The Bad Seed at Christmastime Simone Saturday, December 22, 2018 "You want some candy? Go on. Take a piece. Aren't they pretty? Pretty candy. Have one… Read more
From: "October on Earth: a Pictorial Guide for Aliens" Simone Sunday, October 14, 2018 It is the job of smaller humans to remove the heavy harvest orbs that invade the planet soils… Read more
Me at Breakfast: A Dramatization Simone Tuesday, September 25, 2018 All I had to eat was mints. Read more
Shopping in Simpler Times Simone Saturday, September 08, 2018 What wares are these two guys peddlin'? Who can tell? Or is it the two guys that are for s… Read more
The Official Beer of Simone's School Yard Drinkin' Simone Thursday, August 30, 2018 I'm proud to partner with Free State Brewery of Lawrence, Kansas in rolling out my summer se… Read more
Let's Bowl! Simone Tuesday, July 31, 2018 First we have to make our way to Abilene, Kansas, because I won't settle for anything less… Read more
Rocks In My Head Simone Monday, July 16, 2018 I've made many treks out to western Kansas in recent months, attending to my ailing mother, an… Read more
Telephone operators - the untold story Simone Sunday, April 22, 2018 Lady telephone operators had to keep their hair short --because electricity. Or something. But… Read more
Blackboard wiped clean just like I will do to your minds... Simone Sunday, April 15, 2018 Like she was ever gonna teach anything. Read more
K is for Kaftans Simone Thursday, April 12, 2018 Page from A Child's ABC of Regrettable Fashion : Read more
When punk rockers run away to the circus Simone Sunday, April 08, 2018 Rumor under the big top had it that the newest clown was a disaffected guitar player from th… Read more
Snapshot of a forgotten spring ritual from bygone days Simone Saturday, April 07, 2018 Children gather for the turd cake Read more
Better Living Through Yoga Simone Tuesday, January 30, 2018 I mean it this time. I've changed my ways. Happy to say I'm not hitting the whisky a… Read more
Cold!!! Simone Tuesday, January 16, 2018 I love the image that the National Weather Service uses on the daily forecast when it gets re… Read more
There's a Future in Books Simone Saturday, January 06, 2018 But no trees! They will be reduced to stumps. We'll have to use them all up in order to m… 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