[mountaineer]

Of course, spicy also is good!

Sad bit of news for me today, my former boss - the county executive for St. Louis County and former prosecuting attorney - has died. A Democrat, but not a blatantly, obnoxious partisan one, he was a decent guy and a good prosecutor.

[lodwick]

Mr. Westfall went on to say that what the public wants in politicians is results, not rhetoric. "I stand for honest and effective government," he said. "That's why I get re-elected."

He sounds like one of the good guys - regardless of party affiliation. RIP, friend.

I wonder if the back pains, staph infection, could have been undiagnosed pancreatic cancer? The unexplained back pain was what sent my bil to the doc initially...he would have been 58 tomorrow. RIP