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drpaisleyThe St. Louis trip for the long weekend was just what the Dr. ordered. Got there late Friday, enjoyed cigars and beer with Michael Weaver and crashed around 3a. The next morning, while waiting for NPulsifer and Gisele to show up, I looked at my phone and discovered four calls from my boss. Tried calling him back, but got voicemail. About 20 minutes later, he called again. The big file we'd been waiting for had arrived, but he couldn't get it to run (shocking, I know). When I informed him I was across the state, he was less than thrilled, but understood I wouldn't be coming in to fix it.
After a run to Randall's Liquors, a group that included Gisele's brother and sister-in-law headed out for an assault on thrift stores. This included a visit to a Goodwill "Outlet Store," which comprised a huge warehouse-like room filled with plastic bins on wheels, each with a bunch of stuff in them. Glassware, books and cds were mostly segregated into their own areas, but otherwise it was tubs of things that didn't sell in regular stores, priced by the pound. Very strange.
After that, people congrated at the Weaver manse for an evening of food, drink and talk. Much damage was done to the beer supply, along with the 15 y.o. Dalwhinnie, the 12 y.o. Glenlivet (Oak Cask) and the 12 y.o. Yamazaki Japanese whisky (very tasty, and worth checking out). Sunday dawned far too bright and happy for some of us, but we recuperated enough to see the Cards-Reds ballgame at the newest version of Busch Stadium. It's a beautiful park, almost as wonderful as Kauffman Stadium., A good time was had, even though the Cards lost in 10 innings.
After that, another cookout. Michael and I went to pick up barbecue from a local meat market (not a euphemism), only to discover it had closed early on Sunday. So we went to Schnuck's and got some meat to grill, along with more beer. Sounds simple, right? Oh no. During the trip, we had at least five incidents involving people randomly walking into the path of the car. The scariest was two guys and a dog who popped out of a line of parked cars with no regard for the reality of physics and the whole steel vs. flesh thing. By the time we got back to the house, Michael said "I'm going inside, and not going out again today. And I'm having a drink!" As did we all, though with somewhat less intensity than the night before. The highlight of the evening came when, in honor of Mike and Karla's 20th anniversary, Karla was presented with several sets of fluffy white towels to make up for the bridal shower she never got.
One of the more interesting aspects of the trip was taking Dragonet's new car, a Ford Fiesta, on its first road trip. For being so small, I found it fairly comfortable both as driver and passenger, though I don't think I could drive it on a regular basis. The real fun was playing with the Sirius XM radio that came with it. We found a channel that described itself as "contemporary eclectic," and it certainly was. A wide variety of music, with nothing that made me want to change the channel. On the way home, we were treated to an in-studio set by David Bromberg, promoting his new album, which I need to get. And now, here's some tunes for today.
1) Battlement Jaxx (Original Mix), Basement Jaxx vs. Metropole Orkest
2) Empire State Of Mind feat. Alicia Keys, Jay-Z
3) Contact High, Love Jones
4) Ology, Living Colour
5) Stoppin The Love, KT Tunstall
6) Kick In The Eye, Bauhaus
7) Jack-O-Lantern, Supreme Dicks
8) Hold On To Your Dreams; Jah Wobble, The Edge & Holger Czukay
9) Doctor Who Original Theme, Delia Derbyshire
10) She's Too Good For Me, Warren Zevon
injury time
11) Public Service Announcement, DJ Danger Mouse
12) Cage Those Pythons, Dinowalrus
13) Wash Off, Deerhunter
As for the file from hell, it got run Tuesday, and I went in early to get it all finished and shipped off to D.C. for the conference next week. And in early today, to catch up everything else. And then, a weekend with no required activities, besides watching feetsball on Sunday.
After a run to Randall's Liquors, a group that included Gisele's brother and sister-in-law headed out for an assault on thrift stores. This included a visit to a Goodwill "Outlet Store," which comprised a huge warehouse-like room filled with plastic bins on wheels, each with a bunch of stuff in them. Glassware, books and cds were mostly segregated into their own areas, but otherwise it was tubs of things that didn't sell in regular stores, priced by the pound. Very strange.
After that, people congrated at the Weaver manse for an evening of food, drink and talk. Much damage was done to the beer supply, along with the 15 y.o. Dalwhinnie, the 12 y.o. Glenlivet (Oak Cask) and the 12 y.o. Yamazaki Japanese whisky (very tasty, and worth checking out). Sunday dawned far too bright and happy for some of us, but we recuperated enough to see the Cards-Reds ballgame at the newest version of Busch Stadium. It's a beautiful park, almost as wonderful as Kauffman Stadium., A good time was had, even though the Cards lost in 10 innings.
After that, another cookout. Michael and I went to pick up barbecue from a local meat market (not a euphemism), only to discover it had closed early on Sunday. So we went to Schnuck's and got some meat to grill, along with more beer. Sounds simple, right? Oh no. During the trip, we had at least five incidents involving people randomly walking into the path of the car. The scariest was two guys and a dog who popped out of a line of parked cars with no regard for the reality of physics and the whole steel vs. flesh thing. By the time we got back to the house, Michael said "I'm going inside, and not going out again today. And I'm having a drink!" As did we all, though with somewhat less intensity than the night before. The highlight of the evening came when, in honor of Mike and Karla's 20th anniversary, Karla was presented with several sets of fluffy white towels to make up for the bridal shower she never got.
One of the more interesting aspects of the trip was taking Dragonet's new car, a Ford Fiesta, on its first road trip. For being so small, I found it fairly comfortable both as driver and passenger, though I don't think I could drive it on a regular basis. The real fun was playing with the Sirius XM radio that came with it. We found a channel that described itself as "contemporary eclectic," and it certainly was. A wide variety of music, with nothing that made me want to change the channel. On the way home, we were treated to an in-studio set by David Bromberg, promoting his new album, which I need to get. And now, here's some tunes for today.
1) Battlement Jaxx (Original Mix), Basement Jaxx vs. Metropole Orkest
2) Empire State Of Mind feat. Alicia Keys, Jay-Z
3) Contact High, Love Jones
4) Ology, Living Colour
5) Stoppin The Love, KT Tunstall
6) Kick In The Eye, Bauhaus
7) Jack-O-Lantern, Supreme Dicks
8) Hold On To Your Dreams; Jah Wobble, The Edge & Holger Czukay
9) Doctor Who Original Theme, Delia Derbyshire
10) She's Too Good For Me, Warren Zevon
injury time
11) Public Service Announcement, DJ Danger Mouse
12) Cage Those Pythons, Dinowalrus
13) Wash Off, Deerhunter
As for the file from hell, it got run Tuesday, and I went in early to get it all finished and shipped off to D.C. for the conference next week. And in early today, to catch up everything else. And then, a weekend with no required activities, besides watching feetsball on Sunday.