The Severed Cortex

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 »

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 »

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 »

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

Do you watch motorcycle daredevils hoping that they make the jump or hoping that they don't? I think I prefer that they make the jump, but if they don't let's see something gory. more »