Clownvis Still Has Talent

I took the opportunity being in St. Louis to hit my favorite restaurants. Sugarfire is pretty darn good barbecue.

The sauces... the sauces.

I checked out the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park.

I love an opportunity to immerse myself in the 1904 World's Fair.

This was a weird thing that I don't remember learning about before. They have some jars of preserved fruit from an agricultural exhibit. If I was a supervillain I think I might break in the museum in the dead of night and feast upon 120 year old pears.

Our annual pumpkin beer tasting was coming up so I was excited to stock up on delicious St. Louis beer.

I got a little carried away though... I couldn't make it all fit in my suitcase. Sacrifices were made.

I was super excited about this event. Silver Ballroom is maybe my favorite bar in town, and Clownvis is a very fun and unique local act... plus free pinball? I'm there.

I suited up for the occasion.

It turns out that the event was promoting a new Clownvis beer from 4 Hands Brewing Co.

Seago and Nora joined in the fun. It was fun talking to Clownvis a bit about the olden days. He recognized my shirt as being a relic from an earlier time. I discovered Clownvis very early in my St. Louis life so there was a fair bit of nostalgia involved as well. Good times.

Andre was there too.

Clownvis even gave me some swag. What a good night.

Back in the Saddle

It had been several days now since I'd been on a plane so without saying a word I packed up my things, knowing that another flight must be imminent.

This time I would sadly be leaving Ern and Lydia behind in Kirkland while I went to a friend's wedding in Missouri. Ernie gathered some stuffed animals that I might need for my journey.

There was some technical issue at the airport, which is always a great omen. The screens that show the flight times were inoperable throughout.

Free pinball with Clownvis canceled out the bad luck from the airport though. Maybe everything was going to be ok after all.

The good news was that I landed in St. Louis safely. The bad news was that now I was in St. Louis.

Fish and Feast

We are the world's best parents and take Ernie to the park so often that it's a hard job to keep things fresh. This time we took him to Meydenbauer Bay Park.

Seattle Aquarium has been tearing up the boardwalk and building a new wing. We are members so we got a sneak peek.

I was a bit underwhelmed to be honest. I'm not sure if that's because there's still some stuff missing or if I should get comfortable not being blown away.

Garden Eels

"We spend our days peering out of our sandy burrows, swaying with the current. When we get scared, we retreat entirely, closing our burrows with a slimy mucus. This is the secret to our vanishing act! We can swim, but we prefer to stay home and not fight the current."

One thing that's never underwhelming is Georgian cuisine. There's a place called Skalka that specializes in khachapuri. Since my journey to Georgia I've been really wanting to try this place, experience the joy of a Georgian classic, and share the deliciousness with the crew.

BOOM

There was no seating so we ate our piping hot flatbread pizza type things on the sidewalk like well traveled vagrants. I got one with a whole raw egg on top because I'm a real one. The first one of these I had in Tbilisi had both a raw egg and a whole stick of butter on top. Rarely do I have to ask the waiter how to eat a thing but this was one such instance.

They were so good.