Back here in the real world, meanwhile, a great many people are missing birthday parties due to illnesses and a lot of that illness is Covid. That’s good if you like leftover birthday cake.
Too Much Cake
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The Contest Begins: Early Nominees For the Worst Bills In The 2022 Missouri General Assembly
Yes, I know the House and Senate members have only been pre-filling bills for the new session for a week, but, well, the Republican supermajority is really lowering the bar. Oh, I expected a ton of pro-Covid legislation – and Read More …
May I Have The Reality Check, Please
Over lunch a good friend lamented that “no body wants to work anymore.”
Yes, I spent 10 minutes correcting him.
Republican Math
I spent a crisp Saturday morning attending the only St. Louis region meeting of the Senate Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission, the Missouri Office of Administration’s Redistricting Office group charged with setting new state senate district lines. First thing I noticed: Read More …
Lost Sales
Last week I searched the grocery store, without success, for a brand of pretzels I knew had just gone on sale. I asked the nice young man about the pretzels. “Those are on sale this week,” he replied. “We don’t Read More …
Food Stamps Approach The 21st Century
My daughter loves to cook and she forces everyone in her home (including the dog) to eat healthy. For example, the step kids like chicken nuggets, so, she makes them from scratch – even sneaking shredded cauliflower and carrots into Read More …