tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692956.post7938623555339799231..comments2023-10-30T08:17:55.757-05:00Comments on Pictures on Silence: Wedding Bells IIDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239910727443310811noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692956.post-64124735690110972622008-09-10T08:03:00.000-05:002008-09-10T08:03:00.000-05:00Great photos of the wedding, wow, and congrats to ...Great photos of the wedding, wow, and congrats to Daniel. Let's hope he's as lucky as I was at marriage!<BR/><BR/>Just like, having lived in both KC and STL, they are quite different places. Kansas City was familiar, and because its metro was so damn large, you could find anything there, including some of the smartest, most talented people I've ever met. The Plaza is still unique to Kansas City, and while both museums are a push between the cities, Kansas City had better shopping (for me).<BR/><BR/>St. Louis, on the other hand, was a poor man's Chicago, or a discount Chicago! The main difference: parking is cheaper or free in STL. You're broke by noon parking in Chicago. The other significant difference was what STL lacked by comparison. For me, the food sucked compared to Kansas City. It was difficult to find handymen and service people to come to the house. And generally, auto mechanics were grossly overpriced in STL.<BR/><BR/>However, given the choice -- assuming I had the money -- I'd take St. Louis simply because there are more things to do on any given day. Problem is, after moving there, I found I could scarcely afford them. For example, the symphony stopped offering $30 seats by Spring 2002. And local opera followed by charging a minimum of $75 per seat. Even as a patron in my heart, I could not justify that cost. And since I could care less ever to see a live sports event, neither the Rams nor the Cardinals interest me beyond walking in and seeing the stadiums.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com