The Severed Cortex

Raging Rivers As is par for the course, I have been remiss on posts about Robert. He recently passed 5th grade, or so he says, so we have that to be thankful for. He missed the last day of school and doesn't actually have his report cards. At least t… more »

Yes, you read that correctly. After the sausage fest that was Cracker back last year, my friend Nancy said I had to go see a band that she likes. She picked Rancid, and she decided this several months ago. And in the ensuing time this conversation w… more »

It was down to the Acura TL and The Acura TSX. I took one last spin in the TSX and that was all I needed. The TL won. more »

Yes, I know. It still sounds boring. But my team kicks ass anyway, boring or not. more »

... although technically not here until the 11th of July. more »

The Elements of Graphic Design by Alex W. White This is a real graphic design primer. It's the sort of thing you would expect to be required to buy at the college bookstore for your Graphic Design 101 class freshmen year. Which means it's about the ri… more »

I don't even know if this is a real award, but we did win it. Search the page for Magellan and you'll see we won the award under Corporate Information with our Dashboard Reports. I'd show you a screen shot but I'm sure that's proprietary information.… more »

Normally I'm totally against any of the insidious little Google tools, but even I have to admit this is pretty cool. more »

At least I didn't wake up in the middle of the night needing to pee. I didn't sleep the entire night through, but I didn't have to escape the warm confines of the sleeping bag either. I awoke around 6:00 am and after stirring the fire back to life, I d… more »

I slept just OK overnight but only part of that was due to sleeping in a tent on the ground. My allergies were kicking into high gear just as I started to lay down so I had trouble breathing. But, the biggest problem was that I drank way too much water… more »

I came up with the idea to take my nephew floating and fishing about two months ago and my sister said the only time available was the 17th-19th of June. So I started looking for places to go. Several years ago I did the Current River by myself so I wa… more »

Look at how long ago we did this. This was probably not one of Robert's favorite things to do. Ten year old kids have the attention span of a rabid ferret on double espresso (stolen from Dennis Miller), so looking at art work is definitely not going… more »

Donnie is going to teach you the right way because you suck. You really, really do. Credit to Steve D. more »

In all honesty I'd never even heard the term twee pop prior to buying the latest Tullycraft release. And now, after hearing that term, I have to agree that it's just about the perfect description. Tullycraft have been around for just about forever, but… more »

Already above flood stage on the St. Louis gauge, the forecast is for a steady 5 foot rise and no crest in the immediate future. The Corps of Engineers is talking about shutting the river down from Fulton, IL to Clarksville, MO (Locks 13 - 24) starting… more »

McKay was from the day when sports broadcasting had an air of credibility. ESPN and Fox News have watered that pool down a lot and that makes Jim McKay stand out even more. more »

As a reference point, here is the last lopsided trade that raised a giant stinkin debate … In 2006: WP sends Manny Ramirez and Roy Halladay to STLB For Nick Swisher, Chan Ho Park and $15 End result? STLB fails to make it out of the 1st round of… more »

Here's a nice story where Nancy's nephew Ryan is considered the pillar of his high school team's championship run. He will be playing baseball at Florida Tech on scholarship ... as will his sister Holly. Well, actually she'll be playing softball. more »

And of course I say duh. The pic taken on Dick's Towboat Gallery shows how wide the Missouri is there and you can see that it's bank to bank. I hear that river divers are crazy, but maybe not this crazy. I'm confident that the Omaha will either live t… more »

At one time I hear this was the spot to go to in the metro east. Some of my co-workers from this side of the river talk about how they went there for prom. I've been there several times to hear local bands, and a couple of times just to sit up there an… more »

I'm surprised he could get it anywhere near the bottom at these river levels. Great looking old boat, which you can find pics of here. more »

Ignatius will do you right. That's what my old McSalty's manager Jack said as he handed me a dog eared copy of A Confederacy of Dunces. I didn't read a whole hell of a lot back then, and he knew it because he made me promise that I'd read it. It sat… more »

Today is my mom's 65th birthday and the day she officially starts on the government dole. more »