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
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