Contemplating The Tinsels Of Old Simone Wednesday, December 22, 2010 We live in a world deprived of metal. Today, Christmas tree tinsel is made from toxic PVC vinyl. Bu… Read more
Live-Blogging The Solstice Lunar Eclipse Simone Tuesday, December 21, 2010 12:50 am central time: Put on coat over fleece robe. Put on big furry hat. Walk outside and crane … Read more
Burl Ives Event Stirs Trouble Anew in Small Maryland Town Simone Thursday, December 16, 2010 Dispute over folksy troubador creates rancor in Peaksville, Maryland Peaksville, MD – A Christmast… Read more
Don't You Want To Sing With Heino? Simone Tuesday, December 14, 2010 I have Germanic ancestry in my blood but I swear to god sometimes I don't understand the German… Read more
When It's This Cold.... Simone Monday, December 13, 2010 ......Curse words sound mild as a church chat. Consuming fat feels virtuous and wise. Alcohol is m… Read more
Is Your Hair Ready For Christmas? Simone Thursday, December 09, 2010 Does your "do" say "I do mistletoe"? Does your upsweep make hearts leap? A bra… Read more
Heart of Gold WOW. I think I saw the best concert of my life last night, and I'm still all a-tingle. Neil, man. Neil Young. He pla… Keep reading
Gleesome Gladness Ninety-seven years ago today was the first day of the first "official" Kansas State Fair, held on September… Keep reading
Pomp And Circumstance The Quad at the University of Missouri at Columbia Today I read about a 98-year old woman who just got her Master's… Keep reading
Winter Storm All Up In Here It was only a matter of time before we had to pay the winter gods for all the unseasonable warmth we had over Christmas… Keep reading
Happy Equinoctial Point Well we made it to Spring. The vernal equinox gives me a chance to stop and contemplate things like math and astrophys… 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