LIGHT/DARK MODE

Questions For 2012

With only hours to spare before the new year bustles its way in, I have some questions I'd like…
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December 30th

December 30th. The day has kind of a shifty quailty that I like. It barely belongs to 2011, but it&…
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Burl Protesters Disrupt Holiday Festivities

Burl Ives and his alter ego, the Talking Snowman Peaksville, MD – A beloved holiday tradition t…
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No More NaNoRiMo

Today is the official last day of the November challenge NaNoRiMo or, National Novel Writing Month,…
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Big Apples

Several weeks ago, Roger brought home some really big apples from the Farmer's Market. Normally…
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They Might Be Giants. Or Maybe Just Windmills.

They Might Be Giants. Giants in my musical heart, anyway. Their concert Wednesday night was an ele…
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Before The Cold Front Comes In

"It's 1:00 in the morning. What's that loud ripping sound outside?" "Oh, t…
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It Lives!

My blog isn't exactly coming back to life. It's more that it's among the undead. A zomb…
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Random Things Simone Digs

And now friends, it's time for another installment of "Random Things Simone Digs."  B…
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Happy Birthday To Me! And Many More!

So this is 48....... I know I should be happy, but this just isn't enough. Nice try back the…
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My October Porch

Here's what I need:  A porch for sitting, for gathering dark thoughts and reflections that come…
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The Eve Before It All Begins

Tonight the world is a-hush. It is the eve of the Golden Time for the Golden Child. I am autumn'…
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A Good Day For It

It was a brilliantly lovely fall day today. On my lunch break I saw a woman walking in the park, sm…
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Darn it, they plugged up the gap in the fence over on Barkley street. That means our dog Cheri can&…
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The School Bell's A' Ringin'

School has started and you can feel summer losing its grip. The mornings and nights are cooler. The…
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Root Root Root For The Home Team

I had the rare privilege on Saturday night of attending a ball game and hanging out with a rash of …
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First Friday of August 2011

On Friday I went down to the Crossroads area for Frst Friday, to walk around and see some art. Ther…
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The Train Not Taken

If it's the end of the day and you are stranded in Newark because of a cancelled flight, and yo…
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Almost Manhattan

You are riding a tram at the Newark, New Jersey airport. You are not supposed to be here. This was …
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Van Gogh When No One's Looking

The day will come, my friend, when art will no longer be kept in square cages. It will weave seamle…
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Box Fan

Well hell's here and a'knockin' The devil wants to dance and he won't take no so …
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Semaphore!

I don't want to learn to read the signals, I just like the swooping and flailing and waving. G…
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The Thunder Cloud That Wanted To Sing

This morning the thunder was rumbling, and it told me a story: Once upon a time there was a thund…
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Perfect Paisley For Peaceful Poets

I scanned my elbow, to show you. In all your psychedelic dreams, could you ever ride a cloud as min…
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What's Blowing 'Round In Western Kansas

Did you know that "epic" is currently a hot word among teenagers? When something is amazi…
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New Products To Enjoy At Your Hometown Pharmacy

I want this: The Mr. Root Beer Home Brewing Kit. It has everything I need to make homemade root bee…
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You Are Here

I like the polar bear cradling cubes and smiling, on that store-bought bag of ice. The plastic pitc…
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Mom's The Bomb!!!

Happy Mother's Day!
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No Jellybeans On Easter.

I couldn't find our Easter baskets. They're either in the garage, buried under a pile of bo…
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More Bass Sax

Sunday night at the Record Bar. That dark little gem in Westport, with the sign above the door that…
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Bright Objects Hypnotize the Mind

I did not know that April the 14th was National Poem in Your Pocket Day. I did know that April w…
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This Is All I Want To Know

There once was a screenwriter in Hollywood named Vincent Lawrence who worked on lots of movies with…
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Wunnerful, Wunnerful

Oh god, this made me laugh until I almost cried. Here "Gail and Dale", the perky, steam…
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Magic Potion Hair Dye

You know, I've colored my hair before, people! There was another time when it turned out very v…
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Bulky. Trashy.

Cheri and I were out for our evening walk and began to get the sense that something was up in the n…
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Car Tag

The Merry Pranksters I'm looking for a word or phrase that evokes a free-wheelin' non-conf…
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Wind! Sun! Stickers!

On Wednesday the girls and I set out to play tennis, but it quickly became a game of sticker ball. …
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Spring Break In Western Kansas

Whoever says Kansas is flat hasn't driven through the Smoky Hill River Valley. There are some r…
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Random Old Baloney

Insert whomping good organ music here.

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Our essence is spirit. Our existence----boundless.

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