Into June 2018

Back to work the day after Memorial Day (29 May), and it was one busy day with all the returns off the weekend and the start of a shortened work week. Still, my colleagues and I got it taken care of in good order.

After work the next night, I was off to Toyota Stadium in Fenton for the USL (https://www.uslsoccer.com) match between Saint Louis FC (https://www.saintlouisfc.com/) and Phoenix Rising FC,. I grabbed dinner from the concession stand, then joined the St. Louligans (http://stlouligans.com/) in cheering on the home side. Alas, this didn't go as we wanted, as Phoenix won 3-1.

Off work on the last day of May, I did some household chores. That night, I went to Rick Keasey's house in Edwardsville for the IPMS/Gateway (http://www.ipms-gateway.com/) (https://www.facebook.com/IPMSGateway/) (https://plus.google.com/u/0/109625362829756697296). After enjoying a barbecue dinner prepared by our host, the executive board planned our club's upcoming general meetings and discussed other club business.

Two nights later (2 June), I was back at Toyota Stadium for Saint Louis FC's match against Swope Park Rangers. After enjoying the St. Louligans tailgate--which featured chili and hot dogs--and a 40 minute weather delay, we marched into the stadium for the match. We came away happy this night, as Saint Louis won, 2-0. The players came over towards our corer after the match to thank us for our support.

This past week of work has been a good, and busy one. We welcomed two new people this past week: Rebecca, our new assistant manager, and Ryan, who will be a vehicle service agent during the summer. Both will be great additions to our staff, and most welcome in the coming months.

After work on Tuesday (5 June), I headed to the Sports Cafe (https://www.sportscafe.biz/) in Bridgeton for a happy hour by the Sex Positive St. Louis Meetup group (https://www.meetup.com/Sex-Positive-St-Louis). This event drew 75 people for drinks and conversation. I chatted with a couple of people that I knew, and a few I had not met until that night. Overall, it was a good night.

This morning, I was at the St. Louis Artists' Guild (https://www.stlouisartistsguild.org/) in Clayton for a planning meeting of the Missouri Professional Communicators (http://www.mpc-nfpw.org/cpsiteframepage.lasso?-token.lpuserref=113815.113118&-token.ref=9395.113118&-token.pagecall=page). Five of us talked about what we did this past year and planned our 2018-19 meetings. It was a fine discussion and much was accomplished.

Later.