Tornado Drill! Simone Tuesday, February 25, 2025 Just like that winter is turning to spring and in Kansas that means one thing -- let the tornado … Read more
My Favorite Type of Storm Simone Saturday, February 22, 2025 Long live the brainstorm! I say this on behalf of cerebrums everywhere, while we're still al… Read more
Polar Vortex Cometh Simone Tuesday, February 18, 2025 C'est ici--another polar vortex. The arctic chill deepens in this endless winter. I look o… Read more
A Cold Day in Hell Simone Sunday, February 09, 2025 That describes the current conditions. Oh dear. I have a whole list of things that fall under &qu… 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