My Saturday Companion Simone Sunday, September 27, 2009 Here was a good thing that happened yesterday: Garrison Keillor kicked off a new season of the Prai… Read more
Simone's First Sign of Fall Simone Saturday, September 26, 2009 The other morning I got up extra early to grab a moment of peace for myself. I sat and read my fres… Read more
Late Night Radio Waves Simone Monday, September 21, 2009 Last night I listened to some community radio while I was washing dishes. It was after 10:00, whic… Read more
Oh The Smells I Left Behind Simone Friday, September 18, 2009 The air is cool. It feels like fall. I smelled the interior of an elementary school today--it smell… Read more
Shrunk Simone Tuesday, September 15, 2009 I read an article in the KC Star on Sunday that much of the art being shown in museums these days i… Read more
Nine Nine Oh Nine Simone Wednesday, September 09, 2009 Today's date is 9/9/09. Andi, we got the note you left, you clever rascal! Yes, 9.9.9 is positi… Read more
Circle Drive Simone Tuesday, September 08, 2009 One day after dropping my daughter off at school I found myself in a ritzy neighborhood. I needed t… Read more
Sunday UnFunnies Here's your Sunday supplement-- excerpts from an article in the Financial Times that gives an interesting analysis … Keep reading
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr Day You know, several years ago, I was in New York City autographing the first book that I had written. And while sitting t… Keep reading
So Many Eggs The after effect of Easter is to suddenly have more boiled eggs on hand than anyone cares to eat. My fridge is crammed … Keep reading
Meet the Shaggs! The Shaggs were three New Hampshire sisters who were forced by their father to form a band in the mid-sixties. They h… Keep reading
A Magnet Is Born Magnets are magical little objects but I had no idea making them was so badass. The messy and dangerous process in this… Keep reading
Chick-O-Stick This is still on an egg theme, but today the chicks in Mrs. Galloway's 4th grade class are hatching. My daughter t… Keep reading