And there, any resemblance to Jaws ends. Instead of one scary shark, there are multiple…

  • Let’s All Go To The Movies

    Around here, if you want to get out of the house and stay out of the heat, the options are limited: indoor golf, shopping, dining, and movies. Of course there is an exciting city nearby with museums and plays and music, but I still live seven miles from even seeing the skyline unless it’s an…

  • Driveway Grand Opening

    Sure, most people can use their new driveway after a week, but Gary always doubles down. We parked the cars in the street for two weeks. Now, finally, the cars can drive in to the garage. Of course, this photo is just staged. He kept the tape uncut, because only OUR cars are allowed on…

  • Saint Louis Museums Not Safe for Puppies

    There is a video in the Saint Louis Science Center that discusses the science behind the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse. The science center video is narrated, and to add some drama to the dry theory of why the bridge fell, it tells the story of the last man to drive on the bridge, which you…

  • Update on Dennis Day, Mousketeer

    I know you come here for the latest news on the murder of Dennis Day, Mouseketeer. A suspect has been arrested: a former handyman. Details are sparse but evidently he used Dennis Day’s credit cards immediately after Dennis went missing. The suspect is quoted elsewhere as saying, “This is messed up.” I can easily see…

  • Moon Misapprehensions

    Moon week! Anniversary of launching to the moon! I have done nothing for the last week but watch Apollo space program documentaries. My brother would say this is because we were not allow to stay up until ten to watch the lunar landing. There is a problem with having been a child during the Apollo…

  • New Arch Grounds and Museum

    The Arch grounds have been improved. Thankfully there is no zip line, as we discussed. There is a better Arch entrance. The old entrance is now the exit. It’s still too easy to fall into. The pokey bridge over the highway has been replaced with a landscaped wedge that utterly hides the highway. The Arch…

  • Summer Heat at the Arch

    I knew it was going to be a hot day (over 90 Farenheit /32 Celsius), but I am so sick of being inside that I thought the heat wouldn’t bother me. We went on with our plan to visit the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Park … …which has thankfully just been renamed the Gateway Arch…

  • Clothes Shopping

    I went out shopping for clothes, because my personal fashion pendulum has swung again. Three years ago I turned against all shirts with patterns and buttons. They all looked messy and the collars were always askew. I gave away anything buttoned. Every shirt I own now is in a solid color with a scoop neck…

  • Trolley

    About a million years and 51 million dollars ago, one businessman pushed for Forest Park and the Delmar Loop district to be connected by an old-school Saint Louis trolley, as in “Clang, clang, clang went the” etc. We rode it on Saturday, when our expedition to see the new museum under the Arch was waylaid…