A Squirrel's Ear

"...it was time to plant corn on our farm when the leaves on the bur oak tree were the size of a squirrel's ear. And so that would be April." -from an NPR story on the Big Tree in McBaine, Mo.
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Missouri foal

The little baby Clydesdale was born right down the road in Boonville, Mo.
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Moving On

"The unease, the sadness, the almost instantaneous nostalgia for events as they happen -- each day on the mountain now elicits a wave of feeling centered around the knowledge that my stay here cannot last." -Philip Connors in Fire Season.
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Moon Shoes

"That's why you're doing so well -- you're wearing Hokas!" -random guy I passed during Sunday's Dogwood Canyon 50K
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Mascot Love

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Bluesy

"I just imported it from my brain into the atmosphere." -ESMZ front-man Alex Ebert at Roots N Blues. He was talking about a made-up word, which, of course, I don't remember. Great show and great back up of Rodriguez earlier in the evening.

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Ooops

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Pressing On

"More than 2,000 people have now shown their support for the University of Missouri Press on that Facebook page, and more than 4,000 have signed an online petition to support the press. ... books published by scholarly presses like Missouri may not be well known, but that doesn't mean they're not important." -the University of Missouri Press closure debate makes it onto NPR Friday.
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Together Again

"And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer." -F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby


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Large Print

From Saturday's Art in the Park in St. Louis. I want one.
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Roll the Presses

"This is the time when newspapers have to rise to the occasion." -Joplin Globe editor Carol Stark


Saw Deadline In Disaster at the Missouri Theatre last night. Inspiring piece about journalism and community.
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Mighty Mo.

"It's a wonder how someone who has seen both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans can enjoy looking at the muddy Missouri River." -great line from this week's Vox feature (which I critiqued on Friday -- great to be back in the J-School!).
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Gutbuster

"Hey... I got first place in the mortal division, right?" - the second place finisher in today's Perche Creek Gutbuster kayak race. He lost -- by a lot -- to Olympian Mike Herbert (pictured).
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So Long, For Now

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MEYEZ … ZOEWE

"Education is about freedom of expression." -thoughts on college-themed personalized license plates. Read my full story here.
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"The following products are the real deal: hand-crafted, regional American foods, all winners in this year's Good Food Awards. You'll find some of these at your local supermarket; others you'll need to buy online, unless you're lucky enough to live nearby." -Forbes.com. Hooray for Patric Chocolate of Columbia, Mo. for making the list!
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Fresh Air

Terry Gross: You studied journalism in college. What did you expect to become?

Brad Pitt: I wasn't really sure. I was just investigating for myself -- they have one of the best j-schools in the country.

Terry Gross: This is, where?

Brad Pitt: University of Missouri

Too bad he dropped out two weeks short of graduation. Read more here.

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Black & Gold

well, it's not as good as the original, but it's still cute:

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Here and Now

"What I call innocence is the spirit's unself-conscious state at any moment of pure devotion to any object. It is at once a receptiveness and total concentration." -Annie Dillard

Thanks to Shane Epping for the HOA photo.

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Seasons

"I went to sleep in the summer. I dreamed of rain. In the morning the fields were wet, and it was autumn." -Linda Pastan. Must be in Missouri.

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