Greased Melon

St Louis was a blast last weekend. Eric and I took the train from KC’s Union Station to St Louis’ Amshack. I’m happy to report that the Amshack replacement is well under construction. Both trips were mostly on time and uneventful. Three train cars on the way back…two with people and […]

Eric and I are of to St Louis to cause trouble and ride in the Moonlight Ramble. We’re taking Amtrak. I’ve ridden the route probably 15 times, but not with a bike. Should be a good time.
The only bad part will be that I can’t hit Corral Liquors in Granite […]

Ahhh, vacation time. Since September of last year, I have used a half-day twice. Today I blew all the rest, save one.
July 26 - 30: Portland, OR - bikes and beer
September 7 - 10: Boulder, CO - bikes and beer
September 11: Kansas City for Tour of Missouri race
October 11 - […]

Went to St Louis for the weekend to see my buddy Jamie get hitched. Had a good time, and glad he found a good girl to settle down with.
While it’s been the cause for countless problems, one good thing about Missouri’s two major cities being on the state line is the awesome beer selection […]

I’m in Portland for Thanksgiving, visiting my brother and sister in law and my cooler-then-a-new-Apple-product nephew, Elliott. I arrived late Wednesday night on the non-stop Southwest flight that featured a duo of morons who drank too much Bud Light and talked about every subject they’d heard of through their trach tubes. My noise-cancelling […]

I went to St Louis Saturday afternoon to catch the Chiefs game on Sunday.
Miles traveled: 498
Average speed: 83 mph
Agerage distance between cars on way home:
–St Louis -> Columbia: 3 car lengths
–Columbia -> Kansas City: 50+ car lengths
Number of roadkill deer: 14
Floor of hotel stayed on: 19
Beer in Schlafly […]