What’s Special?

Each year the Missouri General Assembly meets from early January till the middle of May.  The legislature also comes back every September to review and possibly overturn any items vetoed by the governor. The governor, alas, maintains the power to Read More …

The Hangover

Tuesday morning my garage door made a hideous noise as it opened:  the top right set of rollers had jumped out of the track, resulting in a cattywampus mess with the door leaning east to west.  Fortunately, the door opened Read More …

The Missouri Go Round

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Get comfy…this will take a while. A chain of emails related to the operation of Missouri’s food stamp program arrived yesterday.  State Representative Sarah Unsicker (D – Shrewsbury) shared this information. An outstate gentleman serves as legal guardian for an Read More …

An Eight Foot Ladder

The other week the weather people predicted really nasty storms.  I knew the gutters needed cleaning, immediately. Right after I married I bought a six foot ladder.   The ladder came with us when we bought the house, and, back then Read More …