Flower power

Silly old bear

Poor Pooh. Someone left him on a bench in Forest Park today.

Duck.

Stop.

Random downtown photo

Liza + HSN = The Most Amazing Thing Ever

Sometimes there's nothing like a little HSN to brighten your day. All those idiotic products! All that excessive gushing! All those inane phone conversations with elderly women who spend their days buying things off TV and calling in to say how much they love their purchases!

Add Liza Minnelli to that mix and, well — roll the clip.

Where the sidewalk ends

North Tucker has been removed north of Cole Street, outside the McDonald's. Here's the view 30 feet down.

Demolition is well under way on North Tucker Boulevard, the street that runs right in front my my office in downtown St. Louis. The street actually is a bridge that's been decaying in recent years, so it's coming down to make way for a new street.

Here's some lame video: