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Meeting In St. Louis

9/1/2022

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Books By Patti Liszkay
​Available On Amazon

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​"Equal and Opposite Reactions" http://amzn.to/2xvcgRa
and the sequel, "Hail Mary" https://www.amzn.com/1684334888
​Available on Amazon.

​MEETING IN ST. LOUIS

     On Thursday, August 18, my mate Tom and I drove from Columbus, Ohio, to St. Louis, Missouri to meet up with family and celebrate the wedding of my nephew James and his fianceé Samantha. 
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    Interstate 70 ​ west from Ohio was a dense sea of 18-wheelers which made driving somewhat vexatious,
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...until the thought occurred to us that mayhaps all this truck traffic was a sign that supply lines were up and running again, which thought made us feel a little better about having to share the road with so many semis.
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     After an eight-hour drive we reached our destination, downtown St. Louis,
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 ...where my sister Romaine rented us an Airbnb to share in a très vogue condo building in the heart of the city on 10th Street,
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...across the street from a cute mini-park where folks held yoga classes.
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     The interior of the building was urban arty,
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...and our loft condo was lovely and spacious.
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     We did have a couple of minor complaints about the place.
     The first was that one had to wrassle with the door to get it opened or closed.
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...and the second was that whenever one of the toilets was flushed some interior pipe would toot a loud, long but melodious tone that sounded like a French horn and was vey close to a perfect F. Hence one did not wish to flush after hours.
       However in spite of those two small peccadillos we very much liked our Airbnb, which was in a great location within waking distance of the wedding reception venue, a number of restaurants and the major downtown attractions, including the Arch,
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...and the old Union Station.
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       And we were mere steps away from a first-rate full-service supermarket called Schnuck's,  
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...and just as close to a 24/7 urgent care, which would prove to be fortunate before our trip was over.*
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       We left our car at a parking garage a few blocks from the Airbnb,
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...then we walked back.
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       Soon thereafter we met up at our loft with Romaine and Stanley, who flew in for the wedding from Portland, Oregon.
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      After we'd all settled in a bit,
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...we walked a short block to a restaurant called Sauce on the Side located in a pretty square,
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...located next to a discussion-worthy piece of artwork.
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   Sauce on the Side specialized in calzones and salads,
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...which we all agreed were very good.
     Tom and I split a Caesar salad and a Garden Calzone,
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...and gave a rousing thumbs up to both.
      After dinner we sat around chatting for a bit,

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...then we headed on back.
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To be continued...
    *Okay, I shouldn't do teasers. Tom woke up on the last day of our St. Louis trip with a painful swollen knee, which kinda wadded up our plans a bit. But, as the Urgent Care was so close he was able to walk there. Turned out it was a bout of bursitis but and now he's good as new and all's well!
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    "Tropical Depression" 
    by Patti Liszkay
    ​Buy it on Amazon:

    https://www.amzn.com/1685131832

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    "Hail Mary"
    by Patti Liszkay
    Buy it on Amazon:

    https://www.amzn.com/1684334888

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    "Equal And Opposite Reactions"
     by Patti Liszkay
    Buy it on Amazon:

    http://amzn.to/2xvcgRa
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    Columbus, Ohio
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