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
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… Keep reading
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… Keep reading
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… Keep reading
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… Keep reading
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… Keep reading
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… Keep reading