Silent Night, Unsettling Night Simone Monday, December 23, 2024 This ornament looks concerned. It's worried that you aren't making good life choices. I… Read more
The Secret to Wiggling Your Ears Simone Wednesday, December 18, 2024 First, be an elf. If not an elf, employ my dad's method of using mind over matter. Simply f… Read more
It's Time for the Salads. Here Come the Salads! Simone Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Is this really a "salad"? Hey it's got something chopped up inside it. Therefore..… Read more
Strange Egg Anomaly Simone Sunday, November 24, 2024 A cracked eggshell on the sidewalk. Just resting there as if neatly placed. Was it an omen? There … Read more
Sun Harvesting Simone Sunday, October 13, 2024 On warm autumn days I spend a lot of time lying around outside. What some would call being idle. … Read more
My Birthday Was Far Out! Simone Monday, October 07, 2024 It was a trip, both geographically, and cosmic-ly speaking. I drove hundreds of miles out to wester… Read more
It's October! Simone Tuesday, October 01, 2024 October is here! It's my favorite month. Why, you ask? Oh, you didn't ask. I'll tell y… Read more
Pardon my French Simone Saturday, September 28, 2024 This time last year I was in France, wallowing in the riches of la belle vie that is French cult… Read more
Pneumatic! Simone Wednesday, September 25, 2024 I love that my drugstore still uses these pneumatic tubes! When I go through the drive-thru I ign… Read more
Fall Is Here and So Is Its Garden! Simone Sunday, September 22, 2024 Fall isn't messing around. The very first day and it's lettin' us know. I was out last… Read more
Ornamental Hermits Simone Saturday, September 21, 2024 I just found out about "ornamental hermits" a real thing that was a hot trend in the ea… Read more
Last Call for Summer Simone Thursday, September 19, 2024 . Watch the full moon rise because you probably won't want to be outside for the next one. Wal… Read more
Beers of Summer Simone Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Summertime is beer time. In the cold months I'm more of a wine drinker, alternating with Blood… Read more
Where Bowling Balls Go Simone Thursday, August 01, 2024 I know a patch of earth in a sullen acre of grass and weeds, that regularly calls to itself t… Read more
Best Concert of my Life! Thank you Flaming Lips!!! Simone Friday, June 28, 2024 Looking into space, it surrounds you Love is the place that you're drawn to Looking into sp… 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