"Everything's a circle and everything can fly"
When Annabelle was 20 months old, this is what she was drawing---lots and lots of circles, overlapp…
School's Out
Today the 6th graders at Tomahawk walked the halls of the school one last time while the lower grad…
No Puppy No Cry
We are still in search of our new puppy, the girls' birthday present. They have been begging f…
Stardust and Fairy Dust
Last night I dreamed that the vintage clothing spots in Kansas City had dried up. The stores had cl…
Lilah's Greatest Hits
Lilah turned 12 yesterday. In honor of her birthday, I went through some old e-mails I wrote when …
Costume Hunting
I like this ad for bicycles. I'm fascinated by the woman (man?) riding the bike and the express…
Mom's Cable TV
Scene from "Lovers and Lollipops" One thing the girls and I always look forward to when w…
My Wate And Fate
There is one grocery store in my hometown, called Ralph's Sure Fine. But for years it was Ralp…
Cozy Rider
Yesterday we made the epic drive from Kansas City to western Kansas, and we made our usual stop in…
House Beautiful
I was in a beautiful house last night. Every once in a while it happens. This was a Victorian hous…
Heart of Gold
WOW. I think I saw the best concert of my life last night, and I'm still all a-tingle. Neil, ma…
About me
Hi I'm Simone, my nickname is Mony and I create Monybaloney -- cartoons, videos, ramblings, etc...made from mechanically separated suspect meats. Welcome to my blog, where pandeMONYum ensues!
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This Juicer Is Lit
I just found out this old juicer from my childhood contains uranium. What?? When I was a kid I thought of it as a prett…
Simone's Rules for Snow Days
We're up to our arses in snow and there's more on the way! I love the freedom of no school and no work, but in…
My Happy Full Moon Supermoon Birthday
Today is a special day in all the universe---my birthday!! And I'm getting the coolest most cosmic present ever. A…
Jazz and Classical fight like mad dogs at Helzberg Hall
This past Saturday was my first concert at Helzberg Hall in the Kauffman Center.
I discovered there are three things I…
I discovered there are three things I…
Halloween Trick From Aunt Myrtle
I need to get on with my jack-o-lantern carving. Just one week before Halloween. I've always found digging out the…
How come their street got plowed and ours didn't?
This is reminiscent of the winter of 2011, when I wrote a tongue-in-cheek gripe about the plows forgetting us that got…
