Here comes another polar vortex! Simone Monday, January 27, 2014 It's like you can hear it come in. All of a sudden this terrific wind blows in from out of… Read more
It's 2014! Simone Tuesday, January 07, 2014 Wow, we're a week into the new year already and I have yet to acknowledge it on my blog. … 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
It's Summertime This is both a fact and a Flaming Lips tune -- the perfect thing to blast out your car windows on a hot summer day. In … Keep reading
Dirty Water This is one of my favorite songs from the 60's. We had the 45 when I was a kid. I listened to it in the basement ag… Keep reading
Free Floating Phantasm Okay, I've given myself a month to fart around and just be free. Now I should look for something writerly to plug … Keep reading
Little Plates Sunny Madrid The mother of one of Annabelle's friends just got back from a trip to Madrid, Spain. She said there is … Keep reading
Burl Ives Event Stirs Trouble Anew in Small Maryland Town Dispute over folksy troubador creates rancor in Peaksville, Maryland Peaksville, MD – A Christmastime controversy over… Keep reading