Science Can Be Fun AND Easy! Simone Thursday, November 18, 2010 I always found textbook explanations for autumn's changes too hard and sciencey. I want someth… Read more
Julia, Slow Down! Simone Tuesday, November 16, 2010 One minute she's slipping the skins off the pearl onions, the next she's quartered the mush… Read more
Dr. Who Simone Thursday, November 11, 2010 I was reading in the latest issue of The Atlantic about the return of the British hit TV show "… Read more
Burn Barrel Simone Thursday, November 04, 2010 Holy smoke. This is the way I remember it. How ours looked, in the back yard, behind the elm tree, … Read more
Gleesome Gladness Ninety-seven years ago today was the first day of the first "official" Kansas State Fair, held on September… Keep reading
Crown of Creation Trippin' down memory lane. I have to pay tribute to this album --I used to listen to it all the time when I was in … Keep reading
We Are Hoping Aliens Can Read This It's called The Golden Record, and we shot it into space. Though it sounds and looks a bit like an ancient Egyptian… Keep reading
Is It Time To Get Started On Those Collateral Vessels? Everyone knows that the heart is a muscle. But who wants to dwell on it? I am well aware that my heart --progenitor and… Keep reading
Two Weeks Left To Go My upstairs window at the Javanaut For four days last week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday), I sat in the Java… Keep reading
Burl's Pearl's -- Burl Ives' Surprising Oeuvre Tis the season for everything Burl Ives. As the Burl Ives My Ass Coalition (BIMAC) launches its predictable boycott ag… Keep reading