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
George Takei Is Coming To Kansas City George Takei is coming to Kansas City next week! I was reminded of this when I heard him on a local radio show this mor… Keep reading
Leaving on a midnight train A week or so ago I was driving on a Saturday and this song came on the radio. And the next thing I knew I was gesticul… Keep reading
Keeping The Elves At Bay I was lousy at sending Christmas cards this year (I mean last year), and my gift-giving left something to be desired, b… Keep reading
Little Artists Annabelle likes to freeze videos on YouTube and try to draw the cartoon characters. One of her favorite cartoons right … Keep reading
A Half-Ton Metal Object is Falling From the Sky It's Coming! Maybe headed your way. Who the huck knows??!A spacecraft launched by the Soviets that failed to reach … Keep reading
Pogoing In Aisle Nine Boy, I guess 40-somethings who were into off-beat new wave bands when they were young must typically run to the grocery… Keep reading