Counting down the baseball games left Simone Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Five. A measly five games. That's it. I can count on one hand the number of games left f… Read more
Late September Lament Simone Monday, September 26, 2016 Is autumn my favorite season? I know it used to be, but I’ve kind of been on this sun kick for… Read more
It's Fall! - Time to Burn Things! Simone Thursday, September 22, 2016 BYOE (Bring your own effigy) and support your local bonfire. Pile on your unmentionables, unq… Read more
Tout-er Suite! Simone Wednesday, September 21, 2016 At this moment in time, uncannily, both of my daughters are French tutors. The younger tutors in… Read more
They thought I was dying Simone Monday, September 19, 2016 I was visiting my mom in late August, and lolling about on the school yard behind her house. The a… Read more
Star Trek is 50! Simone Sunday, September 18, 2016 How could I have missed Star Trek's 50th anniversary?---a few weeks back, or whenever it was. … 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