Bed, Breakfast and Bars: Jail House Rock

Posted on July 13, 2011 | Leave a comment

To help get myself in the mood for my one-night, non-crime-related layover in the Cole County Jail (find out how you can sign up here), I’ve prepared a Goin’ to the Big House Mega Mix. Will my brief (and voluntary) stay in the pokey give me a new appreciation on these tunes? Will I write my own hit? If you think my mix is lacking, feel free to add your own: Continue reading →

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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Cars 2,’ 3.5 out of 5 stars

Posted on July 12, 2011 | Leave a comment

Cars 2 is a fine movie. In fact it’s very entertaining. It’s just that there’s no magic this time around. It’s good; but coming from Pixar you just expect it to be awesome. Continue reading →

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Bed, Breakfast and Bars: I’m Innocent I Tell Ya!

Posted on July 11, 2011 | Leave a comment

I’m “going to jail” and I can’t tell you how excited I am! Every day for what seems like the last 10 years (it’s been right at 2), I’ve driven by the new Cole County jail lamenting that the construction has blocked off my street and debris has ruined two of my tires. But it’ll all be worth it this Friday when they open their doors for a grand opening and let John and Jane Q. Citizen spend the night in a cell free of charge (and by “free of charge” I mean that you don’t have to be charged with a crime to spend the night in jail. They actually are charging you $30 for the night)! HOW AWESOME IS THIS??
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Car Troubles and Buying Options

Posted on July 7, 2011 | Leave a comment

My beloved VW Passat (his name is Otto) is on the DL for a little while, and while I’m waiting to see if he’s worth fixing or not (doing a full-on engine transplant would seem to be out of the question), here’s a list of cars I may be shopping for in the near future:

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Dispatches from the Front Line (of the Cupcake Wars)

Posted on July 6, 2011 | 3 Comments

The Food Network program “Cupcake Wars” is generic, a little boring and repetitive (and I say this as a FN junkie). On the other hand, staging your own Cupcake War over the long Fourth of July weekend, complete with time limits, tight budgets and a distinguished panel of judges is  at least seventeen different kinds of awesome. The results below are pretty incredible, especially for six amateurs. Continue reading →

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Volunteer Survives While House Disintegrates

Posted on May 27, 2011 | Leave a comment

(Photos and story by yours truly)

Gary Hunley is used to disaster. Hunley is a member of Oronogo Baptist Church and a Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) “Blue Hat” (site boss), which means he normally seeks disaster out, chainsaw in hand. This time, the disaster found him. Continue reading →

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One Man’s Story of Survival in Joplin

Posted on May 27, 2011 | Leave a comment

(Photos and story by yours truly)

With storm sirens sounding, Greg Hailey closed his Bible, put it safely in a nylon satchel and used it to rest his head. Joplin’s Harmony Heights Baptist Church had no basement, but Hailey and 52 others took cover as a tornado interrupted their evening worship service May 22. Continue reading →

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Wild Goose Chase

Posted on May 14, 2011 | 2 Comments

Good job, you guys, you’re just a few steps from home
This next clue you could phone in, or to the blue/white frozen custard shop roam

You’re doing so well, I’m sure you’re far ahead; You’re going to win this, I bet
Just text Brian the “Flavor of the Day” and BAM! The key to PDF Clue 3 you’ll get

(btw, if you comment you get an extra 2 minutes off your time)

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Vegtastic Voyage Finale: The Meat-Cute

Posted on May 4, 2011 | 1 Comment

Wait, what are all those vegetables doing contaminating my meat?

All good things must come to an end, and luckily, so must all self-imposed vegetarianism. Rejoice, for my month-long exile from flavor and texture has come to a close! But alas, it’s not all so simple…

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Vegtastic Voyage: How I Learned to Stopped Worrying and Love the Tofu (But Not Really)

Posted on April 21, 2011 | 2 Comments

Image swiped from providencedailydose.com

It seemed to me that it would be a shame to go an entire month not eating meat and leave out the quintessential vegetarian “food”: tofu. So, in my enthusiasm, I planned an entire meal revolving around the stuff:  Continue reading →

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