This Tuesday, April 5, I get to flex my democratic muscle once again. Love it! I’m pumped, even though my stance on one of the issues has drawn the ire of the other members of my household. I’ll explain. One ballot measure, according to Springfield News-Leader reporter Amos Bridges, “would outlaw smoking indoors almost everywhere [...]
This’ll be the best Mother’s day EVAR!
I try and leave important things to the professionals…or at least those who know better than I do. Brewing beer and interviewing people who brew beer are better handled by someone other than me, and luckily they’re both happening here in the Queen City of the Ozarks. The news that the old Butternut Bread factory [...]
Aunt Martha gives a whole new meaning to hotcakes
A Springfield institution – featured in this very blog’s banner – caught fire Jan. 13. Aunt Martha’s Pancake House will now be shut down for a short period of time as the assess and repair the damage. Don’t worry, though. Most of the food was undamaged, the fire was contained and they could be re-opened [...]
Another brick in my old man wall
I know I’m late to the party on this, but it’s too good to pass up… I’m sure Eric Ramsey dreamed of the day he’d become a high school principal. He probably imagined the way the building would look, the relationships he’d form with his teachers and all of the children’s lives he’d [...]
