My name is Melody, and I am a blog-o-holic.  If you feel you have reached my blog in error, please learn to use Goggle better.  I blog, work, and play in St. Louis, Missouri, where I live with my dog, Sasha, and The Mister.   We do not raise farm animals, nor do we know how to flash gang signs.  We are a typical thirty-something couple: working, playing, and trying to figure out why pizza has gotten so expensive. We are expecting our first human contribution to society in Spring 2010.

I enjoy long walks on concrete sidewalks, dinner under imitation Tiffany lamps, and a nice Barossa Valley Shiraz.  I have two bachelor’s degrees, one in English Literature and one in Education, and I am not afraid to use them.  As such, I am an avid reader and I love to talk to people – hence the whole blog thing.  I am a freelance writer and interactive media strategist by day, and I write for STLFamilyLife.com, Mrs SmartyPants, and I am the founder and managing editor for Girls Guide to the Galaxy.

I grew up in a far-flung suburb of St. Louis listening to David Bowie (I will bet you a dollar I am the biggest fan evah!) and grunge rock.  I died my hair blue and wore flannel for a stint in high school, and left soccer practice to shop at the Gap during another.  Such were the ’90’s.  During college I was DJ because I am the only one in my family with ZERO musical talent and I couldn’t be in a band.  Instead, I got paid to play CD’s made by people far more talented than I, and worked on my college paper as the Entertainment Editor interviewing said people.

This site is my megaphone to talk about current events and my opinions about them.  I encourage you to challenge me, but I don’t take kindly to trolls or meanies.  Leave a comment or two, or feel free to drop me an email at melody [dot] meiners [at] gmail [dot] com.  I am always interested in hearing from people who stop by and take the time to read my opinions.  Since you have taken the time to hear me I encourage you to take the time to argue your POV.

Melody – out