I'd Like To Ring In The New Year.... Simone Wednesday, December 31, 2008 ...with a band of gypsies Read more
People's Liberation Big Band Simone Monday, December 22, 2008 A new version of the Nutcracker and a new Christmas tradition. The People's Liberation Big Band… Read more
Train For Winter Survival Like The Cosmonauts Simone Thursday, December 18, 2008 The following is no joke ---a German company called Space Travellers, "the first commercial Sp… Read more
Burl's Pearl's -- Burl Ives' Surprising Oeuvre Simone Monday, December 15, 2008 Tis the season for everything Burl Ives. As the Burl Ives My Ass Coalition (BIMAC) launches its pr… Read more
Next To Godliness Simone Friday, December 05, 2008 My sister asked about dry cleaning the other day. She wanted to know what really happens to your cl… Read more
My Blog Goes In For Some Navel-Gazing Simone Tuesday, December 02, 2008 I didn't know what to write about today and was poking around in the administrative side of my … Read more
The Shepheardes Calender: December Simone Monday, December 01, 2008 Ægloga Duodecima. A R G V M E N T. THis Æglogue (euen as the first beganne) is ended with a comp… Read more
Winter Beer Report - What I'm Drinkin' Best beer for these dark, frigid nights (and days!) is Northern Lights IPA from Free State Brewery, based in Lawrence, … Keep reading
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr Day You know, several years ago, I was in New York City autographing the first book that I had written. And while sitting t… Keep reading
Drew Carey Finds Secret To Life On Price Is Right When Drew Carey was interviewed on the Tavis Smiley show on PBS, he shared surprising revelations gleaned from his host… Keep reading
Mystery Stone I enountered this large-ass stone sitting in a weird place. (Another anomaly found on one of my morning walks, like the… Keep reading
I Embrace Lard Yes, this is a jar full of lard. Honest-to-goodness lard, from a farm. In this winter of my discontent, I am going with… Keep reading
Griping About the Cold I know it's not even February yet but I feel entitled to bitch about this bitch-ass cold. We've had day after d… Keep reading