October 2007 Archives
1:32 AM Tue, Oct 30, 2007 | Permalink
Vickie Newton
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I hope you're reading this on a day when you're feeling benevolent: the boss hinted at a pay raise, you found a parking space close to your destination, and last year's skirt fits this year's body. If you're looking to share the success, follow me.
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12:51 AM Tue, Oct 16, 2007 | Permalink
Vickie Newton
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My party clothes are making the rounds this month. Laumeier Sculpture Park turned 30 in early October. The same weekend my family and I celebrated my adorable niece's second birthday (by the way, she's a genius). And last weekend, Earl Wilson, one of Saint Louis' true visionaries, turned 75.
More than 100 family, friends, and fans attended the fete held at the St. Louis Gateway Classic Sports Foundation facility, including May...
3:48 PM Sat, Oct 06, 2007 | Permalink
Vickie Newton
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Remember your 30th birthday? I really don't, but there's a picture of me in an ill-fitting, off-the-shoulder chiffon blouse with matching palazzo pants (very similar to those M.C. Hammer wore back in the day)! It's good to save mementoes of that sort, they keep you humble.
But at 30, if you're an internationally-recognized outdoor museum, remaining modest is about as challenging as erecting a 20 foot-sculpture of steel girders! Yet,...
2:49 AM Tue, Oct 02, 2007 | Permalink
Vickie Newton
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Meeting new people is one of the perks of my job. It's one of the ways I pacify my humanity when the news is so depressingly tragic I imagine trading my job for one at Wal-Mart, greeting the shoppers.
A few weeks ago I was the guest speaker at the Saint Louis Christian Chinese Community Service Center. I am a new fan of the Center, and my appreciation for it is growing by leaps and bounds.
It has become a treasure...
