Laying in some Monk for the storm Simone Monday, February 25, 2013 Food is flying off the shelves. People are "panic buying" bread and milk in anticipation… Read more
I can't open my wine bottle! Simone Saturday, February 23, 2013 What kind of frickin' wine cap is this? It's not a cork. It's not a screw cap. It is… Read more
How come their street got plowed and ours didn't? Simone Friday, February 22, 2013 This is reminiscent of the winter of 2011, when I wrote a tongue-in-cheek gripe about the plows f… Read more
Simone's Rules for Snow Days Simone Thursday, February 21, 2013 We're up to our arses in snow and there's more on the way! I love the freedom of no schoo… Read more
Jazz and Classical fight like mad dogs at Helzberg Hall Simone Wednesday, February 20, 2013 This past Saturday was my first concert at Helzberg Hall in the Kauffman Center. I discovered th… Read more
Give me whiskey Simone Monday, February 18, 2013 On Friday I drove to Cutter's Smokehouse in Eudora to eat some french fries but mostly to s… Read more
Happy Valentine's Day! Simone Thursday, February 14, 2013 I was crazy about Engelbert Humperdink when I was a first grader, and I owned this record albu… Read more
Why can't every day be Mardi Gras? Simone Wednesday, February 13, 2013 I went. I danced. And danced. And danced. It was a terrific party! First, the parade rolled up… Read more
Fatuous Tuesday Simone Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Mardi Gras in the midwest is so tough. This is the one time of year when I get to let my inner fr… Read more
Someone else tried to cover up their car window with a yellow trash bag! Simone Monday, February 11, 2013 I was driving down a residential street when I saw a car parked along the curb with a big, yellow … Read more
Smiths Night Simone Sunday, February 10, 2013 Another post about the Smiths.... Last night I was happy to learn that even if you'v… Read more
It's National Read On A Furnace Vent Day Simone Friday, February 08, 2013 It's actually National Read in a Bathtub Day, but that's no less absurd, and I prefer fur… Read more
Today my pancake sang for me. Simone Thursday, February 07, 2013 When I pressed down on it with my spatula, the steam released made a low, sustained "ooooooo… Read more
I still have license to wear my big coat Simone Tuesday, February 05, 2013 It's still February, so let's not get carried away. Just because we're out of … Read more
Boring, Dependable Jupiter Jupiter is like a giant vacuum cleaner, sucking up stray asteroids and saving our asses from getting hit. But Jupiter i… Keep reading
A Valentine To The World Refugees in DarfurWhat is not love, is a call for love. We are on this earth to heal the broken pieces of the world.Dar… Keep reading
Sister Mary Scary Mony Visions of myself as a nun. My countenance is severe, but my head garb is stylin'. Keep reading
Adventures of the Good Lil' Consumer Once in a while someone in our house eats an ice cream cone, and down comes the ice cream cone box from the cupboard. T… Keep reading
Heirloom Bjork and her son Sindri in Iceland. Since I haven't had time to work on anything for my blog, I am posting the lyr… Keep reading
Some snowmen I have met Driving to work the other day, I saw a snowman and thought, "Hey I know this guy!" He had the same dispropo… Keep reading