How I Came To Be Crowned Chili Queen Simone Friday, February 11, 2011 It started with that trip through the bean aisle of Hyvee, when I picked up two 30 oz. cans of chil… Read more
The Physics Of A Falling Coffee Cup Simone Thursday, February 10, 2011 On Tuesday this incredible thing happened at work. I didn't think such a thing was possible. T… Read more
Live-Blogging the Blizzard of 2011 - LATE NIGHT UPDATE Simone Wednesday, February 02, 2011 1:22 am: Trying to write, but can't keep eyes open. Must make long journey to bed. The snow ha… Read more
Live-Blogging the Blizzard of 2011 --UPDATED Simone Tuesday, February 01, 2011 5:00: The kids spread the joyous news throughout the house that their school is also cancelled for … Read more
Live-Blogging The Blizzard of 2011 Simone Tuesday, February 01, 2011 The riveting blow-by-blow account...... 4:13 am: Too sleepy to look out window and see what it'… Read more
Bach Is In The House You'll never guess where I was Sunday night, between the hours of 7:00 and 9:00. You would not imagine that I woul… Keep reading
Dirty Water This is one of my favorite songs from the 60's. We had the 45 when I was a kid. I listened to it in the basement ag… Keep reading
Arctic Beast From yesterday's Kansas City Star:Forecast for Tuesday: A chance of snow by Tuesday night. High of 14 degrees.Forec… Keep reading
The Street That Plows Forgot This week the weather is reasonable, you can sit down and have a conversation with it. The snow dumped along the should… Keep reading
Heart of Gold WOW. I think I saw the best concert of my life last night, and I'm still all a-tingle. Neil, man. Neil Young. He pla… Keep reading
They Might Be Giants. Or Maybe Just Windmills. They Might Be Giants. Giants in my musical heart, anyway. Their concert Wednesday night was an electro-sea of double-g… Keep reading