Mark Zuckerberg lost nearly $6 billion today. Say it again with me, but with a Dr. Evil meets Donald Trump line reading… A BILLION DOLLARS! That’s a lot of money. I’ve had some rough days myself, including last week’s instance where I wanted Kraft Mac n’ Cheese but didn’t have it. As men, these sorts … More South City Confessions: Don’t look up! In a world without Facebook
Andy Karandzieff must have been smiling ear to ear last night at the Dome in downtown St. Louis. The greatest rock n’ roll band in the world had just given his local eatery, Crown Candy Kitchen, a shoutout in the middle of their show–loud enough for the 60,000+ audience to get a reminder of where … More Mick Jagger gives Crown Candy Kitchen a shoutout during Rolling Stones show at the Dome
Nothing. If I had to tell you what people here in America have learned over the past 20 years, you wouldn’t like the answer. Little to zip. Back on 9/11, when terrorists attacked our country with a ferocity that shattered New York, we all witnessed strangers coming together. Strangers ran towards each other in ash … More What have we learned since 9/11?
A great Twitter thread this weekend featured a very unique and rather blunt question in our modern world: Name one phrase that really f**king annoys you. Go. — Meeeeee (@DonnaDlm71) August 14, 2021 We all have at least 56 of these. And it’s not like we’re trying to boil the actual person saying it. There … More 5 phrases that need to disappear quickly
A lot of fighters tried to take Matt Hughes out in the ring. A few succeeded, while many failed and failed again. But zero battles inside the Octagon could measure up to the fight he’d face after retirement. A few years ago, a train tried to take Hughes out near his hometown of Hillsboro, Illinois. … More A freak of nature in the octagon, Matt Hughes’ life after retirement is even more remarkable
“Smile! It’s good for ya!” Last week, I was at a movie screening with a few minutes to spare. As 10 turned to 15 and that escalated into 30 minutes, a delay brewed and audience members wondered what was happening. There aren’t projectors up there anymore at Ronnies or Esquire, just a digital machine with … More Farewell, Mr. Orange: A master film projectionist, father, and lover of baseball caps tilted up
“Give me a beer.” One of the simplest, most-easy-to-understand phrases hits like a blunt request. It’s synonymous with baseball for me. A cold one at the ballpark always felt very Don Draper to me. As Mike Shannon would eloquently put it on a blazing hot Saturday afternoon at Busch Stadium, a cold, frosty Budweiser. Once … More 500 words about my love affair with Stella Artois
Some things in life shouldn’t need explanation or that much oxygen to understand. They are called rules. COVID-19 has taken a pound of flesh, in some way or another, from most of us; some more than others. Local businesses-the lovely family-owned and staffed comfort shacks spread out across Macklind Avenue-have taken a particularly nasty beating … More The simples of rules: Follow the COVID-19 guidelines, or you’ll get shut down
Confession: I wrote this poem over nine years ago, when the website was just a baby, like my son, Vinny. When he was only weeks old, Vinny had to fight a dangerous heart condition head-on. While I was at a work function, my wife texted me that she was in an ambulance with our son. … More A Poem For My Son: Tough little fella of mine
