August 2025 in Review
Hello Funny People, Where has the summer gone? I don't know, and frankly, so long as it's taken it's goddamn heat with it, I don't care. Two Cents Logo by Devora Johnson A Brief Recapitulation As with nearly every August, this one began with a visit to Mid-Missouri for the annual Parish Picnic at St. Margaret of Antioch Church. We had a whole, mercifully cool day of bingo, fresh-off-the-grill double cheese burgers, fried chicken dinners, and the highlight of the day, the quilt auction. I never get tired of hearing an actual trained auctioneers do that cantoring thing. As a fun new addition to this year, my Aunt Pauline, who'd taken up quilting during the pandemic, donated a whole quilt whose pattern she'd designed this year. A first for the Cassmeyer family. Two of my local cousins also helped with the stitching along with the local quilting ladies, who still largely do all their work by hand. Sadly, the quilt only went for the second highest am...
