Mike Bauer
@mikebauerstl.bsky.social
Writer | Social media guy | Mizzou journalism alum | Saint Louis U MBA | Toasted ravioli connoisseur
All views are mine
All views are mine
On my yearly rewatch of It’s a Wonderful Life, and always enjoy seeing Washington, Missouri’s own Buescher Pipes making a cameo appearance on the wall of Mr. Gower’s Drug Store.
December 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
On my yearly rewatch of It’s a Wonderful Life, and always enjoy seeing Washington, Missouri’s own Buescher Pipes making a cameo appearance on the wall of Mr. Gower’s Drug Store.
We’re so screwed. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
December 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
We’re so screwed. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Nothing hits on a hot summer day like an ice cold Heee Haw
December 15, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Nothing hits on a hot summer day like an ice cold Heee Haw
And now I am become Billiken, destroyer of worlds
December 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
And now I am become Billiken, destroyer of worlds
It feels hard to explain but I swear there was a time in fairly recent memory when sports media was not dominated by bros and hot take peddlers. We have to go back to that time.
December 9, 2025 at 3:58 AM
It feels hard to explain but I swear there was a time in fairly recent memory when sports media was not dominated by bros and hot take peddlers. We have to go back to that time.
As of now, Mizzou’s 2026 schedule includes:
-Two blood donors
-The withering remains of kansas
-Four games against teams in Year 1 of a new coach
-The three worst teams in the league from a year ago
-Three of their four toughest games at home
-Two blood donors
-The withering remains of kansas
-Four games against teams in Year 1 of a new coach
-The three worst teams in the league from a year ago
-Three of their four toughest games at home
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
As of now, Mizzou’s 2026 schedule includes:
-Two blood donors
-The withering remains of kansas
-Four games against teams in Year 1 of a new coach
-The three worst teams in the league from a year ago
-Three of their four toughest games at home
-Two blood donors
-The withering remains of kansas
-Four games against teams in Year 1 of a new coach
-The three worst teams in the league from a year ago
-Three of their four toughest games at home
Lastly,
It’s fitting that this game is played on Thanksgiving, when everyone gets to spend time with their little brother
It’s fitting that this game is played on Thanksgiving, when everyone gets to spend time with their little brother
November 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Lastly,
It’s fitting that this game is played on Thanksgiving, when everyone gets to spend time with their little brother
It’s fitting that this game is played on Thanksgiving, when everyone gets to spend time with their little brother
You killed the man, but not the idea
November 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
You killed the man, but not the idea
10-year old me when my Statue of Liberty play gets stopped for a loss
November 28, 2025 at 3:22 AM
10-year old me when my Statue of Liberty play gets stopped for a loss
Tired: Drink extension
Wired: renaming a building after someone
Inspired: Emergency session to save the Faurot Field piss troughs
Wired: renaming a building after someone
Inspired: Emergency session to save the Faurot Field piss troughs
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Tired: Drink extension
Wired: renaming a building after someone
Inspired: Emergency session to save the Faurot Field piss troughs
Wired: renaming a building after someone
Inspired: Emergency session to save the Faurot Field piss troughs
And yesterday, nearly 6 years after my first class, my group presented our capstone project to executives at Rapsodo. All that’s left to do is walk at graduation next month.
It’s been a long, winding journey, but I made it. Soon to be Mike Bauer, MBA.
It’s been a long, winding journey, but I made it. Soon to be Mike Bauer, MBA.
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
And yesterday, nearly 6 years after my first class, my group presented our capstone project to executives at Rapsodo. All that’s left to do is walk at graduation next month.
It’s been a long, winding journey, but I made it. Soon to be Mike Bauer, MBA.
It’s been a long, winding journey, but I made it. Soon to be Mike Bauer, MBA.
I almost didn’t go back, even after life slowed down again. But I decided I didn’t want to come this far just to quit in the 4th quarter.
So, in the summer of 2024, I re-enrolled at SLU with one goal: Finish
So, in the summer of 2024, I re-enrolled at SLU with one goal: Finish
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I almost didn’t go back, even after life slowed down again. But I decided I didn’t want to come this far just to quit in the 4th quarter.
So, in the summer of 2024, I re-enrolled at SLU with one goal: Finish
So, in the summer of 2024, I re-enrolled at SLU with one goal: Finish
My biggest regret of my undergraduate years was not studying abroad. So, in the summer of 2022, I did just that in Madrid.
Tapas. Sangrias. Plaza Mayor. Flamenco. Ritero Park. Real Madrid winning a trophy and the city going crazy. It was my first time out of the country. What a blast it was.
Tapas. Sangrias. Plaza Mayor. Flamenco. Ritero Park. Real Madrid winning a trophy and the city going crazy. It was my first time out of the country. What a blast it was.
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
My biggest regret of my undergraduate years was not studying abroad. So, in the summer of 2022, I did just that in Madrid.
Tapas. Sangrias. Plaza Mayor. Flamenco. Ritero Park. Real Madrid winning a trophy and the city going crazy. It was my first time out of the country. What a blast it was.
Tapas. Sangrias. Plaza Mayor. Flamenco. Ritero Park. Real Madrid winning a trophy and the city going crazy. It was my first time out of the country. What a blast it was.
A couple vaccines later, after taking a temporary break from school, I started a new role at SLU, which provided me with a new pathway to finishing my MBA.
At the graduate level, transferring schools is really hard. Impossible in some cases. But I made it work, and resumed classes in 2022.
At the graduate level, transferring schools is really hard. Impossible in some cases. But I made it work, and resumed classes in 2022.
November 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
A couple vaccines later, after taking a temporary break from school, I started a new role at SLU, which provided me with a new pathway to finishing my MBA.
At the graduate level, transferring schools is really hard. Impossible in some cases. But I made it work, and resumed classes in 2022.
At the graduate level, transferring schools is really hard. Impossible in some cases. But I made it work, and resumed classes in 2022.
Thread:
This photo is from January 21, 2020. This was the day I started my MBA journey at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Grad school was never in my plans, and I didn’t have much of a business background. But the opportunity was there, and I decided, “I’m gonna do that.”
This photo is from January 21, 2020. This was the day I started my MBA journey at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Grad school was never in my plans, and I didn’t have much of a business background. But the opportunity was there, and I decided, “I’m gonna do that.”
November 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Thread:
This photo is from January 21, 2020. This was the day I started my MBA journey at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Grad school was never in my plans, and I didn’t have much of a business background. But the opportunity was there, and I decided, “I’m gonna do that.”
This photo is from January 21, 2020. This was the day I started my MBA journey at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Grad school was never in my plans, and I didn’t have much of a business background. But the opportunity was there, and I decided, “I’m gonna do that.”
“Anticipating the Arrival of our Soldiers, 1945”, which depicts a train of soldiers arriving into Washington after serving in World War II. Gary’s works covered a lot of time periods, but he always made sure to include his dog (front and center) in every painting
November 22, 2025 at 4:05 AM
“Anticipating the Arrival of our Soldiers, 1945”, which depicts a train of soldiers arriving into Washington after serving in World War II. Gary’s works covered a lot of time periods, but he always made sure to include his dog (front and center) in every painting
All else aside…
Man, after all these years, nothing beats a Saturday gameday. The tailgating, the atmosphere, the spirit, the postgame celebrations, all of it. You wait all year for the home slate, then it finally gets here, and after half a dozen Saturdays, it’s over.
Man, after all these years, nothing beats a Saturday gameday. The tailgating, the atmosphere, the spirit, the postgame celebrations, all of it. You wait all year for the home slate, then it finally gets here, and after half a dozen Saturdays, it’s over.
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
All else aside…
Man, after all these years, nothing beats a Saturday gameday. The tailgating, the atmosphere, the spirit, the postgame celebrations, all of it. You wait all year for the home slate, then it finally gets here, and after half a dozen Saturdays, it’s over.
Man, after all these years, nothing beats a Saturday gameday. The tailgating, the atmosphere, the spirit, the postgame celebrations, all of it. You wait all year for the home slate, then it finally gets here, and after half a dozen Saturdays, it’s over.
Not my house, but I know the way around
November 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Not my house, but I know the way around
Gary Pinkel announced his retirement as Mizzou’s football coach 10 years ago today. What a week that was.
A few days later, I got to cover what was ultimately his last win. Will always remember walking out of the media room and seeing Gary in the tunnel hugging his granddaughters.
A few days later, I got to cover what was ultimately his last win. Will always remember walking out of the media room and seeing Gary in the tunnel hugging his granddaughters.
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Gary Pinkel announced his retirement as Mizzou’s football coach 10 years ago today. What a week that was.
A few days later, I got to cover what was ultimately his last win. Will always remember walking out of the media room and seeing Gary in the tunnel hugging his granddaughters.
A few days later, I got to cover what was ultimately his last win. Will always remember walking out of the media room and seeing Gary in the tunnel hugging his granddaughters.
Somewhere, Kirk Ferentz is standing and applauding in his living room
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Somewhere, Kirk Ferentz is standing and applauding in his living room