What was going to be a blog posting asking for your suggestions on where I should go to grab a bite to eat quickly gained parameters when I found this...Restaurant Week is here!
So now I share this with you...any recommendations from this list? I am thinking Trattoria Marcella will be my first choice.
Sorry to those of you not in St. Louis. Do your towns offer something similar?
Bon Appetite!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
I think I'll just sleep in, thanks
I just don't get it. Waking up at a time in which I once went to sleep to go shopping with hoards of other nocturnal bargin hunters. Back in the day, when there was no internet to speak of, I can see that you needed to get going early to get a good deal on something. Trying to spread the "Christmas Dollar" as far as possible lead some people to go to Macy's at 6am. Then the stores realized that they weren't the only trick in town at 6am, so Kohls went to 5am. Still not good enough. Someone else had to open at 4, then 3am. Seriously? 3am! I think that is what time the Wal-Mart Black Friday deals begin this year.
Let's see, awake around 2am to shower and grab a late night snack (can it really be called breakfast at this hour?). Of course, don't forget to wake your friends and kids so they can go too. Then off to Wally World to race down the aisles for one of 5 whatchamacallits on sale. Does anyone not remember people were trampled to death last year on this very day!
So, let's say you get your good deal at Wal-Mart, then you cruise over to Macy's or Target. You have to be done with your shopping around 6 or 7am, right? Now what do you do with the next 12-14 hours of your day?
I think I'll just sleep in. When I do awake, I'll log onto this internet thing and look for similar deals while I enjoy an English Muffin and some OJ. I'll see if any other e-mall has the same item cheaper (thanks Google Shopping), click to buy the one I want and go on about my day.
Oh, and if you are one of those who are out at the 3am openings let me know if you notice anyone pulling an all-nighter. That is how I would have played it. Throw back a few barley pops at my favorite late night haunts, then get a sober driver to take me to the mall.
momesso.blogspot.com
Let's see, awake around 2am to shower and grab a late night snack (can it really be called breakfast at this hour?). Of course, don't forget to wake your friends and kids so they can go too. Then off to Wally World to race down the aisles for one of 5 whatchamacallits on sale. Does anyone not remember people were trampled to death last year on this very day!
So, let's say you get your good deal at Wal-Mart, then you cruise over to Macy's or Target. You have to be done with your shopping around 6 or 7am, right? Now what do you do with the next 12-14 hours of your day?
I think I'll just sleep in. When I do awake, I'll log onto this internet thing and look for similar deals while I enjoy an English Muffin and some OJ. I'll see if any other e-mall has the same item cheaper (thanks Google Shopping), click to buy the one I want and go on about my day.
Oh, and if you are one of those who are out at the 3am openings let me know if you notice anyone pulling an all-nighter. That is how I would have played it. Throw back a few barley pops at my favorite late night haunts, then get a sober driver to take me to the mall.
momesso.blogspot.com
Thursday, November 5, 2009
History...basically in my backyard
I was out for my morning walk today when I came across something interesting. Just about two blocks from our house I came across a sign that read "Historic Site 1904 Olympic Marathon Route". This was not a small sign, I mean it measured about 6' wide and stood about 8' tall.
It stood right along River Des Peres on North & South. Amazing what you can pass every day and never see, until you pass it from a different vantage point (in this case, walking).
So, now I was curious. Was the marathon route the old river bed? Is that possible? Was there once a road that went along this river? I know that the World's Fair was hosted in Forest Park, and I had heard that the football stadium at Wash U was erected for the 1904 Olympics...but that was all I had heard about it.
After a little digging on the inter-web I was able to uncover some interesting stories about the race.
Other resources:
Wikipedia
Useless Information
I still have not been able to uncover the exact route for the race. [I thought everything was on the internet now].
Somehow the City of University City found out that the marathon path crossed North & South near River Des Peres and sometime in history there was a Parks and Recreation budget surplus - so they put up a sign.
Well U. City...it worked, you piqued my interest. Now please post the rest of the story...in particular the route. I want to know if I can start selling admission to my land as "part of Olympics history".
It stood right along River Des Peres on North & South. Amazing what you can pass every day and never see, until you pass it from a different vantage point (in this case, walking).
So, now I was curious. Was the marathon route the old river bed? Is that possible? Was there once a road that went along this river? I know that the World's Fair was hosted in Forest Park, and I had heard that the football stadium at Wash U was erected for the 1904 Olympics...but that was all I had heard about it.
After a little digging on the inter-web I was able to uncover some interesting stories about the race.
Other resources:
Wikipedia
Useless Information
I still have not been able to uncover the exact route for the race. [I thought everything was on the internet now].
Somehow the City of University City found out that the marathon path crossed North & South near River Des Peres and sometime in history there was a Parks and Recreation budget surplus - so they put up a sign.
Well U. City...it worked, you piqued my interest. Now please post the rest of the story...in particular the route. I want to know if I can start selling admission to my land as "part of Olympics history".
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