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
Laying in some Monk for the storm Food is flying off the shelves. People are "panic buying" bread and milk in anticipation of the next big sno… Keep reading
Burl Ives Event Stirs Trouble Anew in Small Maryland Town Dispute over folksy troubador creates rancor in Peaksville, Maryland Peaksville, MD – A Christmastime controversy over… Keep reading
Men on meth doing ladders.... I mean men on math doing ladders..... I mean men on ladders doing math! Geez! Keep reading
Can this be January? We've had some freakishly warm days here. Here are my legs on the deck. This was me Saturday. I was enjoying the s… Keep reading
The Natives Were Restless Sunday night before sundown, we took a drive west of town to look at some storm clouds that were hovering darkly over … Keep reading
Don't You Want To Sing With Heino? I have Germanic ancestry in my blood but I swear to god sometimes I don't understand the German people at all. Keep reading