Tag Archive for 'St. Louis'

Closer, I think

Sunday it rained like hell. The perfect day to go look at houses.  If you ever in the market to buy a house, rain is your friend.  The harder the rain the better.  Why?  Because if a house has roof problems or a leaky basement, you may not find that out if it’s been dry [...]

Work and Cars

Well, it is Friday morning and I’ve survived my first work week back here in Saint Louis.  The jet lag has been hitting me pretty hard as it usually does when I’ve flown back to the States.  But I was doing pretty good yesterday and feel pretty good today.  I’ve had a persistantly random cough [...]

Hot and wet

Hong Kong is a really nice place.  Aside from the pollution and the jungle weather it really is a beautiful place to live.  When the pollution haze lifts during a holiday and you can see all the way from one end of the country to another (it’s preety small), it’s just amazing.  On a clear [...]

Anheuser-Busch sold; goes global?

Here’s something I never expected to see: iconic St. Louis and American company Anheuser-Busch has agreed to be purchased by European based InBev for $70 per share.  The biggest maker of beer in the United States is selling to the Belgium based maker of Stella Artois and Becks.  Why?  I have no idea.  I’d never [...]