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This Saturday is Art Attack: Day of the Dead Art at the Koken Art Factory (2500 Ohio Avenue in St. Louis).  This is an auction to benefit KDHX and the Saint Louis City Open Studio and Gallery.  My gal pal Amy Vandonsel is in the show again this year and everyone should go and cheer [...]

Inspired by one of Avitable’s posts, here are some things I really don’t get:
1. Lost.
2. Militant feminism.
3. Grudges.
4. Potty humor.
5. Trolls.
6. The War on Drugs.
7. Overpaid athletes.
If you “get” any of those things listed, do explain.

“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh

I just finished an outstanding book called Being Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh.  The book is a phenomenal description of Buddhist principles, but it is much more than that.  The book is [...]

Last week, a fellow blogger Miss Britt wrote on the question of healthcare as a right versus healthcare as a privilege.  I responded to her outstanding post with the following:
I believe healthcare is a right.  In a supposedly evolved and civilized society, it is abominable that so many do not have health insurance or have [...]

Awhile back I ordered a few things from Amazon. I found out just how awesome Amazon customer service is through an order snafu this time around.
When I did not receive the package by the due date, I looked on the UPS website and it looked as if it had been delivered.  I presumed then [...]

When Jasper was much thinner…

Come out tonight if you can and support Amy (on the left in pic with moi).  She is being featured with several other lovely artists in a fab art show “As Above, So Below” (2101 Locust, St. Louis City) from 7 - 10 p.m.  Free entry, free food, and free Schlafly beer.  You may even [...]

Evidently Aztecs believed this bird’s beak was created from rainbows.  Toucans were considered messengers of the gods. I saw this beautiful bird at the St. Louis Zoo this Summer.