The Severed Cortex

We're up early for the 8:15 breakfast. Eldon has fresh fruit, yogurt, banana pancakes and bacon plus juice and coffee. It's all very good. The company around the table consisted of a retired couple from Annapolis, MD (the wife irritated the hell out o… more »

We're up early in order to get to Taos and explore. After showering and packing up our gear, we head over to Cafe Paris for some breakfast. It's only a short block away down Burro Alley, marked by a statue of a burro, of course. There's plenty of bake… more »

The pillow top mattresses are awesome. I do wake up every couple of hours or so, but that's due to the thinness of the walls. If I had one strike against the Eldorado Hotel it would be that, but that's a minor thing as long as the other patrons are rea… more »

For a mere $350.00 total, both Nancy and I can fly non-stop round trip to Albuquerque. Yes, I know that Albuquerque is not exactly the first travel destination people think of. We weren't exactly excited about the Albuquerque part either. We were thin… more »

Frequently we get opportunities for discount tickets to a variety of things in Saint Louis. Most of these come from the Family Arena in Saint Charles which tends to have ... well ... shows that don't normally interest me. ... or my staff either, as wit… more »

My pirate name is Bloody Davy Kidd. more »

I was lucky enough to meet and shake hands with Buck O'Neil just two days after he gave the induction speech for 17 Negro League players. It should have been 18 players with Buck being one of them. Me: Mr. O'Neil, I'd like to say that I think it's a… more »

Actually, there will be other chances to make fun of it too. This forum illustrates exactly why living in a small town sucks. more »

What a great day. Not only does State knock off a quality SEC opponent, several other great things in college football happened today. Tennessee loses ... big time Ole Miss gets beat by Vanderbilt Alabama upsets Arkansas, although I think Bam… more »

Who says there can't be art in Baltimore? Wham City, an artist collective, is clearly setting a very high bar. Dan Deacon will be here in STL at the Billiken Club in October. more »

It seems to be safe for kids and it might even have some educational value. I signed up for the podcast. more »

This is why there have been very few posts lately. I've been in Phoenix helping convert the machines from the old company to ours. Let me tell you there were a lot of them and they were spread out in facilities all across Maricopa county. A lot of hou… more »

Normally I'm not into these big arena rock and roll things. It's sort of antithetical to my I can't like a band if more than ten people have heard of them mantra, which by the way is slightly overblown. Plus, these shows are generally overpriced. Rush… more »

This was in Sunday's Alton Telegraph; front page even. We took the pictures a week ago Wednesday, the night before I left for Phoenix. Overall I'm pleased with the article, but there are a few minor things that I think could have been worded differentl… more »

Mildly amusing cartoon may induce depression. Take one Zoloft before viewing. more »

... a bit of an acquired taste. more »