My Saturday Companion
Here was a good thing that happened yesterday: Garrison Keillor kicked off a new season of the Prai…
Simone's First Sign of Fall
The other morning I got up extra early to grab a moment of peace for myself. I sat and read my fres…
Late Night Radio Waves
Last night I listened to some community radio while I was washing dishes. It was after 10:00, whic…
Oh The Smells I Left Behind
The air is cool. It feels like fall. I smelled the interior of an elementary school today--it smell…
Nine Nine Oh Nine
Today's date is 9/9/09. Andi, we got the note you left, you clever rascal! Yes, 9.9.9 is positi…
Circle Drive
One day after dropping my daughter off at school I found myself in a ritzy neighborhood. I needed t…
Living the Dream
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George Takei Is Coming To Kansas City
George Takei is coming to Kansas City next week! I was reminded of this when I heard him on a local radio show this mor…
Leaving on a midnight train
A week or so ago I was driving on a Saturday and this song came on the radio. And the next thing I knew I was gesticul…
A Half-Ton Metal Object is Falling From the Sky
It's Coming! Maybe headed your way. Who the huck knows??!A spacecraft launched by the Soviets that failed to reach …
This Juicer Is Lit
I just found out this old juicer from my childhood contains uranium. What?? When I was a kid I thought of it as a prett…
A Summer Saturday Morning
Wake up. Reach for Tony Hillerman book. No, should sit quietly for a moment first, just listening. Just resting the min…
Recapping A Little Bit Of Christmas 2011
Our Christmas tree is still up, and some of the Christmas crap we have acquired still isn't put away (by crap I don…
