"Everything's a circle and everything can fly" Simone Saturday, May 30, 2009 When Annabelle was 20 months old, this is what she was drawing---lots and lots of circles, overlapp… Read more
School's Out Simone Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Today the 6th graders at Tomahawk walked the halls of the school one last time while the lower grad… Read more
No Puppy No Cry Simone Tuesday, May 26, 2009 We are still in search of our new puppy, the girls' birthday present. They have been begging f… Read more
Stardust and Fairy Dust Simone Friday, May 22, 2009 Last night I dreamed that the vintage clothing spots in Kansas City had dried up. The stores had cl… Read more
Lilah's Greatest Hits Simone Thursday, May 21, 2009 Lilah turned 12 yesterday. In honor of her birthday, I went through some old e-mails I wrote when … Read more
Costume Hunting Simone Friday, May 15, 2009 I like this ad for bicycles. I'm fascinated by the woman (man?) riding the bike and the express… Read more
Mom's Cable TV Simone Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Scene from "Lovers and Lollipops" One thing the girls and I always look forward to when w… Read more
My Wate And Fate Simone Tuesday, May 12, 2009 There is one grocery store in my hometown, called Ralph's Sure Fine. But for years it was Ralp… Read more
Cozy Rider Simone Friday, May 08, 2009 Yesterday we made the epic drive from Kansas City to western Kansas, and we made our usual stop in… Read more
House Beautiful Simone Wednesday, May 06, 2009 I was in a beautiful house last night. Every once in a while it happens. This was a Victorian hous… Read more
INVALID!! Simone Tuesday, May 05, 2009 I am reveling today in my sudden FREEDOM of being DONE with my web design class. I had to turn in … Read more
Heart of Gold Simone Friday, May 01, 2009 WOW. I think I saw the best concert of my life last night, and I'm still all a-tingle. Neil, ma… 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