October is my month of increasing power!!! Simone Tuesday, October 22, 2013 Painting by James Jacques Joseph Tisso t. Woman from yesteryear tramping through flaming lea… Read more
Live-Blogging My 50th Birthday -- A Wonderful Surprise! Simone Monday, October 07, 2013 When I got back from my meanderings around town, I walked into the house and immediately knew some… Read more
Live-blogging my 50th Birthday ---Y J's Snack Bar! Simone Monday, October 07, 2013 Note: To see the entirety of my birthday festivities, in sequence, start with the first post title… Read more
Live-Blogging my 50th Birthday -- Record Store! Simone Monday, October 07, 2013 After I left Prosperos with my happy purchase of new used books, I met up with Roger at Vinyl Renai… Read more
Live-blogging my 50th birthday --Books!! Simone Monday, October 07, 2013 After the hippie shop, I went to Prospero's bookstore, where I bought these books: A Tom Robbin… Read more
Live-blogging my 50th birthday --Hippie heaven! Simone Monday, October 07, 2013 It's my birthday and it IS a beautiful day! Next stop after the coffee shop I treate… Read more
Live-blogging my 50th birthday --Coffee! Simone Monday, October 07, 2013 So, I had a cappuccino and a piece of pumpkin bread at the Broadway Cafe in Westport. I never ma… Read more
Live-Blogging My 50th Birthday! Simone Monday, October 07, 2013 3rd blog entry on THIS, my BIRTHDAY! I feel newly human, having just showered. I had to wash o… Read more
On the eve of my birthday --Renaissance Festival!! Simone Sunday, October 06, 2013 What better way to spend the eve of my birthday than to stroll the grounds of the Kansas City Rena… Read more
Welcome October!!! Simone Tuesday, October 01, 2013 Bring me your fetes, feasts, festivals, harvests, moons, pumpkins, beers, BiRTHDAYS, ritua… 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