Laying in some Monk for the storm
Food is flying off the shelves. People are "panic buying" bread and milk in anticipation…
I can't open my wine bottle!
What kind of frickin' wine cap is this? It's not a cork. It's not a screw cap. It is…
How come their street got plowed and ours didn't?
This is reminiscent of the winter of 2011, when I wrote a tongue-in-cheek gripe about the plows f…
Simone's Rules for Snow Days
We're up to our arses in snow and there's more on the way! I love the freedom of no schoo…
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 th…
Give me whiskey
On Friday I drove to Cutter's Smokehouse in Eudora to eat some french fries but mostly to s…
Happy Valentine's Day!
I was crazy about Engelbert Humperdink when I was a first grader, and I owned this record albu…
Why can't every day be Mardi Gras?
I went. I danced. And danced. And danced. It was a terrific party! First, the parade rolled up…
Fatuous Tuesday
Mardi Gras in the midwest is so tough. This is the one time of year when I get to let my inner fr…
Someone else tried to cover up their car window with a yellow trash bag!
I was driving down a residential street when I saw a car parked along the curb with a big, yellow …
It's National Read On A Furnace Vent Day
It's actually National Read in a Bathtub Day, but that's no less absurd, and I prefer fur…
Today my pancake sang for me.
When I pressed down on it with my spatula, the steam released made a low, sustained "ooooooo…
I still have license to wear my big coat
It's still February, so let's not get carried away. Just because we're out of …
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Hi I'm Simone, my nickname is Mony and I create Monybaloney -- cartoons, videos, ramblings, etc...made from mechanically separated suspect meats. Welcome to my blog, where pandeMONYum ensues!
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Gleesome Gladness
Ninety-seven years ago today was the first day of the first "official" Kansas State Fair, held on September…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
For four days last week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday), I sat in the Java…
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…
