Questions For 2012
With only hours to spare before the new year bustles its way in, I have some questions I'd like…
December 30th
December 30th. The day has kind of a shifty quailty that I like. It barely belongs to 2011, but it&…
Burl Protesters Disrupt Holiday Festivities
Burl Ives and his alter ego, the Talking Snowman Peaksville, MD – A beloved holiday tradition t…
No More NaNoRiMo
Today is the official last day of the November challenge NaNoRiMo or, National Novel Writing Month,…
Big Apples
Several weeks ago, Roger brought home some really big apples from the Farmer's Market. Normally…
They Might Be Giants. Or Maybe Just Windmills.
They Might Be Giants. Giants in my musical heart, anyway. Their concert Wednesday night was an ele…
Before The Cold Front Comes In
"It's 1:00 in the morning. What's that loud ripping sound outside?" "Oh, t…
Random Things Simone Digs
And now friends, it's time for another installment of "Random Things Simone Digs." B…
Happy Birthday To Me! And Many More!
So this is 48....... I know I should be happy, but this just isn't enough. Nice try back the…
My October Porch
Here's what I need: A porch for sitting, for gathering dark thoughts and reflections that come…
The Eve Before It All Begins
Tonight the world is a-hush. It is the eve of the Golden Time for the Golden Child. I am autumn'…
A Good Day For It
It was a brilliantly lovely fall day today. On my lunch break I saw a woman walking in the park, sm…
The School Bell's A' Ringin'
School has started and you can feel summer losing its grip. The mornings and nights are cooler. The…
Root Root Root For The Home Team
I had the rare privilege on Saturday night of attending a ball game and hanging out with a rash of …
First Friday of August 2011
On Friday I went down to the Crossroads area for Frst Friday, to walk around and see some art. Ther…
The Train Not Taken
If it's the end of the day and you are stranded in Newark because of a cancelled flight, and yo…
Almost Manhattan
You are riding a tram at the Newark, New Jersey airport. You are not supposed to be here. This was …
Van Gogh When No One's Looking
The day will come, my friend, when art will no longer be kept in square cages. It will weave seamle…
Semaphore!
I don't want to learn to read the signals, I just like the swooping and flailing and waving. G…
The Thunder Cloud That Wanted To Sing
This morning the thunder was rumbling, and it told me a story: Once upon a time there was a thund…
Perfect Paisley For Peaceful Poets
I scanned my elbow, to show you. In all your psychedelic dreams, could you ever ride a cloud as min…
What's Blowing 'Round In Western Kansas
Did you know that "epic" is currently a hot word among teenagers? When something is amazi…
New Products To Enjoy At Your Hometown Pharmacy
I want this: The Mr. Root Beer Home Brewing Kit. It has everything I need to make homemade root bee…
You Are Here
I like the polar bear cradling cubes and smiling, on that store-bought bag of ice. The plastic pitc…
No Jellybeans On Easter.
I couldn't find our Easter baskets. They're either in the garage, buried under a pile of bo…
More Bass Sax
Sunday night at the Record Bar. That dark little gem in Westport, with the sign above the door that…
Bright Objects Hypnotize the Mind
I did not know that April the 14th was National Poem in Your Pocket Day. I did know that April w…
This Is All I Want To Know
There once was a screenwriter in Hollywood named Vincent Lawrence who worked on lots of movies with…
Wunnerful, Wunnerful
Oh god, this made me laugh until I almost cried. Here "Gail and Dale", the perky, steam…
Magic Potion Hair Dye
You know, I've colored my hair before, people! There was another time when it turned out very v…
Bulky. Trashy.
Cheri and I were out for our evening walk and began to get the sense that something was up in the n…
Wind! Sun! Stickers!
On Wednesday the girls and I set out to play tennis, but it quickly became a game of sticker ball. …
Spring Break In Western Kansas
Whoever says Kansas is flat hasn't driven through the Smoky Hill River Valley. There are some r…
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Hi I'm Simone, my nickname is Mony and I create Monybaloney -- cartoons, videos, ramblings, etc...made from mechanically separated suspect meats. Welcome to my blog, where pandeMONYum ensues!
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Best beer for these dark, frigid nights (and days!) is Northern Lights IPA from Free State Brewery, based in Lawrence, …
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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…
Griping About the Cold
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