Geoff Folsom
@geofffolsom.bsky.social
I cover Union and Franklin County, Missouri, and write an unpopular column about things like visiting weird places and watching YouTube videos about visiting weird places for The Missourian newspaper.
I hope everyone in Missouri is getting to enjoy this 70 degree weather!
November 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I hope everyone in Missouri is getting to enjoy this 70 degree weather!
About to watch the musician David Byrne for the first time!
November 29, 2025 at 1:38 AM
About to watch the musician David Byrne for the first time!
Would've been funnier to use a photo from my first game at the Braves new ballpark!
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Would've been funnier to use a photo from my first game at the Braves new ballpark!
The Fussbudget is back (at least for this week)!
October 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The Fussbudget is back (at least for this week)!
#ItsIronic that Adam Wainwright is announcing this game involving the Tigers when we saw him pitch against Tigers in 2023!
October 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
#ItsIronic that Adam Wainwright is announcing this game involving the Tigers when we saw him pitch against Tigers in 2023!
He can't even get straight what he's pretending to be upset about!
September 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
He can't even get straight what he's pretending to be upset about!
They also have a ski chalet on the website.
September 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
They also have a ski chalet on the website.
Pretty sure the highway department photos for Franklin County, Missouri's new website weren't even taken in the United States.
September 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Pretty sure the highway department photos for Franklin County, Missouri's new website weren't even taken in the United States.
From the other side!
September 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
From the other side!
I do not believe this was a real military installation. #StolenValor
August 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I do not believe this was a real military installation. #StolenValor
It's all going to change next year!
August 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
It's all going to change next year!
Good to see the people behind the "Portland, Maine loves the Sounders" campaign haven't given up!
August 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Good to see the people behind the "Portland, Maine loves the Sounders" campaign haven't given up!
You might want to avoid the Cardinals Nation restaurant.
July 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
You might want to avoid the Cardinals Nation restaurant.
Good thing we don't have to worry about limestone in Missouri!
July 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Good thing we don't have to worry about limestone in Missouri!
If only things went this way for every awful person who gets a standing ovation for some reason.
July 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
If only things went this way for every awful person who gets a standing ovation for some reason.
#ItsIronic that Cooper Flagg is from Newport, Maine when the first time we went to Maine was the day after we tried to see the Newport, Oregon sign in Boston but realized after we paid to go in subway station that it was just outside and we weren't coming back!
June 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
#ItsIronic that Cooper Flagg is from Newport, Maine when the first time we went to Maine was the day after we tried to see the Newport, Oregon sign in Boston but realized after we paid to go in subway station that it was just outside and we weren't coming back!
No Kings event in Union, Missouri (population 13,000)
June 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
No Kings event in Union, Missouri (population 13,000)
If my former colleagues at Tri-City Herald would look at my Facebook posts from the Kansas-Texas Tech game, instead of sniffing glue, they would know this guy's name is Scot POLLARD!
June 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
If my former colleagues at Tri-City Herald would look at my Facebook posts from the Kansas-Texas Tech game, instead of sniffing glue, they would know this guy's name is Scot POLLARD!
I've never seen more than one of these on a single day but today I saw three. I guess they feel safe to come out of the woodwork now?
June 6, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I've never seen more than one of these on a single day but today I saw three. I guess they feel safe to come out of the woodwork now?
First time taking our kids to a ballgame!
June 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
First time taking our kids to a ballgame!
Getting back to having been to every major league ballpark, even if they aren't all really major league ballparks!
June 3, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Getting back to having been to every major league ballpark, even if they aren't all really major league ballparks!
Highly recommend the Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely, Nevada!
June 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Highly recommend the Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely, Nevada!
One thing I miss about living in western United States is being able to get a burrito as large as a baby in any small town!
June 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
One thing I miss about living in western United States is being able to get a burrito as large as a baby in any small town!
They should play the Thunder-Pacers NBA Finals exactly halfway between the home arenas!
May 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
They should play the Thunder-Pacers NBA Finals exactly halfway between the home arenas!