Today was a rough day at work, with nothing quite working out as planned and productivity not what I was hoping it would be. I was feeling a bit stressed out and needed to cool off a little bit. Fortunately for me, the sun was out and the temperatures were creeping into the 40’s. My…
As regular readers know, I am a Certified Arborist working for a private tree company in St. Louis. I spend my days estimating tree work and evaluating tree health for homeowners, property managers, municipalities, and neighborhood associations. At least once a week, and usually more often than that, the topic of my conversation is the…
Bennett Springs is a Missouri State Park located near Lebanon Missouri. The highlight of this state park is a 1.2 mile spring branch of the Niangua River that is stocked with Rainbow Trout daily from March 1st to October 31st. It is also stocked with brown trout in the spring and the fall. During this…
After several weeks of cold temperatures, a gusty south wind ushered in some welcome warmth today even if we never did see the sun. I couldn’t waste the opportunity to get outside in 55 degree temperatures and knock a short trail off my list of 60 hikes, so I made it to Babler State Park…
190 pounds! Ugh. I stood on the scale this morning, begrudgingly, after a month of birthday, Christmas, and New Years celebrations to discover that I had gained 10 pounds in just the month of December. The busy month coupled with a persistent chest cold had defeated me. Fortunately, I went into work to find a…
January 2017 found me seeking something great, some profound new direction in life that would certainly and quickly lead to blue skies and smiles all day every day. I just could not tell you what exactly it was that I was looking for. After all, I was 44 years old, happily married to Debbie, my…
