Sure, We Have People Dressed Like Penguins Walking Down The Street All The Time

The commander of our ship, Ellie, insisted we get out to the Loop Ice Carnival despite the cold and high winds. It takes place on a section of Delmar Boulevard straddling the line between St. Louis proper and the inner suburb of University City (named for adjacent Washington University). We call it The Loop because it is where trolleys used to turn around to go back into the city. It's pretty hip, at least by our standards.

I'm not sure what these two were all about, other than being a photo op. They had some brochures with a map and list of events.  If someone paid you to walk up and down in a penguin costume would you do it? Would ya?      

Thursday Arch Series, Sort Of, And Idiotarod Bad Pun Award

Oops. Fell asleep again yesterday evening in a chair while preparing this post. You'd think things would start getting easier at this point in my career, but no.

Anyway, the decrepit model Arch in the top picture was part of the theme for an Arch of the Penguins entry in the Idiotarod. The rest is pretty cute but otherwise, I don't see any connection between our great monument and the polar birds. Doubt this was of concern to anyone but me.