Articles by Melody Meiners
Today is going to be a gorgeous day in St. Louis. In fact, the perfect day to suddenly come down with the 24-hour flu. The temps are expected to be in the 70′s, and for …
Pick a fly, any fly on the wall at a networking event and ask them what they see. Chances are you will find that even if they are in the same room, men network on …
Like it or not, the St. Louis job market is still sukitude incarnate. Just take a trip down 44 and behold the spectacle that was once the Chrysler plant- they have a big old sign …
Who doesn’t love a cute, cuddly puppy? Cats… well, that’s another story. Just kidding cat people – I once owned a cat named Milk who peed in all my Mom’s plants and used my bed …
I am pregnant and obnoxiously busy lately, so that means two things: food is important, and complicated meals are better when someone else cooks them. While I do love a dinner party, and a few …
The nominations are in, and the contenders have been picked. Now it is your turn to decide who is St. Louis’ Sexiest Cybergeek! Starting now, and going through midnight on January 13th we will be …
Though we may not fancy ourselves singers, the Girls Guide Crew has gone caroling and will be back on Monday, December 28th with more posts and the nominees for St. Louis’ Sexiest Cybergeek contest!
Have a …
There are about 853,799 blogs listed on Technorati.com – that’s a lot of damn blogs. But just because a blog exists doesn’t mean that it is updated regularly, or that it is even any good …
In honor of the full bellies and gobs of family time that we all will be sharing this week, the Girls Guide crew would like to say we are thankful for chocolate, mashed potatoes, and …
Ah, the internet wars. Sometimes it’s an attack from the /b/tard strike force, and sometimes it is just simply an angry little troll that is feeling particularly crabby. But the internet word wars are usually never …
Last night I pulled on my t-shirt emblazoned with the Cullen family crest, snapped on my Team Edward pin and prepared my stomach for an onslaught of Skittles, Twizzlers and popcorn. The evening had finally …
When I started blogging way back when, WordPress was still in version 1.something or other, and adding pictures and media to a post was a difficult as walking to school uphill, in the snow, both …
I am not an angel. And though my mother claimed that you can estimate a person’s I.Q. based on the number of curse words they use, there are times in life when even hyperbole doesn’t …
A few weeks ago my life underwent a dramatic transformation. No, I didn’t lose a million pounds by swearing off chocolate and soda, and no my dog didn’t suddenly start talking back and tell me …
Let there be no mistake, it is super-Halloween-fun-time this year. 2009 has truly been the year for vampires, werewolves and zombies in music, books, tv and movies. To cap off the year of the macabre …
When it comes to the smoking ban I am torn. For almost 11 years I was a dedicated chimney. I didn’t just smoke when I went out – I chain smoked. I quit a few …
Though Annie might not use Twitter, there is a whole boatload of folks in St. Louis that do (we even have our own hashtag so said folks can follow conversations about our fair city). We also …
Some people collect tiny ceramic statues, and then there are the obligatory spoons, bells and thimbles that are sprinkled throughout homes all over this great country. What began early as a pulp and ink friendship with …
The St. Louis Business Journal reported on Wednesday that the unemployment rate in St. Louis is continuing to rise:
Missouri’s unemployment rate, which stood at 9.3 percent in both June and July, was 9.5 percent on …
Let me start by first saying that if you are a celebrity I never – I repeat NEVER – feel sorry for you. You make a gagillion more dollars than most of us do for a …
