How I Came To Be Crowned Chili Queen Simone Friday, February 11, 2011 It started with that trip through the bean aisle of Hyvee, when I picked up two 30 oz. cans of chil… Read more
The Physics Of A Falling Coffee Cup Simone Thursday, February 10, 2011 On Tuesday this incredible thing happened at work. I didn't think such a thing was possible. T… Read more
Live-Blogging the Blizzard of 2011 - LATE NIGHT UPDATE Simone Wednesday, February 02, 2011 1:22 am: Trying to write, but can't keep eyes open. Must make long journey to bed. The snow ha… Read more
Live-Blogging the Blizzard of 2011 --UPDATED Simone Tuesday, February 01, 2011 5:00: The kids spread the joyous news throughout the house that their school is also cancelled for … Read more
Live-Blogging The Blizzard of 2011 Simone Tuesday, February 01, 2011 The riveting blow-by-blow account...... 4:13 am: Too sleepy to look out window and see what it'… Read more
Morning Glory Man This morning on my way to work, there was a man standing in the intersection, handing something out. He was an older m… Keep reading
Meet My Christmas Peanuts I have these peanut Christmas tree ornaments I rescued one year from a second-hand shop. They were somebody's aban… Keep reading
Worm Charming Next time you want a mass of worms to come wriggling up out of the earth ---and who doesn't ---you can do it withou… Keep reading
May-polles For most people the month of May brings to mind may baskets and flowers, Mother's Day...things we think of as swee… Keep reading
I Pay Homage to Fools The merry band cavorting across this album cover were actually the creators responsible for much of the psychedelic ima… Keep reading