morning rain, then flight

 the day started with rain, and then i got on a bus to the airport. i flew to st. louis for my annual visit for cardinals baseball games. i was thinking of the oasis song- live forever- because it mentions the morning rain. the flight was a little bumpy because they were trying to get out of the rain. i bought a few things while still at the airport after the flight touched down, but i knew full well i needed to leave fairly quickly as things at the airport are expensive. it was a bottle of tea, some postcards, and ted drewes vanilla frozen custard. the last item was found in a vending machine. i was unable to check into the hotel right away so i went to find lunch. there was a bar found on the airline dining for miles program but there was very little food there. so i started driving and eventually stopped at a 7-11 and had some pizza. by then it was time to check in. i tried resting a little in my room but still wanted to get up and out, to a nearby gas station that had beer i can drink while writing about my travels at the end of the day. i got started early as usual on the trek to the stadium, taking the light rail from the airport. cardinals won, 5-2, played kansas city. i got the giveaway item as well, a whitey herzog bobblehead, honoring the former manager of the team. what helped the cardinals win was that they never trailed, scoring 2 in the first, although it was briefly tied, 2-2, a few innings later. i sent a text to friends that live here but are out of town, on vacation right now, and laughed on their response.  during my walks i found 22 cents.