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England: Nan’s birth home
My Nan grew up in Wellingborough, England. Last week I got to see her childhood home, and today we went to her birth home in order to shoot a short little video. (Nan’s brother, Uncle Raymond,...
View ArticleLove, baseball and losses
There’s something about that first love. Or maybe it’s that first loss. I remember a girl I loved, and the spark of hope that burned in me until the day I found out there was no chance, that she would...
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The best Christmas present of all time
Two things came up recently which spurred me to write a blog post one year sooner than I originally planned. The first thing is that I created a new website called Break Into Chat, which hosts a wiki...
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“Jerusalem”
This morning Yoli and I had a rare kid-free couple of hours. We thought it would be fun to to see the new film Jerusalem on the Imax screen at the St. Louis Science Center. The film is very nicely...
View ArticleRemembering Yolanda Salinas Hess
I was surprised this morning to see an obituary in the Post-Dispatch for Yolanda Salinas Hess. I wanted to share a little bit about her brief, but bright, impact on my life. It started one morning late...
View ArticleStill thankful for the Rams
I’m definitely feeling all the outrage over the Rams leaving St. Louis to return to Los Angeles. They were, overall, terrible for most of their years in St. Louis. They fleeced us to come here in 1995,...
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The Current at 50
Back row: Jeff Kuchno, Clint Zweifel, David Baugher, Wiley Price, Judi Burch Linville, Josh Renaud and Rick JackowayFront row: Sharon Reus, Michelle McMurray, Kathleen Riddler In November 1966, UMSL’s...
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Jadzia’s obituary
Jadzia Renaud Jadzia Marie Renaud was welcomed into the kingdom of heaven on June 24, 2020, at the age of 14. Jadzia was born Aug. 24, 2005, and attended the STEAM Academy at McCluer South-Berkeley...
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Morels and more
A few of the morel mushrooms I bought at the farmers market. This morning I saw morel mushrooms at the Ferguson Farmers Market. I had to buy them. It goes back to an experience I had last year. It was...
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The Good Friday tornado: 10 years later
Ten years ago our house was badly damaged by the Good Friday tornado. This photo was taken on April 30, 2011, after the tree was removed and tarps were in place. Ten years ago, the Good Friday tornado...
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