How I Came To Be Crowned Chili Queen
It started with that trip through the bean aisle of Hyvee, when I picked up two 30 oz. cans of chil…
The Physics Of A Falling Coffee Cup
On Tuesday this incredible thing happened at work. I didn't think such a thing was possible. T…
Live-Blogging the Blizzard of 2011 - LATE NIGHT UPDATE
1:22 am: Trying to write, but can't keep eyes open. Must make long journey to bed. The snow ha…
Live-Blogging the Blizzard of 2011 --UPDATED
5:00: The kids spread the joyous news throughout the house that their school is also cancelled for …
Live-Blogging The Blizzard of 2011
The riveting blow-by-blow account...... 4:13 am: Too sleepy to look out window and see what it'…
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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…
No Jellybeans On Easter.
I couldn't find our Easter baskets. They're either in the garage, buried under a pile of boxes and probably all…
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The Merry Pranksters
I'm looking for a word or phrase that evokes a free-wheelin' non-conformist spirit of adve…
I'm looking for a word or phrase that evokes a free-wheelin' non-conformist spirit of adve…
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.
Is It Time To Get Started On Those Collateral Vessels?
Everyone knows that the heart is a muscle. But who wants to dwell on it? I am well aware that my heart --progenitor and…
Gleesome Gladness
Ninety-seven years ago today was the first day of the first "official" Kansas State Fair, held on September…
