Pool with friends...

... pool with my friend Rob Meyer and his girlfriend Rachel.  What is it with this town?  All I can find fun to do here is drink and play pool - very little else interests me.

In-House Poker League...

... I thought it would be fun to capture a poker tournament held at a local small-town americana sports bar called Boundary's in Herculaneum, MO.  The "In-House Poker League" meets weekly an ranks players for  score and tournament play.  I wanted to capture motion and colour on a green poker table but the low light, neon and TV glow in the background made for bad light.  I should have shot in RAW.

Crystal City Tavern...

... my friend back home is named Rob Meyer.  Never Rob, always Rob Meyer.  Not sure why that is, just i always address him by his full name.  He and his sister took me to a neighborhood bar where i hung out with a bunch of drunk (but fun) nurses.  One of them liked to lick nipple rings... i know not why.   Drunk people are fun to photograph.

Christmas for the Kids...

... i spent little time taking pictures of a Christmas Tree and the massive amounts of presents.  Instead, i found the kids present much more of a treat.  They had a great Christmas therefore, so did i.

I don't have any kids, but i wish i did.

Bath Time...

... in the Grandparent's whirlpool bath is always a hit.

The first couple days home...

... were spent eating at Steak N' Shake and Pogolino's (the best pizza in the whole wide world) and spending time with my two wonderful nephews.  We made up a game called "Star Wars" Bowling.  I was Red 5, he was Gold Leader and we began our attack run with every frame.  The three strikes I made at Frame 9 and 10 led to the destruction of the Death Star.