Finally made it to speakeasy-themed bar Manifesto last weekend. If you haven’t already heard about this place it’s part of a growing (positive) trend where the cocktail ingredients and bartender expertise are the focus.
Manifesto is modeled somewhat on the the speakeasy – prohibition era establishments that served alcohol (illegally).  When it was illegal to operate [...]

Went to the “new K” on Easter to see the Royals play the Yankees.  The Royals have done a great job with the stadium modifications.
One of the first things you notice is how intimate the stadium is.  By adding seating beyond the outfield the Royals have made the stadium seem smaller, more compact.  It’s nothing [...]

Noah (oldest son, 12 years) is headed for DC on Saturday as a member of the Junior Presidential Youth Inaugural Conference. It’s a four-day program that includes roundtable discussions with national journalists, meetings with congressional staff, and point/counter point debates with leading political experts, as well as special events with VIP’s (Colin Powell, Al Gore, [...]

This year’s holiday party was better than ever.  Great crowd.  Get this many wonderful people together and everyone has a good time.

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Scott and Brad pulled off the impossible and coordinated a night out for about 35 of us. A school bus, dinner at Seven Restaurant and several hours of drinking, dancing and laughing with the Blasters at Knuckleheads. You could not ask for more fun.
Enough jibber-jabber. A picture’s worth a thousand laughs.

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I love eggs.  Most of us have grown up kind of afraid of eggs – believing that eating eggs is going to kill us.  I’ve always conveniently ignored that conventional wisdom and have been vindicated by and large by recent medical research.
Anyway, if you are going to eat them (I like them either over easy or [...]

We were lucky enough to attend the US Commodities party at this year’s American Royal Barbecue. Thank you Ross for throwing such a great party! And thank you John for the R-I-B-S!
As you can see below, lots of fun was had by all.

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Some senior year pictures of my step-daughter Morgan.

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On a walk with Shelly and found this cicada that had just molted (left its old shell). Managed to grab him before Sam Parker (our beagle) could snap him up as a mid-day snack.

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Saw blues legend John Mayall last Saturday night with some buddies (Scott, Scott, James, Brad). Can’t think of a better venue for a Blues show like this – especially when a freight train rolls by blasting its whistle (I thought I was at a juke joint in Mississippi).
A short video. 
He can still work that blues [...]