No Jellybeans On Easter. Simone Sunday, April 24, 2011 I couldn't find our Easter baskets. They're either in the garage, buried under a pile of bo… Read more
More Bass Sax Simone Friday, April 22, 2011 Sunday night at the Record Bar. That dark little gem in Westport, with the sign above the door that… Read more
Bright Objects Hypnotize the Mind Simone Wednesday, April 20, 2011 I did not know that April the 14th was National Poem in Your Pocket Day. I did know that April w… Read more
This Is All I Want To Know Simone Friday, April 15, 2011 There once was a screenwriter in Hollywood named Vincent Lawrence who worked on lots of movies with… Read more
Wunnerful, Wunnerful Simone Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Oh god, this made me laugh until I almost cried. Here "Gail and Dale", the perky, steam… Read more
Magic Potion Hair Dye Simone Tuesday, April 12, 2011 You know, I've colored my hair before, people! There was another time when it turned out very v… Read more
Bulky. Trashy. Simone Friday, April 01, 2011 Cheri and I were out for our evening walk and began to get the sense that something was up in the n… Read more
Gleesome Gladness Ninety-seven years ago today was the first day of the first "official" Kansas State Fair, held on September… Keep reading
Crown of Creation Trippin' down memory lane. I have to pay tribute to this album --I used to listen to it all the time when I was in … Keep reading
We Are Hoping Aliens Can Read This It's called The Golden Record, and we shot it into space. Though it sounds and looks a bit like an ancient Egyptian… Keep reading
Is It Time To Get Started On Those Collateral Vessels? Everyone knows that the heart is a muscle. But who wants to dwell on it? I am well aware that my heart --progenitor and… Keep reading
Two Weeks Left To Go My upstairs window at the Javanaut For four days last week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday), I sat in the Java… Keep reading
Burl's Pearl's -- Burl Ives' Surprising Oeuvre Tis the season for everything Burl Ives. As the Burl Ives My Ass Coalition (BIMAC) launches its predictable boycott ag… Keep reading