Holiday weekend. No Friday Tips, except what an old fisherman once told me in Alaska: Save your money.”

My wife and I are headed to St. Louis to do as little labor as possible. I have to inspect a couple of commissioned pieces for one of my clients, then we’re going to take in the Chihuly exhibit at the Missouri Botanical Garden, then just take in St. Louis. A great time to drive across Missouri. Plan to�cruise a few Blue Highways. Always dig the back country.