Science Can Be Fun AND Easy! Simone Thursday, November 18, 2010 I always found textbook explanations for autumn's changes too hard and sciencey. I want someth… Read more
Julia, Slow Down! Simone Tuesday, November 16, 2010 One minute she's slipping the skins off the pearl onions, the next she's quartered the mush… Read more
Dr. Who Simone Thursday, November 11, 2010 I was reading in the latest issue of The Atlantic about the return of the British hit TV show "… Read more
Burn Barrel Simone Thursday, November 04, 2010 Holy smoke. This is the way I remember it. How ours looked, in the back yard, behind the elm tree, … 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