Don’t look now, but (knock on wood) the Cardinals may be setting themselves up for a fantastic second half. With health comes good fortune, and thanks to the energetic returns of Skip Schumaker and Jon Jay, the Cardinals have been playing with resolve the last three weeks, and it’s shown. Since their return, when the […]
One day after the two biggest free agents agreed to 13-year contracts in Minnesota, the Blues wrapped up negotiations with one of their young stars and will likely head to arbitration with another. David Perron and the St. Louis Blues came to terms on a four-year, $15.25 million contract, Pierre LeBrun is reporting. Perron is […]
A lot of my friends have been asking me about when Chris Carpenter might be coming back. There have been a few updates recently, but unless you’re scouring the sports pages or reading the Cardinals’ MLB.com site, you probably missed it. After seeking another specialist last week, Carpenter was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome. I […]
Note: an earlier version incorrectly listed Gwen Stacy as Gwen Tracy. Special thanks to Russ M. for the correction. With the seemingly annual (sometimes biannual) releases of Marvel films, there’s little doubt that superhero movies are in style. This year’s release of The Avengers skyrocketed into the record books and became the third-highest grossing film of […]
Well, the Cardinals appeared to have turned the page on the season with the return of Jon Jay and Matt Carpenter, winning five straight before dropping the final game in Miami. Unfortunately, the problems which have plagued the Cardinals all season (inconsistent hitting, a decimated bullpen) have reared their head in recent days, and the […]
Sometimes, you just gotta have dessert. Now, I love food, as anyone who’s seen me can attest. I love Italian, burgers, seafood, just about anything. If I ever met a woman who’d willingly make me lasagna or filet mignon on a daily basis, I’d propose. Sometimes, though, the simplest dessert will hit the spot. And […]
Note: if you’re going just to see Channing Tatum and/or Matthew McConaughey wearing banana hammocks and don’t give a hoot about the plot or acting, here’s an abbreviated review: beefcake beefcake beefcake plot blah blah man-butt abs blah blah blah. I knew, I just knew as soon as I referred to how little I wanted to […]
Holy cow, it’s been a while since I last wrote about the Cardinals. My apologies; life for the last two months has been nothing but a groundswell of beer festivals and movie reviews. Now that the beer festivals are mostly done for the summer, I’ll be back to writing on a more frequent basis. Thanks […]
The ad is so well-known it’s become an internet meme. First appearing on page 92 of the Sept/Oct 1997 issue of Backwoods Home Magazine, the ad’s pretty simple: The author of the ad, John Silveira, intended it to be a joke filler when the classifieds in the magazine needed some space filled. The response to the […]
I’ve got a confession to make: I’ve never seen the original Snow White. In fact, I haven’t seen the majority of the animated Disney films. I’ve seen almost all of the Pixar films, but I’ve only seen four of the actual animated ones. I knew a little of the plot involving Snow White: an evil […]
