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A long time ago, my family and I spent a lot of time at the Shriners Hospital in Ladue.  When I was but a wee lad, I had some bone proble...

Thanks to the people at WildTraks for the great race and this cool photo.  Lots of dirt means a good time for the mountain bike guy.  Yo...

Cyclocross returned to the Alton area again today for the La Vista event.  Seriously, could the weather have been any better?  It was mid-...

The Harlem Wizards came to Affton High School tonight for a fund raiser.  It was an awesome show!  Think Harlem Globetrotters and you'...

Rex is his name, but I just call him Floppy.  He is so uncoordinated.  His paws are huge, his legs are long, his head is big...he just flo...

I have dealt with my dentistry woes on these pages before.  It was only two years ago that I had a broken tooth capped.  Soon afterward, a...

I've done each version of the Hermann cyclocross race under the lights.  They started doing them in 2008 and they are super fun.  The th...

Hanna has inherited a nickname from her volleyball mates.  It brings a tear of joy and pride to my eye.

 Thanks to Mike Dawson for the great photo and of course, always the nice comments to go with it.  :) The people Alton sure know how to ...

Our trails have been so dry this summer due to the extensive drought.  Crazy dry and dusty.  That's why Cliff Cave was so delicious on m...

Whats-his-name is very floppy.

 Eli and Gus, ready to tackle the kids races at St. Francis Park.  Eli flashed us the horns and won his race pretty well. Lately, he has b...

This is our new resident.  We don't know what to call him yet.  Sleeping is about the only time he is not getting into trouble.  He an...

Took me a while to get this one together.  It's about 85%, but close enough to snap a photo.  Can't wait to get it on the trail, a...

She's a real thing of beauty.  Just over 5 pounds of delicious 29er.  Get some.